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December 3, 2022

How to plan your Umrah Trip with kids

Alhamdulillah, we are finally living the post-covid life which means we can finally start to book our holidays, and where better to book than a trip to Saudi Arabia for Umrah. In this post you will get an insight into How to do Umrah – wait for it – by booking it yourself, with your […]

by hafsah
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September 9, 2020

Homeschool Tips To keep You Going!

As times have changed considerably and many people may be considering homeschooling, I thought it a good time share Homeschool tips and ask fellow Homeschool mamas to share their tips from their own journey to share with anyone considering Homeschooling or starting their journey! You can follow along their journey on Instagram for more.   […]

by hafsah
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Quran Treasure Island
July 7, 2020

Quran Treasure Island App Review

For some time the girls have been working on their journey to reading Arabic in order to read the Quran. Whilst their initial journey with the Quran has been with memorising short surahs, they have started to take more of an interest with knowing where the Arabic verses of surahs that they can recite with […]

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ramadan for children
May 11, 2020

Ramadan Baskets for Children this Ramadan!

Ramadan is here and we know it’s definitely going to be a very unique kind of Ramadan! Remember though even in this hardship, there is ease. If there’s one thing we may just have been blessed with as we remain home, it is time – and we definitely want to make the most of it […]

by hafsah
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habitats, desert
January 19, 2020

Teaching Plan: Habitats

Having finished a wonderful study on Habitats, we bring you the latest of our Mama Teaches Me Teaching Plan: Habitats. This topic took us on a lovely journey focusing on our local habitat here in Saudi Arabia, as well as looking closely at habitats in England and across the world. By the end of the […]

by hafsah
  • Homeschooling, Nature School, Year 2 Homeschool Units
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science the body
December 4, 2019

Mama Teaches Me Science The Body

My girls have always been curious about learning about the Body. How does it all work? How does food go all the way down to the stomach? Why do we have a rib cage? What would happen if we didn’t have bones – would we be floppy? Their questions are endless! So I enjoyed putting […]

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November 20, 2019

My top 10 tips for an Umrah Trip with Kids!

You’ve just been blessed with the opportunity for Umrah. Mabrook! Or you may have been before but now taking your children. You have your visas, vaccinations and Umrah guides all ready. Have you wondered how you may have to entertain your children to make this a memorable journey for them too? How do you actually […]

by hafsah
  • Homeschool Travels, Makkah, Muslim Homeschool
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Black History Month
October 9, 2019

Teach Black History Month at Home

A dedicated month – October – celebrating and teaching the achievements of Black people in History and current times. This was something that we always highlighted and shed light on at school. I found it just as important to teach it in our homeschool too! It’s also a good way to tie in religion and […]

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September 25, 2019

Muharram and the Story of Prophet Musa (as)

As we started another Home school Year, (Year 2 and Reception) it just so happen to coincide with the Islamic New year, so it felt right to begin the story of Prophet Musa (as) (Moses) as it holds a significance for us in the first of the Islamic Months – Muharram.   Abu Hurayrah (may […]

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September 16, 2019

Gardening: Grow Your Own at Home!

This summer we had the wonderful opportunity to grow our own fruit and veg at home in England. It’s lovely to be able to see the results of hard work and effort at the end, at harvest time! This year rather than growing in the ground in the garden, we wanted to try growing in […]

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The Hajj Game 🕋 - one of our oldest resources w The Hajj Game 🕋 - one of our oldest resources which we bring out every year. I remember writing out the questions and asking my dad about the hajj rituals (he was a Hajj tour guide for many years mashaAllah) and he thought it was such a clever way to teach the kids about hajj. 
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It’s a must have game to include in your child’s learning about the 5th pillar of Islam. Check it out www.mamateachesme.com - the game printable can be bought as a pdf or it’s included in the Hajj Activity book! (Free for our members)
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We found it best to use a ruler to tear out the pages in our activity book (large scissors ✂️ does not help all the way) 
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We’ve been learning about different types of pla We’ve been learning about different types of plants through the books we have but then also applying it practically when planning for our garden - it’s so much better learning this way. We shopped for non flowering plants like ferns and monocots like Canary Island phoenix Date palm 🌴 
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Swipe to see some of the pictures we took to identify (using the Picture This app)  whether the plants were monocot or dicot as they went around the garden and parks
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As the month of Dhul Hijjah approaches, let’s co As the month of Dhul Hijjah approaches, let’s connect with Allah swt by sacrificing our desires and slowing down - reflecting and contemplating on His signs. 
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Let us increase in His remembrance, immerse in nature and His creation and ponder and reflect as we are instructed to in the Quran. 
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In our fast paced, info overloaded world, how are you slowing down? What distractions are stopping you from reflecting on Allah’s Signs?
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Alhamdulillah we had a lovely garden picnic with o Alhamdulillah we had a lovely garden picnic with our friends yesterday. Hibah has been asking for a picnic for ages and it was perfect inviting over our friends too to show them our new secret garden.

