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So for some time weโ€™ve avoided mental maths on p So for some time weโ€™ve avoided mental maths on purpose - working out in our heads causes us a little worry before we even see the questions. 
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So we did it slowly - with small addition and easy multiplication along the years when we felt like it . But was it consistent? Not really! And then this summer came where the girls were happy to dig into these @cgpbooks.uk and I thought Cool time to bring some Mental Maths back. And wow what an emotional rollercoaster it has been. But alhamdulillah alhamdulillah we are getting there. You know that saying itโ€™s never the child whoโ€™s a bad student but the teacher (I donโ€™t know if thatโ€™s how the saying goes, but making a point here) so ye bad teacher ๐Ÿ‘‹- I forgot to teach and work on the strategies for mental maths - I focussed on โ€˜But youโ€™re great at maths whatโ€™s the issue here?!โ€™ ๐Ÿ™ˆ๐Ÿ™ˆ
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So weโ€™ve nailed a few good strategies that are working alhamdulillah - definitely hoping to share more as we work more on this soon. 
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Now itโ€™s your turn- whatโ€™s maths teaching and learning like in your home? Do you like teaching it? Do you avoid certain stuff? Tips for mental maths welcome ๐Ÿ˜…
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Thereโ€™s something beautiful about planting a see Thereโ€™s something beautiful about planting a seed. We follow the instructions, with the knowledge we have about planting seeds - but the results - only Allah knows!
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Same concept can be applied to all things in life - raising and nurturing your child for example but itโ€™s Allah that determines their future. Just like the seed we can give them our utmost attention and care at the beginning and watch them grow. But at some point, like that plant will grow into a tree standing firmly on its roots - the foundation - same applies to our children as they grow up to be their own person standing up independently - we are but gardeners and nurturers โ˜บ๏ธ
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Swipe to see some of the wonderful fruit and veg growing in our garden this summer alhamdulillah- really excited to see 14 apples on our apple tree ๐ŸŽ in sha Allah they grow fully for us to try at the end of summer. 
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Hope youโ€™re all having a lovely weekend ๐ŸŒฑ 
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#mamateachesme #gardening #planting #seeds #nature #nurture #homeed #homeeducation #homeschoollife #outdoor #naturelovers #planting #fruit #garden #pot #sowingseeds #homeeducator #homeeducationuk
In my journey with Mama Teaches Me Resources - One In my journey with Mama Teaches Me Resources - One of the first series I created was the MTM Hajj Series. It was such an important one for my children to understand especially as it was so close to home in Makkah alhdmdulillah. 

I wanted my children to understand the importance of Eid ul Adha and this important pillar for Muslims. With my girls being so young, I had to come up with a fun and easy, visual way of them understanding and learning about the pilgrimage of Hajj. And so I created the Mama Teaches Me - The Hajj Game. With hand drawn drawings, this unique and simple game takes your children on the journey of the blessed pilgrimage in the form of a board game, with lots of learning along the way. 

It's the perfect way to get your children excited about the blessed days of Dhul Hijjah and a great point to start learning for yourself too.

