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 […]
‘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 […]
We love teaching and learning about different aspects of Islam by combining them with other relevant subjects. After all it is our way of life so there’s no need to teach it separately. For example we used our Maths lesson time to talk a little […]
The run up to Ramadan for us has been one of connection with family and the stories of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh). We were blessed to have my father and sister’s family join us for over a week on their Umrah trip, and were able to […]
As a Muslim Parent, are you looking for ways in which to begin teaching your children about Islam? There are some amazing resources, syllabus available now alhamdulillah, but where do you actually start and when? In this post I will be sharing my own journey […]
As we come to the end of year 2018, I thought it was time to share some of our Children’s Islamic Books that we have encountered this year and that we highly recommend. In no particular order, below are our top 10 favourite Islamic Books […]
For those of you following our homeschooling journey, you may have seen some of our creative ways to teach Qur’an with our children including signs, stars handed out with each ayat and of course some images and stories to help with translation. As a […]
Ramadan has simply flown by! Now with the last ten nights upon us, it is time to focus even more. That’s why I’m putting together this post to help you and I be totally ready for Eid! Now there are lots of things to think […]
Teaching our children about Allah is always one of the most important aspects of our Islamic Studies teaching. There are so many ways to go about it. However, for really young children, learning about Allah can become over complicated if not made simpler to understand. […]
In the world of homeschooling or even just parenting, who doesn’t love great resources that are interactive, colourful and make learning fun for our kids? In the Muslim Homeschooling World (or not), many of us may decide to teach our children Arabic, whether as a […]