Homeschool planning is a big part of knowing how to start homeschooling.
In episode 25 of the Raising Mums podcast, I discuss how homeschool planning can give you freedom and flexibility. How, if done well, homeschool planning can give homeschool mums peace of mind, and confidence in the plans they have laid out.
Doesn’t that sound wonderful?!
I also spend some time introducing and taking questions about our online homeschooling course Launch Your Homeschool.
Homeschool planning is key if you want to know how to start homeschooling well.
Launch your Homeschoolis an online course designed to help Muslim families who want to start homeschooling. It will guide you as you navigate and design your own path home-education. Built upon a foundation of Islamic values, and the framework of the Charlotte Mason Philosophy, I’ll be there supporting you step-by-step!
I strongly believe that there is no one-size-fits-all curriculum for homeschooling. So in this program, I give you the tools you need to find your own way, based upon your values, your unique children, and your family dynamics.
A large part of learning how to start homeschooling is the planning. That’s why I’ve dedicated several modules in the course to Homeschool planning and time management; so that you can begin your homeschooling journey positively and with confidence.
I also go into detail about common mistakes homeschoolers make in their first year so you can avoid them!
The aim is for everyone who enrols in the Launch Your Homeschool course to go from feeling overwhelmed, unsure and confused; to confident, excited and well prepared for coming homeschool year.
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Eid al-Adha is almost here! We can use this special time to teach our kids what Hajj is and why it is so wonderful. Use these activities to not only teach your kids about this amazing journey, but to create meaningful memories and experiences.
We can sometimes feel like our time for worship is diminished when we are doing chores or taking care of the kids. However, teaching them about Hajj can be filled with rewards when done with the right intention.
What is Hajj?
Abu Hurairah narrated that he heard Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) say:
“Whoever performs Hajj and does not commit any obscenity or transgression will return [free from sins] as he was on the day his mother gave birth to him.” (Al-Bukhari)
Hajj is one of the five basic pillars of Islam, and it happens once every year during the month of Dhul Hijjah. Muslims from all over the world make their way to Makkah in Saudi Arabia. Each Muslim must make this journey at least once in their lifetime, if they are able. Therefore, 10 days of this special month are celebrated by Muslims around the world in recognition of those performing Hajj.
However, just because you’re not making the blessed journey yourself, doesn’t mean you and your family can’t honour the pilgrimage at home.
Try these Hajj-themed activities to teach your kids what Hajj is and why it is so special.
Sensory Activities
Hajj Sensory Bins
These sensory bins from The Muslimah Guideare easy to make and fun to explore. Find stones to throw at the jamaraat with the Muzdalifah bin, pour water using the Zam Zam bin, and use the Safa’ and Marwah bin to tell your kids the story of baby Ismail.
Finger print painting
This activity designed by Muslim Kid Genius will show the wonderful diversity which exists within the tawaf ritual. Little ones will love getting their fingers in some paint! As a result, you can teach them about the unity of Muslims from all backgrounds walking around the Kabah together.
What is a Hajj lesson without a Kabah activity? Using teamwork and the many cardboard boxes we save “just in case”, build your very own Kabah using this papier mâché method. You could use this Kabah for the tawaf ritual during the role play activity below. Scroll down for details!
Mixed media Picture
Mixed media pictures are wonderfully fun to make, because you can literally use anything to fill your picture with texture. Little ones will particularly enjoy this activity, and even your older kids will be pretty impressed with the results. Check out this amazing picture from A Muslim Child is Born.
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Discuss with your little ones the various ways someone can travel to Makkah. Explain how the Prophet (pbuh) and his companions travelled from Madinah to Makkah before we had planes and cars! Your kids can use various art supplies such as pastels, paints, and collage materials to make these transportation colouring pages fun and creative!
Tracing pages
Train those fine motor skills by giving younger kidsthese tracing pages from Muslim Learning Garden. You can discuss tawaf, pelting stones at the jamaraat, the tents in Mina and even the run between Mounts Safa’ and Marwah.
Reading time
An activity as effective as it is timeless, reading will always be a joy for your kids when you get involved. There are so many kids’ books online which cover the Hajj pilgrimage in a fun and beautiful way.
Give old treasure maps a creative spin and talk to your kids about the different locations which are so important to the Hajj pilgrimage. Plus, you could use these maps in the role play activity below! Scroll down for details.
Kabah paperclip bookmark
This activity from A Crafty Arab is brilliant because not only can your kids have a lot of fun making these paperclip bookmarks, they will make wonderful little Eid gifts from your kids to other family members.