Swipe to read what one of our lovely customers had to say about the game! Purchase your digital download and bring it out every year here - www.mamateachesme.com
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Itโ€™s been quite some time since I took a book ou Itโ€™s been quite some time since I took a book out of the library for myself since motherhood (ok minus all the years Iโ€™ve been in Saudi) but still, Iโ€™ve only ever bought on kindle or from Amazon or bookshops. But borrowing from the library this time took me back to my weekly library trips with my siblings and mum. And just like those times Iโ€™d have read half or flicked through most of the books within a few days! 
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Living up-to my childhood tradition I was determined to get stuck into this book immediately- Iโ€™ve seen it recommended enough. 
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At 5am this morning I woke up to my youngest feeling a little poorly since last night, and then I remembered the half finished book. Iโ€™ve literally just finished it and cried like a baby at the end. 
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The books protagonist is Inspired by a Syrian Beekeeper who now resides in the UK - the stories of loss for refugees and those affected by war are so real. SubhanAllah we canโ€™t even begin to imagine and this book and many others like it give us the smallest peek into what they suffer. 
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Highly recommend this book - buy it, borrow it, read it - really well written and couldnโ€™t put it down! 
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Now onto my next book - any recommendations? Going to see if my local library have it - ๐Ÿ“š @asma_scribendi @letslearnmama 
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Follow up activities since our trip to Kew Gardens Follow up activities since our trip to Kew Gardens. 
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The girls used the Picture This app (swipe for more) to label the pictures of the plants and flowers we took photos of (thanks @homeschoolingmands for your pics too) 
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It was a lovely way to find out more about the flowers and plants and find out which climate they grew in by remembering where we saw them at Kew too. 
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Since the girls have become wildlife watchers with their new books - theyโ€™ve spotted a bunch of birds and insects in the garden and are determined to carry on (all because I gave them wildlife watcher badges from @thewildlifetrusts ๐Ÿ˜„) 
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In the mean time weโ€™ve also kept some of our learning to cpg works books which means I get a break from preparing it all and itโ€™s a great recap of what they already learnt or completely forgotten! 
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Are you homeschooling over the summer or taking a break? I feel because weโ€™ve had random breaks over the year (travelling and moving countries) weโ€™ve got some bits to catch up on and a little bit each day in the summer holidays will work out nicely for us .
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#mamateachesme #homeschooling #summerholidays #kewgardens #nature #30dayswild #homeeducator #homeeducationuk #naturephotography #naturelovers #kewgardens #picturethis #wildlifewatchers
*Food Forever Exhibition at Kew Gardens* . At our *Food Forever Exhibition at Kew Gardens*
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At our recent visit to Kew Gardens we were fortunate to see the wonderful yet eye opening recycled trolls sculptures highlighting eating together, food waste and eating a more plant based diet - swipe to read more. It certainly inspired us to be more mindful about food waste - Art like this speaks volumes creates the impact and reminder we need to make the small changes we can! 
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The Forever Food Exhibition at @kewgardens is definitely worth the visit. For us, it was a great follow up to our food topic (which finally came to an end after 3 weeks of cooking with the kids full on ๐Ÿ˜…), thinking about food waste was huge. Over the years the girls and I have had discussions about eating all the barakah on our plates, giving left overs to the birds etc. We are yet to get into composting though! Starting mid June we have finally started our #30dayswildchallenge with @thewildlifetrusts - although I think weโ€™ll be extending our nature studies all the way through summer โ˜€๏ธ iA
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Swipe to read some of what we saw at the exhibition- the lab grown meat was definitely eye opening and makes you think lots of about the guidance we get in our Islamic Faith about whatโ€™s halal and tayyib (permissible and pure/ organic) 
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Are you thinking about recycling and food waste? How are you tackling it in your homes? Please share below to encourage us all - thanks ๐Ÿ’š 
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Recipe Writing โœ๏ธ . So whilst making spaghett Recipe Writing โœ๏ธ 
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So whilst making spaghetti ๐Ÿ and creating the video for the reel, we also had some recipe writing going on! It was a lot of work and spaghetti making felt like a chore all of a sudden! ๐Ÿ™ˆ
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The kitchen, which was once my place to be away with my thoughts, listen to lectures and enjoy some alone time, was taken over by the kids- it doesnโ€™t help that isnโ€™t so big either- but somehow we managed it in the end alhamdulillah ๐Ÿ˜…
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There was however an interesting discussion on the instructions for recipe writing and why certain instructions are said a certain way and of course the detail you need to understand what to do in each process. At times it became frustrating for the eldest too - Iโ€™d recommend doing this a day later (which is how Iโ€™ve written it up in the plan - and this is why I only write up the topic plans and resources AFTER weโ€™ve completed it so I can work around what actually worked and what we should have done instead for ease!) 
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Swipe for the full recipe and SAVE if youโ€™d like to try it with your kids too! 
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How often do you have kids in the kitchen cooking or doing chores? 
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#mamateachesme #recipe #writing #literacy #homeeducation #homeeducator #homeeducationuk #homeeducation #foodtopic #spaghetti #spaghetti #homecooking #homeschoollife #unitstudy #planningteaching #homeschoolfamily
One of the absolute perks of homeschooling is havi One of the absolute perks of homeschooling is having family days out on weekdays - avoiding the holiday rush and busy weekends! 
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The girls are absolutely obsessed with Lego and of course donโ€™t remember their first trip to Legoland when they were both under 5 so they were super excited to be finally going again!
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Although they were overwhelmed by the new VR ride Mythica (they had the eyes closed throughout the ride ๐Ÿ˜…) they havenโ€™t stopped talking about the mythical fantasy beasts and animals that we saw! 
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They conquered their fears of the pirate ship and were totally shocked with how wet they got on the log flume ๐Ÿ˜‚ (worse than Thorpe Park) lots of memories and fun alhamdulillah. The park closed at 4pm, however everyone spent another hour at the Legoland gift shop deciding what to buy. 
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Definitely worth going, look out for their early booking offers so youโ€™re paying ยฃ34 per ticket instead of ยฃ64 each - swipe to see some of our fave snaps ๐Ÿ“ท 
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Are you children obsessed with Lego too?? Whatโ€™s your number 1 perk for Homeschooling? 
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#legoland #daysoutwithkids #fundaysout #legofun #lego #legofriends #mamateachesme #homeed #homeschoolinguk #homeeducator #homeeducation #familytime #daysoutwiththekids #legolife #mythica #homeschoolmom
Our food topic has been full of practical learning Our food topic has been full of practical learning and so in order for things to work well we needed to plan out our big fun practical days like our Outdoor Cooking Experience ๐Ÿ— 
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Swipe to see what how we planned it all - resource pack and planning coming soon iA ๐Ÿ˜…
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How planned or spontaneous are your homeed adventures? Sometimes I prefer the spontaneity but when it comes to the kids lessons I need to ensure we have everything we need ๐Ÿ˜„
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#homeeducation #mamateachesme #homeed #homeschoolinguk #outdoorcooking #muslimhomeschool #writing #literacy #dt #homeeducator #writing #cooking #foodie #bbq #outdoorkitchen #homeed #homeeduk
We LOVED looking through this book to look back at We LOVED looking through this book to look back at some of the origins of our favourite foods. Whilst doing so the girls got fixated on the cacao pod and so began our journey to try making chocolate from bean to bar - more on that soon! 
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Quite a thorough book - swipe to see more of the inside - the book covers lots of staple foods, their origins, their history and how theyโ€™ve developed through cultures and modernity- a handy book if you plan to do this topic! 
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SAVE this post and look out for our chocolate making post coming really soon iA 
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โ˜€๏ธ Things that make me happy โ˜€๏ธ Tagged b โ˜€๏ธ Things that make me happy โ˜€๏ธ 

