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April 18, 2018

Planning for Ramadan 2018 (ideas and activities for 2-4 year olds)

With a month to go now, Ramadan will be here in no time (in sha Allah)! Have you started planning for Ramadan 2018? Whilst there may be house preparation, food preparation and spiritual preparation to think about, this post will help you prepare for your 2-4 year olds Ramadan ideas and activities! Whether you homeschool or your children are in nursery, it’ll be nice to work on some fun Ramadan activities with them to get them excited about Ramadan and learn some more about it!

On our Tuesday Teaching Tips series this week, our viewers voted for a session on Planning for Ramadan. So I put together the video and looked over the activities and ideas mentioned below! Here’s what you can set up as a whole family regardless of ages or number of children. The specific age activities can be overlapped of course depending on your child’s ability. Scroll all the way down to watch our video. Don’t forget to download our FREE Ramadan Resources below too!

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Ramadan Decor!

Let your your young children feel the month of Ramadan! In the run up to Ramadan, start by involving your children in an easy Ramadan decoration activity. It could be a Ramadan banner or Ramadan bunting. You can make it yourself easily using wrapping paper, white card, and ribbon. If you’re reading this post a day before Ramadan, just make a simple banner and some easy party decoration chains, which your children can help with too!

 

Ramadan Display

Allocate a section of your living room or play area to a Ramadan related display, where the books and activities may easily be kept. You could just put all these things together in a large box and take out when needed if there is lack of space etc. Pick and choose what seems easy for you and your kids from the following preparation ideas – remember do what feels right for you and your kids!

 

    

Ramadan Calendar

A Ramadan Calendar would work a treat for 2-3 olds. There are some fab ideas from 30 envelopes for each day to 30 boxes with treats inside! Your will be reminded of the excitement of Ramadan each day with the calendar. It’s visual, interactive and a fab reminder.

 

Ramadan Good deeds Jar

This is a lovely daily activity you could do with your children as you remind them of this super important month where Allah blesses us even more for doing good deeds – I’ve got the perfect visual Good deed cards that you can download for FREE here.

 

 

 

Ramadan Box!

This is where I collected all our Ramadan daily activities, colouring sheets, crafts and kept it in one place, easily accessible to the kids. We recycled and decorated an old Shoe box!

our ramadan box 

 

Ramadan Book Basket

Gather together the books you plan to look at this Ramadan. Here’s some ideas for fantastic Ramadan books to consider adding to your Ramadan Book Basket this year! Click on the pictures for more on where to purchase.

Ramadan Books

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

2-3 year old Activities!

  • Colour related activities – download our fabulous Allah made everything colouring book absolutely FREE! Additionally if you can buy this awesome book Golden Domes and Silver Lanterns: A Muslim Book of Colors
  • Sighting the moon – make binoculars and a tin foil moon craft
  • Foam Shape prayer mat or mosque design
  • Sensory play  – make date balls, stuff dates with almonds or butter! (this tastes delicious!)
  • Eid Decoration and Eid Cards – this can be done towards the final weeks of Ramadan!

 

 
   

3-4 year old Activities!

  • What is Ramadan? This is a great way to think about your children’s learning this Ramadan. What does Ramadan mean to them? How can we teach our children the essence of Ramadan without over complicating it for them? I started by showing Ammarah these pictures. I asked her if she knew what they were before she began decorating them. I told her this is what Ramadan is all about! 🙂 Remember every year you can build on your children’s learning so keep it simple! (You could use this activity with your 2-3 year olds too) Click on the image below to find the colouring sheets on Twinkl.

Ramadan twinkl colouring sheets

 

  • The Way to Jannah learning activity using the good deeds cards. After reading this book. Discuss with your child the importance of doing good deeds. Who are we trying to please? Where do we want to go. Tell your children that it will take lots of good deeds to attain Jannah. Can they make a path of good deeds as a reminder to help them think of the way to Jannah?! Scroll down to see our Video for more and find my good deeds cards here!