Mosaic art
Teach your kids the wonders of mosaic art as they learn the patience and perseverance it takes to make something truly amazing!These Hajj-themed pictures will make great gifts. Plus, what child doesn’t like getting glue on their fingers?
Foam pilgrims
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Teach your kids about ihram (the garment pilgrims wear on Hajj) by making these amazing foam pilgrims from Hello Holy Days. Your kids could use them as props for role play or when using their Hajj displays from the activity above.
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Group Activities
Role play
Get the whole family involved and role play the rituals of Hajj,just like this post from Multicultural Motherhood. This can be done inside or outside. If you’re inside, use a different room for each location. Use your maps and your papier mâché Kabah from the activities above!
Using these 4 challenges from The Muslimah Guide, let your older kids put their engineering skills to work. Using these challenges as a guide, you can have a Hajj-themed building competition. Complete with prizes, of course!
Family Quiz
It’s time to put all your Hajj knowledge to the test – as a family. Host a Family Quiz Night using these questions from Education Quizzes. Switch up the fun by letting your kids hold the question cards and test YOUR knowledge!
The most important aspect of this special time is to have fun with your kids. Use these activities to create positive associations with Islamic learning and bond at the same time.
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I know you’re enthusiastic to start homeschooling your children. That’s amazing! Maybe you’ve read “all” the books, picked out a curriculum and you feel prepared. But before you launch into home education, I want to share some mistakes that homeschoolers make…so you won’t make them too!
This season of the Raising Mums, is dedicated to the parents who want to know know “How to Start Homeschooling.”
In episode 24, I spell out 5 mistakes that I see homeschoolers make. Honestly, I should know – I’ve made them myself!
So if you want to know how to start homeschooling, this episode is a great place to start.
👉 Spending too long searching for the “perfect” curriculum
👉 Under-estimate the importance of a happy mum
👉 Pay too much attention to the opinions of others
👉Buying all their curriculum for the year at once
👉 Referring back to school as their “go-to” model
But let’s be real here! These are only a few of the mistakes that homeschoolers can make.
In my new course, “Launch your Homeschool“, I dive deep into the common pitfalls homeschoolers make. In fact, almost every lesson highlights mistakes that other home educators fall into, and gives you solutions to avoid them.
Launch your Homeschool, our online Homeschooling course, is coming on 11th July! Insha’Allah.
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One of the most effective ways to teach our kids Islamic studies, is by using excellent children’s books.
Over the past decade, I’ve collected a small library of Islamic books for kids. I know what makes a good children’s book, and what makes an excellent one!
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Seriously, when it comes to Islamic Studies, you cannot be too particular about which books you use with your children.
If you’re looking to teach your children more about Hajj, then read on friend!
In this blogpost, I’ll be sharing with you my favourites kid’s books about Hajj; books that inspire wonder and awe, whilst also informing the mind and heart.
I know…I expect a lot from my books!
Here are my recommendations!
The 9 Best Children’s Books About Hajj
For Children Under 5
Two Pigeons on a Pilgrimage
This is the story of two pigeons, as they witness the rites of Hajj! Illustrated by a very talented 12 year-old girl, this rhyming story even includes some fun matching games.
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Children Aged 5-9
Makkah and Madinah Activity Book
This fun sticker activity book is packed with dot-to-dot drawings, colouring pages, puzzles to solve, and loads of stickers, to help your children explore the sacred sites of Makkah and Madinah.
This is retelling of Hajar in the desert, and her struggle to find water for her baby son, Ismael (as). Beautifully written, with spectacular illustrations, this is a book your family will treasure.
This beautifully printed activity book will capture the imagination of your children! Its brimming with all kinds of fun activities, colourful illustrations and fascinating facts to teach your children about the amazing journey of Hajj. They’ll love it!
This unique book, follows a young family on their trip to Makkah. In addition to the usual important sites, it also shows you where many other sites of Islamic historical significance can be found; including the house of Khadijah (ra) and what it looked like inside.
It tells you about the birth place of Prophet Muhammad (saw) and how to find it! More than half of the book is dedicated to sites around Mecca that hold an importance with the Seerah and our Islamic heritage.
When thinking about how to start homeschooling, the first thing most of us will consider about is “What books do I need?” But before you start buying any homeschooling books, there are some other things you need to work on first ...3 other things in fact!
The Islamic Calendar month of Rajab has great significance for Muslims. Through fun activities, like these, children can learn more about the Hijri calendar and the miraculous Isra’ wal Mi’raj.
