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 […]

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 […]

Having finished a wonderful study on Habitats, we bring you the latest of our Mama Teaches Me Planning Units – 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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

‘Alhamdulillah it’s Jummah’ Series by @kitabkids Friday is the most important day of the week in the Islamic calendar and yet, as a Muslim living in the West, it is sadly very easy to overlook and neglect. Life carries on at a hectic pace, business continues on as normal and most people often consider themselves […]

When it comes to teaching, we all know how vital planning is. I feel the same about Homeschooling. As I don’t follow any particular boxed curriculum, I like to draw up on my own teaching experience and begin planning based on a topic we choose. In this post I’m going to take you through steps […]