I was so glad the kids were up for re-potting my plants and they did such a wonderful job mA. We also included some of our fruit peels in the garden bed which is yet to be finished- but Alhamdulillah all in all a wonderful afternoon with even better company! Who doesn’t enjoy a whole day outside in nature!!?
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Picnic plates,jug and garden planters all from @bm_stores 
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Thanks @homeschoolingmands for the yummy brownies and gifts ❤️
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The life cycle of a plant 🌱 🌼 . Simple acti The life cycle of a plant 🌱 🌼 
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Simple activity on finding the stages of the life cycle of a dandelion - the girls went into the garden to find the different stages. They enjoyed learning about seed dispersal and found dandelion growing in different places and we discussed how the seeds could have reached on top of a roof or the guttering. 
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The girls had to then write the stages from the perspective of the flower which they actually enjoyed! Same activity just differentiated by supporting Hibah, whilst Ammarah worked independently.
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Dinosaurs have always been a favourite of Hibah’ Dinosaurs have always been a favourite of Hibah’s and now that she enjoys reading somewhat (Alhamdulillah) she wanted to re-read her dinosaur book and from that we went into some spoken poetry and then the start of her poem which was very catchy and we all joined in! 
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Hibah (who just turned 8) has been a bit of reluctant reader. Although she likes books and likes listening to stories, she just wasn’t as bothered with reading. Maths on the other hand was more her thing but as time went on, she had to read word problems or questions in order to understand the question and that’s when she was fine to read. So, for so long her journey towards reading has been one in which she navigated herself mainly because I didn’t want to put her off reading altogether, so we went at her pace. It certainly was very different to her elder sister, Ammarah’s journey. Having said that she’s picked up words faster and comprehends well. She’s full of creative ideas and never falls short in plot twists and interesting characters for her oral or written short stories! Will be sharing more on this soon. 
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P.s if you listen to the end you can hear Nusaybah too 😃 mashaAllah 
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On Motherhood - Giving birth after 7 years feels On Motherhood - 

Giving birth after 7 years feels like we are new parents again, except this time a little calmer and perhaps wiser. No doubt the challenges will still be waiting for us, but we got used to being parents and are mentally prepared and accepting of life with kids and babies. For first time parents it’s a whole other ball game. There’s a lot of growing up to do - fast! Being responsible for a tiny human is a huge deal but there’s so much love and self growth to take from it. 
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Motherhood takes you on a rollercoaster of emotions, inner battles, identity crisis and more - it challenges us in every way but Alhamdulillah with it comes tiny mini versions of ourselves - the ultimate way we are tested to continue on our journeys of being better versions of ourselves! 
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Currently, Nusaybah is nearly 3 months old Alhamdulillah- we are adjusting to life with 3 kids. She’s curious already - the girls read to her and want to include her in everything they do when relevant. They ask if she will be homeschooled too and calculate how old they will be when she is 3 or 5 etc. 
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For so long, I was used to just 2 girls and our family felt complete Alhamdulillah, but the girls always wondered about another sibling as they saw new additions to their extended family each year. Sometimes it’s a bit surreal that Nusaybah is here with us, a blessing from Allah in every way Alhamdulillah- I think it’s a lesson that we still can’t plan or see our life only through our lens - ultimately it will be Allah’s plans that prevail - Allahu Akbar! 
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After our germination experiment last week we had After our germination experiment last week we had to look at the ayats in the Quran where Allah talks about the splitting of the seed.
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Ammarah’s extra task was to write a poem based on what we found out from the Quran. A lot of the poems on nature that we have are absolutely beautiful but we need reminding that the beauty and design of nature is all from Allah. And so we reflected on the ayat from the Quran which prompted us to ponder upon the seeds that we sow. And so she included it in her poem. 
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We loved using the beautiful Connecting with Allah book by @zacandaslam as well. Swipe to see the prompts and poetry plan.
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How often do we connect with Allah through nature? Do we remember that is Allah who decides if our seeds will grow each year? Have you had a bad harvest one year? Don’t let that stop you from growing the following year - subhanAllah our rizq is from Allah! 
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Sometimes you just need to have a vision and the i Sometimes you just need to have a vision and the intention and then say Bismillah. Allah facilitates Alhamdulillah. 
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This vision for a secret garden (essentially a garden space for us to be immersed in nature contemplating and reflecting on Allah’s creation - our very own sit spot) emerged in Ramadan during the Outdoor Madrassah Course I took. Unable to trek to a park with a new born, I wanted a sit spot in the garden and attract more bees and butterflies and essentially wildlife by planting our favourite plants and flowers. Being in a city/town with concrete buildings we need the greenery and to be outdoors in nature to really ponder on Allah’s signs! 
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I’m loving our progress so far Alhamdulillah - we’ve learnt so much along the way ourselves - it’s still@not finished it’s a work in progress and I complete reminding myself to Trust the Process in sha Allah 😃
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Germinating Seeds 🌱 . In our homeschool this Germinating Seeds 🌱 
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In our homeschool this past week, we’ve been looking at seeds. Finding seeds in our spice drawers and larder and looking at ayaat from the Quran about seeds. (More on that soon) 
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The girls spotted seed dispersal outside with dandelions growing in drains 😅 and our sycamore tree sending its seeds all the way to our patio (we’ve seen sycamore seedlings 🌱 in our patio pots as we were weeding) To see the process of splitting seeds, we’ve been doing this germinating experiment. Swipe to see the differentiated experiment write up.
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Do you germinate seeds on paper towels before you plant in soil or do you plant straight into soil? This year we’ve been enjoying experimenting with both methods! 
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Kitchen Garden 🪴 . We’ve had a nice slow pac Kitchen Garden 🪴 
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We’ve had a nice slow paced week to enjoy the time sowing seeds and prepare our kitchen garden on the patio. There’s been a lot of rain though 🌧️ so we’ve had to move some pots back and forth 😅 praying we get some crops this year. It’s worked out perfectly with a nearly 3 month old - we are getting there slowly Alhamdulillah. 
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Swipe to see our progress and for the girls I made a simple kitchen garden diary to keep track of the growth of their seeds each week. 
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Have you starting sowing seeds yet? Follow along in our stories for more on our nature activities and especially gardening this spring/summer.
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And just like the dua of Ibrahim (as) we ask Allah And just like the dua of Ibrahim (as) we ask Allah to accept this from  us as sadaqah jaariyah and help strengthen our children’s love for Islam. 
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Swipe to see more of the inside! This activity book is a combination of all our popular tried and tested Hajj activities. There will be a lot of cutting and creating, keeping your little ones busy in time for Dhul Hijjah. We suggest purchasing the book before the start of Dhul Hijjah so you can prepare the activities together before hand and enjoy in the blessed 10 days of Dhul Hijjah together.
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It’s the perfect gift for your friends and families and ideally even one Activity book per family will be enough.
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Link in bio to make your purchase or visit www.mamateachesme.com to purchase a digital version today! Members can access it for free! DM me if you’d like to become a member. 
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Bismillah - Introducing … 🌟 MY FIRST HAJJ AC Bismillah - Introducing …