They’re super simple and easy to do; perfect for the classroom or to do at home too inshAllah.
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The Islamic Calendar Month of Rajab
Allah (swt) says in the Quran:
“Verily, the number of months with Allaah is twelve months (in a year), so was it ordained by Allaah on the Day when He created the heavens and the earth; of them four are Sacred (i.e. the 1st, the 7th (Rajab), the 11th and the 12th months of the Islamic calendar). That is the right religion, so wrong not yourselves therein”
[al-Tawbah 9:36]
The main significance of Rajab, that I encourage you to teach to your children, is that Rajab is the month when we begin to prepare for Ramadan. It is also the month in which Isra’ wal Mi’raj, the Night Journey, is believed to have taken place.
Here are some of the activities we have been doing in Our Muslim Homeschool to teach the children all about Rajab!
Rajab Dua Copywork
The dua for Rajab should be memorised by children who are able to.
One way to engage children further, and aid their memorisation, is to make the dua into handwriting sheets!
Imam Abu Bakr al-Warraq said: “Rajab is like a wind, Sha`ban is like a cloud and Ramadan is like rain.”
So, we decided to use the month of Rajab to learn about the weather!
Plant Seeds for Ramadan
Imam Abu Bakr al-Warraq said: “In the month of Rajab you sow the seeds, in Sha`ban you irrigate them and in Ramadan you reap the harvest.”
To visually represent this lesson, we sowed seeds of our favourite vegetables, in the hope that we will harvest them in Ramadan insha’Allah.
Practice Fasting
My older children have also used Rajab as an opportunity to practice fasting before Ramadan begins.
Fasting a few days within the month of Rajab and Shawwal can help children, and their parents, prepare for Ramadan. It also gets them excited about the coming months!
Learn about the Isra Wal Miraj
It is agreed upon by many reliable scholars that Al-Isra’ wal Mi’raj mostly likely occurred during on the 27th night of Rajab. However, there is some that debate this. Allah knows best.
Whether Rajab or not, the Night Journey of the Prophet (saw) should be taught to children as it is second only to the miracle of the Quran itself.
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With this activity, your children will be learning geography alongside their Islamic studies!
Why not add a little maths too!
Have your older children calculate the distance between Mecca and Jerusalem using the scale in an Atlas. They could even work out the speed the Prophet (pbuh) travelled too!
(Speed = Distance / Time)
Make a Miraj Ladder
This fun and easy craft is a wonderful way to visually represent the ascension of the Prophet Muhammad through the heavens.
You can make your Miraj Ladder in English, Arabic or any language you prefer!
For full instructions on how to make your own Miraj Ladder and a list of resources needed, just CLICK HERE!
Encourage Prayer in Rajab
It was during the Isra’ wal Mi’raj that the Prophet (saw) was given the command of the 5 obligatory daily prayers.
Use the story of the Night Journey to inspire children to pray. Encourage them during this month to join you as you pray, or get them to pray together.
There are even reward charts, workbooks and colouring books available online to encourage your children to perform salah.
Rajab is an opportunity for our children to develop a deeper connection with the deen. Through fun and engaging activities, like these, your children can learn about their faith, the life of the Prophet (pbuh) and the significance of Rajab in the Hijri calendar.
If you decide to try any of these activities with your children, make sure you take a photo and share it on Instagram or Facebook using the hashtag #ourmuslimhomeschool, so that I can see it!
This blogpost as written as part of the Islamic Months Mama Book Tour! If you’d like to see what other mums have been doing throughout the Islamic Calendar, check out Shade 7’s Instagram page.
Imam Abu Bakr al-Warraq said: “In the month of Rajab you sow the seeds, in Sha`ban you irrigate them and in Ramadan you reap the harvest.”
One of the most momentous nights in Rajab, and perhaps ever in the history of creation, is Laylatul Miraj – The Night Journey!
On a side-note: If you’re looking for a resource to teach young children about the Hijri calendar, I would recommend the Islamic Months Book by Shade 7 publishing.
The Story of the Night Journey
On this incredible journey, Prophet Muhammad travelled from Mecca to Jerusalem on the Buraq. Ascending the heavens, he met eight prophets in the seven heavens. Each prophet greeted Prophet Muhammad with, “Welcome, O’ pious Prophet and pious brother!” (Bukhari)
Finally he stood in the presence of the Divine, and after going back and forth between Allah and Prophet Musa (as), he was ultimately given the command of the five daily prayers.
If you are unfamiliar with the story, you can find retelling of it on YouTube to play to your children … like THIS ONE!