  • Forgiveness Dua craft and memorisation! – Remind your children we must say Sorry when we do something naughty or hurt someone. In the same way we have to ask that person to forgive us, so everything is better again. In the same we also have to say sorry to Allah and ask for forgiveness. Instilling this in our children from a young age is a really nice way to help them understand that Allah watches everything we do.

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  • Words from the Qur’an daily activity possible craft ideas – Designed by Fitra Learning. This was a big hit with us last year. We loved  looking over a new word from the Quran picked randomly and discussing what it was. We would usually follow up by finding out  more about the word. Sometimes listening to the sounds of whales and the Hoopoe bird on Youtube, to making a huge sun craft! Click on the image below to access the words!

  • My ABC Quran ayats – a lovely daily activity. We went through some of it last year but I recommend it more for 4-5 year olds for better comprehension and understanding of some of the words. Click on the image below to take you straight to the website to purchase your cards!

  • Phases of the moon – track the phases of the moon for a month! Great Science activity too! You can find the phases of the moon wheel here on Twinkl. This would work perfectly with the Moon Diary worksheet!

 

CHECK OUT OUR TUESDAY TEACHING TIPS VIDEO FOR MORE ON RAMADAN PLANNING FOR 2-4 YEAR OLDS:

 

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by Nida on April 19, 2018

wow, I so badly want to have a whole Ramadan and Islamic book collection now. Sigh! such pretty decor stuff.

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by muslimah_mina on April 19, 2018

These ideas are amazing can’t wait to try them out with my kiddo. JazskAllahu khair ! Love the activities and resources listed on your website.

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by Noor on April 19, 2018

I love this post so much because you have provided me a very useful activities for our 3 year old son. Now I’m more excited for Ramadan and finally can slowly introduce it to our child. Mashaallah your links are great! Jazakaallah sis!

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by Lubna on April 19, 2018

Thank you for sharing all the wonderful ideas….will surely pick some from this…..As this year Ramadan is coming in the summer vacation…InshaAllah i will try to make some crafts to with my lil one for decoration…

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by Jamila Jones on April 19, 2018

Masha Allah, so much to keep the little ones busy. Jazkallah for all the suggestions so much to chose from.

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by Farhana on April 20, 2018

I Love the Golden Domes and Silver Lantern book. Thank you for sharing beneficial tips. Have you started decorating your home for Ramadan already?

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by hafsah on April 20, 2018

Your welcome! Not quite yet! We plan to get ready and then decorate a week before iA 🙂

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by Sainab on April 20, 2018

Ah loved this! I will surely betaking some of these tips! I love the Ramadan book box and the decorations ideas.

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by Elizabeth on April 22, 2018

SubhanAllah, such a useful post! Jazakillahkhayr. Now I am raring to get books and crafts and children’s things organised, insha’Allah.

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by hafsah on April 22, 2018

Oh I’m glad thank you!

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by Yousra Naeem on April 24, 2018

Incredible ideas. Can’t wait to do all this with my little sister & brother. Loved each & every idea & all of them look really interesting. Thank you for sharing ❤

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by hafsah on April 24, 2018

Thank you! 🙂

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by Esraa on April 4, 2019

Loved the idea of activities for the 2-4 y/o kids in Ramadan, especially the Jar thing.
I was a bit concerned about my kid, how to engage her with Ramadan and I am sure she’s going to love the good deeds Jar!
Thanks for writing about it.

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by hafsah on May 1, 2019

Ah I’m glad – thank you! 💜

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by Ibrar Ahmad on April 24, 2020

Amazing Article, Really Helpful For Planning Ramadan. Thanks.