🌟 MY FIRST HAJJ ACTIVITY BOOK 🕋 🌟 
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Really excited to be sharing our latest publication! Here’s a first look at our new book mashaAllah and a description below:
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The blessed days of Dhul-Hijjah are a great time to nurture your children to understand the importance of Hajj. This unique Hajj Activity Book takes your child through the history of Hajj, its rituals, plus activities for them to do in the 10 days of Dhul Hijjah as they count down to Eid ul Adha. What’s more, we’ve packed this activity book with a Hajj board game, a memory game and even activities where your child can help the pilgrims prepare for Hajj!

It’s the perfect My First Hajj Activity Book all in one space for the whole family! Created for 5-10 year olds.

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Now available to purchase as a physical book on www.mamateachesme.com 
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The digital version of this book is now on offer for this weekend holiday! 
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What started as a test for the family of Ibrahim ( What started as a test for the family of Ibrahim (as) in the early lands of Makkah has now become the lands to which our Ummah flocks to. It’s the land in which the final messenger (pbuh) was born, where Islam was established, the Kabah built which became our qiblah and where the annual Hajj takes place Alhamdulillah.
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The dua of Ibrahim (as) is a testament of his foresight for his later generations and belief in Allah to change the condition of the very barren land he left his family in as a test from his Lord - subhanAllah! 
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We are launching something NEW tomorrow iA - Can you guess what it is? 
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Towards the end of my pregnancy this year, I was i Towards the end of my pregnancy this year, I was in full on nesting mode. We did a thorough clean when we got back to England of our cupboards and room and got rid of a lot of unnecessary junk! Cleaning videos are great inspiration to get you motivated if you need it. 
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The kitchen cupboards also needed work and were completely disorganised with spices taking over the larder! So nesting mode continued after baby Nusaybah was born. I finally decided to tackle that larder full of spices- in fact I decided to move all the spices to a whole new location (into its own pull out drawer under the hob) and kept the dolmio and pasta bottles we recycled and instead just designed some stickers to cover up and organise the jars. 
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It’s really transformed my cooking experience and time spent in the kitchen just because it’s all in an easy to reach location and organised! There’s a few more areas to sort still but Alhamdulillah happy with the progress so far! 
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