Once your children have become familiar with the story, it’s time to get crafty and recreate the Prophet’s (pbuh) journey with this Miraj Ladder!
Isra wal Miraj Activity
To teach our children about the Night Journey – Laylatul Miraj, we chose a hands-on craft project that kids of all ages could take part in.
This Miraj Ladder, helps to visually depict the journey our beloved Prophet (pbuh) took. It shows his journey from the Masjid al-Aqsa, Jerusalem through the seven heavens, and into the presence of Allah (swt).
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Miraj Craft Supplies
For this Islamic art project you will need the following:
1. Begin by setting out nine separate sheets of watercolour paper
2. Paint each sheet a separate colour using your watercolours. You may want to do a rainbow or an ombre effect, or just allow your children to choose!
Use this as an opportunity for your children to learn about mixing colours. It’s so much fun!
Allow the paint to fully dry before moving onto the next step.
3. Take your cardboard and cut it into a rectangular shape. This is the template you will be using for the rungs of the ladder. We choose to round the edges of our rectangles, but feel free to get creative with your own design!
4. Draw around your template on each of the coloured papers. You may wish to do a few extras in case the children make mistakes in future steps.
5. Cut out these rectangular rungs carefully with scissors.
6. Place the rungs of the ladder in the order and, using a permanent marker, write the following in Arabic or English.
Allah
Ibrahim
Musa
Haroon
Idris
Yusuf
Yahya and Esa
Adam
Masjid al-Aqsa
For young children, I would advise you allow them to write it in pencil first, in case they make a mistake, before using the permanent markers.
7. Using your hole-punch, make two holes on either end of each rectangle.
8. Thread the string/ribbon through these holes, carefully piecing together your Miraj ladder.
This is a great opportunity for young children to develop their hand-eye coordination and fine motor skills.
Seeing it all come together at this stage is so much fun!
9. Finish by tying the ends into a neat bow, and securing the string at the back of each rung with clear selo-tape.
There you have it! A finished Miraj Ladder for your children to display and enjoy!
Simplify it further!
If your pressed for time and want to make this craft even easier to do:
Use coloured card for the rungs of the ladder, instead of painting.
Write the names for your children, and simply ask them to put them in order.
Glue the rungs of the ladder to a large piece of paper, instead of threading them onto string.
The miracle of the Miraj is perhaps second only to the Miracle of the Quran itself!
What an incredible opportunity we have as parents to share it with our children!
With fun activities like this, you can help your children to form strong connections to the Seerah of the Prophet (pbuh) and the Islamic tradition.
If you decide to try this craft with your children, make sure you take a photo and share it on Instagram or Facebook using the hashtag #ourmuslimhomeschool, so that I can see it!
Praying you all have a beautiful and successful Rajab.
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Homeschooling children can present its own unique problems that only other homeschoolers get! Although the rewards are great, we home-educating families often hit “bumps in the road” that we need advice to rise above.
In Episode 20 of Raising Mums, I answer questions some of the questions that other mothers and homeschooling families submitted on my Facebook and Instagram pages.
This includes:
👉What to do when you Feel like a Homeschool Failure
👉Do you need to be Rich to Homeschool?
👉How to Schedule your Homeschool Day
👉 What to do when your Children are Bored
👉How to Homeschool Younger Siblings
👉 Do Unit Studies really work?
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When it comes to screen time for children, parents are confused! What is the best thing to do?
On the one-hand, we hear about the negative impact of technology on our children; on the other, we hear praise for the many educational resources online.
What is the right thing to do?
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In Episode 19 of Raising Mums, I present both the positive and negative arguements for children using screens, so that you can make an informed decision.
I also share 8 ways that you can encourage your children to have a healthy relationship with technology.
As screen usage becomes more widespread amongst children. With it, we also see a widespread reduction in reading for pleasure, an increase in mental health issues, a reduction in time spent in physical activities, and less time talking to family members.
However, if used intentionally, technology can can enrich you child’s learning experience.
So how do we find the balance? How can our children benefit from screens, whilst also being protected from the negative? Here are 8 ways to encourage a your children to have a healthy relationship with screens.
8 Ways to Reduce Screen Time for Children
1 –Talk to your kids
Simply telling them that they can’t have screen time because, “It’s bad for you,’ or worse, “Because I said so!” will only make children resentful towards you. Instead, explain to them your concerns and why you feel that they need to spend less time online or watching TV. If you involve them in the discussion and the decision making, and they will take ownership for these changes, making any transition easier for everyone.