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You can’t learn about the Victorians and not cover the British Empire! The girls had previously covered how the British Empire had taken over India with its origins in businessmen wanting to further their riches through trade and then land. What they found out now was that Queen Victoria was also known as the Empress of India. 
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And so we looked to the rest of the British Empire and found out about the other countries, Britain invaded and “founded” - not true! We combined our Geography skills to map out the British Empire in the 1800s after watching a video online. 
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We then combined our English lesson by preparing for their debate. The girls read the pros and cons (through the video) of the British Empire - they were given a side to argue (whether they agreed or not)  and practised their debate to present to their dad. Ammarah also used some of the arguments from the Story of Now book @loveinaheadscarf to help her too. Swipe to see their arguments. They were so engrossed in their learning that the debate preparation went on for an hour and they did exceptionally well mA! 
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Before diving in further into our topic on Victori Before diving in further into our topic on Victorians, we decided to create a timeline of events so far for our display so we can keep adding to it as we learn more. The girls researched events with their years and dates to create their Victorian timelines as pictured. (English, History) 
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We also discussed how to calculate centuries. They were able to calculate how many years after the Victorian times their Grandma was born for example. (Maths)
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Ideally we wanted to create this activity on Canva or word which was my initial plan but not enough devices that were charged. But the girls were happy to write as long as they could pick their pics on Canva 😅 (IT)
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I’ve had a few people msging me curious to know if I will teach the girls about the British Empire and the reality of the colonists that are somewhat glorified in the text books. If you’ve been following me a while, then you’ll probably know what to expect. But for all  new followers we try to teach a decolonised curriculum with a diverse range of topics intentionally and with a purpose. Alhamdulillah for the benefit of homeschooling. So keep following to see how we journey through the Victorians topic. 
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Exploring history exposes us to diverse cultures a Exploring history exposes us to diverse cultures and perspectives, broadening our understanding of the world and fostering tolerance. It’s definitely one of our fave subjects in our Homeschool. 

Last week was all about Queen Victoria. The girls dove into reading about her reign, and that Queen Victoria herself was homeschooled when she was a Princess 👑 

Our research was a blend of books tailored to both ages, with some aimed at the Ammarah and others perfect for Hibah. Following on from our reading the girls had to complete their Queen Victoria factfile (differentiated for both ages). The youngest had a mission to uncover three facts about Queen Victoria, while the eldest delved deeper and shared even more insights.

By the end of the week, we watched the film 🍿🎥 Victoria and Abdul (rated PG) for the girls to become familiar with Queen Victoria and her time as Queen. They quickly noticed she wore black so her husband Prince Albert had died and she was a widow by now. But we were surprised to discover her friendship with her servant and then her teacher (Munshi) an Indian Muslim Abdul Karim who taught Queen Victoria Urdu for 13 years. He became the queen’s confidante which many people didn’t approve of. 

He was dismissed after Queen Victoria died in 1901 but his diaries later discovered. Fascinating what you can discover in history especially when it’s barely mentioned in the history books! Swipe to see a picture of the Munshi with Queen Victoria and a letter from Lord Ponsonby, the Queen’s Equerry, expressing his concerns about the Munshi 😅 (source British Library) 
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MEAL PLANNING x HOMESCHOOLiNG . I wish I was one o MEAL PLANNING x HOMESCHOOLiNG
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I wish I was one of those mamas who could wake up each morning way before the kids and make a whole days worth of meals and snacks and then have all in the time in the world to enjoy with the kids-let’s face it I’m not! 😅
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Even though as a family we are definitely leaning more towards home made, home grown and organic - it still needs to be assembled, cooked or put together into a meal. So how do I prepare breakfast, lunch and dinners for our homeschool family?
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Breakfasts are simple - everyone has a favourite be it Weetabix,eggs,porridge or other cereals. I’m the fussy one with my home made granola which everyone has now caught on to. 
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For Lunch - for the kids I try to have a rotation of a set menu which they can choose from: vegan sausage rolls, pizza (sadly not home made- although sometimes we try) leftovers from the night before, fishfingers and chips, pasta 🍝 or spaghetti. It’s something ease and quick to prepare in the air fryer so kids can sort their own lunches if I’m busy with baby. For myself I might have a salad 🥗 my shakshuka eggs brunch, quinoa with a side curry, baked sweet potatoes, tuna salad or sandwiches, sushi 🍱 etc.
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Dinners are the big one - I think I usually start thinking about it from 5pm. Throughout our homeschool years - I’ve always cooked dinner after we’ve done our mornings work and afternoon crafts for homeschool (especially in Makkah because of the heat, easier to cook in evenings and the habit stuck) Again a menu or meal plan is established at the start of the week so we have everything i need. Meals vary from Spaghetti, chicken tray bake, Salmon 🍣, air fried chicken 🍗, home made chicken/meat kebabs in burgers or with pita, courgette curry, Afghan aubergine, meat biryani, chicken wraps and so on. There’s usually salad, veg as sides too. 
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The key takeaway from this post is it’s best to have some sort of plan or idea otherwise it’s tough to stay on top of the meals especially if you lead busy lives or homeschool. Lately I’m cooking two dishes side by side which really helps. So there’s always a surplus and leftovers have saved the day many a time. Alhamdulillah!
It takes a village to raise a child, and we're for It takes a village to raise a child, and we're fortunate to have found incredible villages wherever we live! Alhamdulillah 🥰
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Today’s Sports Day in our local Homeed Community was just beautiful mashaAllah 🏡💖 the girls and I had an absolute blast Alhamdulillah- it was also lovely to catch up with everyone after so long too. 

