Category: Homeschool Thoughts

Homeschool Rule #1: Patience and Perseverance

Asalaam ‘Alaikum: These days we are enjoying the warmer weather and no school work, masha’Allah! It is so nice, alhumdulilah, to finally have a break! The kiddos have worked really hard this year and have greatly improved in school, Alhumdulilah. That brings me to today’s topic, insha’Allah – patience and perseverance. Now I have one...

Exercise with the Homeschooled Child

Asalaam ‘Alaikum: While what you feed yourself and your family is very important for a healthy life – we should never overlook the importance of exercise. This is especially difficult sometimes if you are educating more than one child at a time and are trying to get through the day’s lessons. However, we should always...

What Are We Feeding Our Children?

Asalaam ‘Alaikum, I guess some topics of concern don’t die easily. I’m still reading and learning more about food and trying to have a healthier lifestyle for myself and my family. Alhumdulilah, it makes me feel better to know that I am trying to give my children healthier habits now – and not waiting for...

PBS Parents Blog – Why Parents Don’t Need to Have All the Answers

Asalaam ‘Alaikum, I recently read the following blog post on PBS Parents. I really liked what it said – and it fits our homeschool environment pretty well. I can’t tell you the number of times we have looked things up in Wikipedia – in Encyclopedias online or did extensive searches in the library for more...

Jewel of Muscat

Jewel of Muscat

Asalaam ‘Alaikum, A while ago I received a request to share the following link: The Jewel of Muscat This is an amazing website – and an amazing endeavor. The website has videos, photos and information on the reconstruction of a 9th-century Arab ship, and its historic voyage from Oman to Singapore. The neat thing is...

Let the Games Begin!

Asalaam ‘Alaikum: I’ve been looking into educational games lately for the kids. Not games that you purchase necessarily – but even games you make yourself. I’m actually looking into this topic for all of their curricular needs – not just Arabic. We have started looking more at games at local resale shops and have had...