2 – Set Boundaries
As I mentioned in this week’s episode of Raising Mums, it is so hard for adults to have self-control with their technology; and so expecting a child to exercise this kind of self-discipline is ridiculous. Instead, make it easier for them, by establishing boundaries around screen time.
This might mean only allowing screens on certain days, or at certain times of the day. Look at your family’s weekly schedule and mindfully think through – which are the best times for your children to use their technology?
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3 – Use Technology
There are now apps available that will help you and your children to develop a healthier relationship with screens.
I would recommend Mobicip. It works for multiple children, across all your devices, allowing parents to set times for when screen is allowed, and censor certain websites and apps. You can even censor keywords (such as Xmas or Minecraft!) If your child goes to a website or app with this content, Mobicip will prevent them from gaining access.
Apps like Mobicip are ideal for parents who may not be able to monitor what a child is viewing at all times, or families with more than one child.
4 – Use a Reward system
Rather than screen time being an expectation, make screen use a reward.
Children can use tokens or stars to earn screen time. For example 5 starts could earn a child 15 minutes of screen time.
Tokens could be given out for good behaviour, doing chores, saying all his daily prayers.
Get creative with this idea and have some fun!
5 – Reduce Number of Devices
Instead of having a TV in every room or each child having a device of their own, create a space in your home just for screen time.
For example, we have one TV, and a few tablets which are all used, charged and stored in one area of our home. Screens do not leave that part of the house. That means that the majority of our home is screen free!
This reduces the temptation children may feel to pick up a device or watch TV during the day.
6 – Encourage hobbies
Encourage your children to develop interests outside of their screens. This will take time, but remember it is often our children hood interests that develop into lifelong passions.
You can help your children with a new art set, or football or take them to new kid’s class. Perhaps you could introduce them to one of your interests and open their eyes to the world around them
7 – Be more Sociable
Instead of filling their weekends with gaming and YouTube, invite family and friends over.
Not only will this distract children from wanting to use their devices, but it will also help them to form friendship and closer ties with relatives.
8 – Use Audiobooks
To relax in the evenings, instead of switching on the TV, or scrolling through your phone, put on an Audiobook!
Likewise, instead of handing out devices on those long car trips, put on an audiobook, and enjoy a story together as a family.
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👉🏽 Why poetry should be a part of every child’s education! 👉🏽 Easy ways to make poetry a part of your homeschool. 👉🏽 Why you shouldn’t be intimidated by it!
The fact that I am asked these questions regularly reflects the way the modern world thinks today. Our utilitarian view of life believes that if something is valuable it must first be useful or practical, rather than beautiful. Basically, if something is beautiful… well, that’s nice, but its not important!
It supposes that if poetry doesn’t have a practical purpose, its not worthwhile. How wrong that is!
Will poetry increase you children’s vocabulary? Yes.
Will it help them with grammar and spelling? Probably.
Will it give them a greater mastery of the English language? Most certainly.
But that is not why we do it!
Poetry moves the heart. Words have the power to affect us deeply. That is the way we have been created.
When the Quran was sent down, and the Quraysh heard it, what did they accuse the Prophet (saw) of? Of being a poet!
That is because the Quran has the sound and feel of poetry.
That is how Allah (swt) chose to communicate with us; through poetry-like words.
Why? Because beautiful words touch our hearts. Because they can penetrate deep into our souls and have the ability to change the listener.
It is through these words that we remember God.
Poetry, has a similar effect. It can help you and your children remember God. In the same way that looking upon a flower blooming or spectactular sunset can remind us of our creator; so too can hearing beautiful words.
Poetry can also teach us great morals.
“Poetry is, perhaps, the most searching and intimate of our teachers…Poetry supplies us with tools for the modelling of our lives, and the use of these we must get at ourselves.”
Charlotte Mason (Vol. 4, p. 71)
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If, like me, your experience of poetry at school was next to none, starting poetry readings in your homeschool can be intimidating.
Here are a 4 Easy Ways you can Begin including poetry into your child’s education.
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4 Ways to Begin with Poetry in Your Homeschool
❤ Start Collecting Poetry Books (see Book Recommendations below)
❤ Read a poem every day
❤ Give children a choice
❤ Encourage delight before ever beginning to analyse a poem (Remember the Cake analogy from the Video!)
So this week, dust off those old poetry books and start reading from them to your children. Just read one poem each day to begin with. There is no need to analyse or discuss them poems in any depth; rather allow the poem itself to be the teacher.
Delight in those carefully crafted words and enjoy these precious moments together.
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