The sports day was so well planned mA - jzkAllah khayr to all those involved really appreciated your efforts - (the best part was for once I didn’t have to volunteer or help out - thanks Nusaybah I owe you one 😅) there were a number of races and a mini Olympic Games too. Every child got a medal 🏅 because showing up and taking part is everything 😊😊
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In the past, the girls have attended sports days organised by myself and friends in our local community in Makkah but this was a first one for them here in England. Ammarah came 1st in the 100m sprint and hurdles race mA and Hibah in a welly throw and jumping game. To be honest they were just so happy to see their friends and be part of the Sports day Alhamdulillah. And that their RED TEAM won 🏆 😄
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If we learnt anything from today, it’s that our local community matters whether you homeschool or not. But because our children do not attend school having a sports day for the homeed community was an absolute treat mA - it was also lovely to pray dhuhr in congregation out in the park and meet a few new friends Alhamdulillah, lovely seeing you ladies @homeschoolingmands @ume_fatimah @sarahhasan1234 
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We've started our new topic on The Victorians and We've started our new topic on The Victorians and dived right into an immersive experience of what it was like being a child in a Victorian Classroom in London. On Sunday, we visited the @raggedschoolmuseum in Mile End (London) to kickstart our topic. 
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Miss Perkins took us back into the 1800s with her Victorian teaching style 😅 she actually started the lesson by checking to see if our hands and nails were clean 🧼 😂. The girls had a wonderful time taking part, (it definitely got them excited about the new year and topic) asking questions about the cane and punishments and of course using chalk and slate to write their names. They also used the abacus in the maths session and learnt about a dunces hat (had no idea about this 🙈) The children had to wear it if they got an answer wrong in the Victorian Classroom - humiliation is certainly not the way to learn 🙈
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The Ragged School Museum holds these sessions the first Sunday of every month to the public costing about £10 per family (currently only accepting cash). You can arrange for and book for homeschool groups to attend in the same way school groups attend with classes. (£160 for 34kids roughly) There’s a Victorian Kitchen session as well as the Victorian Classroom for whole groups that is. More on their website - https://raggedschoolmuseum.org.uk/
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We didn’t get a chance to explore much else of the museum because Nusaybah needed a feed and we had to leave but there was an exhibition up about the poor orphans that attended this school in the Victorian times. Wheelchair access and a lift available for those who need it or have a pram. Museum is free to attend otherwise, it was just this Victorian Lesson that needs tickets for which are bought on first come first basis bought on the day at the museum. There’s an option of 2 time slots: 11am and 12.45pm 
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Swipe to see some snaps and our follow up work - the girls had so much to say 😄
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It’s been a week since we got into our homeschoo It’s been a week since we got into our homeschool routine Alhamdulillah- and we’ve literally had to force ourselves to stick to our timetable and routine to stay on top of things. Of course we’ve had moments of discovery and exploration such as finding this beautiful elderberry fruit in the local park, collecting so much of it and then bringing it home to make apple and elderberry crumble, elderberry and blackberry jam and are elderberry syrup. It was a wonderful bit of experimenting in the kitchen. Swipe to see more. 
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As Ammarah begins Year 6 and Hibah Year 4, we decided we needed to get organised and this past week (which started off quite disorganised I thought myself that is) and Alhamdulillah over the days things fell into place for the perfect balance of time, getting work done and juggling a 6 month old baby too. And the girls are proud of their early starts, getting through their work and enjoying time with family too. We reflected how the whole of last year’s homeschool I was actually pregnant 🤰so our routine became a little all over the place towards the end. My only tips/reminders that I can think of would be: 
1. Have your Homeschool vision in front of you 
2. Allocate timings for work (early mornings work best for us) 
3. Have a rough idea of your plan for the week before it begins (inc. snacks and meal plans) 
4. Allow room for flexibility and fun!
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Anyway here’s hoping to a wonderful homeschool year for us all - May Allah bless us with goodness and khayr and bring barakah to our lives as we nurture our children and raise them on His religion - Ameen! 
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*LET’S TALK ABOUT MATHS* . I find teaching maths *LET’S TALK ABOUT MATHS*
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I find teaching maths one of our easiest subjects Alhamdulillah- it’s easy, it’s worksheets or activities and it follows a system where we try to apply the maths we learn in challenges or other cross curricula activities (for example measuring when we were creating the wooden dolls house). Of course it’s easy to follow a curriculum or textbook but even then it doesn’t work for us - so here’s how I plan it. 
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Maths is divided into different categories which we spread out and cover over the year (that’s why we annual plan):

1. Number and Place Value 
2. Addition and Subtraction 
3. Multiplication and Division 
4. Fractions and Decimals (%) 
5. Measurement 
6. Geometry 
7. Statistics 

As children get older in primary years some of these categories can be expanded and additional categories like Algebra or % introduced. 
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Each year we will always start with number or place value following Scholastic Books. And divide up the other categories throughout the year, for example this year we will combine geometry with their Islamic Empires Topic 
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We take each of their worksheets from the Scholastic Book (follows the national curriculum) as the objective for the day or week depending on how new the topic is. I will then tailor the plan to suit my child - so if the objective is finding multiples of 2,5,10 is understood, then we move on or I search for a similar activity on @twinklresources for additional practise.
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I really enjoy the challenge based activities on Twinkl for maths - colour by number in sums, crack a code or even something similar to our featured activity in this video post whilst we were learning about 3D shape and nets - it allows for the maths to be fun and creative whilst keeping the kids engaged. 
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I’ve mentioned how we teach maths briefly in our free curriculum guides too. This year in the Year 5 guide I’ve included a free objectives tick list for both Yr 5 English (SPaG) and Maths so you can keep track of your child’s progress. Of course we know not one curriculum can fit a child perfectly so whatever curricula you chose - tailor it to your kids’ needs 🙂 
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How do you teach maths? What curriculum do you follow? 
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Planning for the next Homeschool year begins in th Planning for the next Homeschool year begins in the Summer Holidays for us. It’s a great way of researching what we want to learn, any gaps on certain subjects that we can combine in and just really include all that we are interested in learning. The girls have been involved this year too - sometimes I give them the options between two topics but mostly I also look at what’s practically going to work out for us.
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I tend to have a little look at what the National Curriculum objectives are as a guide - some I feel the kids can cover or have covered or will eventually cover. This year I’m looking to make things easy for me. It’s worked out ok so far as I need the kids to become more independent in their learning. We’ve balanced the year with history unit studies (our fave) combined with some Science and literacy ones and of course a sprinkle of Geography too. 
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One of the most important things I was reminded by a friend was to remember our why for homeschooling - with that in mind, embrace the changes and begin with Bismillah ❤️ May Allah make it a year of ease and further our love for His deen by easing us in our journeys on nurturing our children. Ameen 
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