Tagged by my friend @asma_scribendi Iโ€™m sharing #littlethingsthatmakemehappy ๐Ÿ˜ƒ (other than time with friends and family) hereโ€™s my list: 

๐ŸŒŸ flowers ๐Ÿ’ love receiving flowers as much as I like sending them
๐ŸŒŸ travelling โœˆ๏ธ ๐Ÿ›ฅ ๐Ÿš‚ all kinds
๐ŸŒŸ trying new foods 
๐ŸŒŸ nature of all kinds - from ๐ŸŒณ to ๐Ÿ– to ๐Ÿœ to ๐Ÿ” 
๐ŸŒŸ Art ๐Ÿ–ผ and creativity
๐ŸŒŸ walking / Hiking 
๐ŸŒŸ books 
๐ŸŒŸ being out in the sunshine 
๐ŸŒŸ perfume and scents and oud 
๐ŸŒŸ love iced coffee 
๐ŸŒŸ sunsets 
๐ŸŒŸ meeting new people ๐Ÿ˜Š
๐ŸŒŸ reciting Quran out loud
๐ŸŒŸ coming back home to a tidy house 
๐ŸŒŸ organised kitchen and drawers ๐Ÿ˜…
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Alhamdulillah enjoyed writing that and feel quite blessed and grateful for the opportunities and blessings from Allah. Especially after my realisation that I need to schedule more me time in the month! Truly Allah knows what makes us happy and subhanAllah he paves the way for us in the most amazing of ways! 
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๐Ÿ“ธ snaps are from my day out without the kids on the weekend 
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Iโ€™m tagging @nurturing.learners @ourlivinghomeschool @rainbows_of_learning next! 
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#littlethingsthatmakemehappy #grateful #happy #metime #blessings #gratitude #homeedmama #homedlife #travel #quran #organised #tidyhome #mamateachesme #nature #flowers #homeeducationuk #homeed #homeschoolinguk #homeeducator #muslimhomeschool #teachermama
Making sushi ๐Ÿฃ ๐Ÿฑ . Another double firsts fo Making sushi ๐Ÿฃ ๐Ÿฑ 
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Another double firsts for the girls - making sushi and trying it - they literally gave the taste test 1/10 ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ™ˆ they are not fans of sushi at all ( Iโ€™m the fan) but they enjoyed the process of making it, they were exposed to new methods, new tastes and smells. 
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I, on the other hand am super happy I can now make my own home made sushi and experiment with my niece who actually LOVES sushi like me ๐Ÿ˜„ ( I did say our homeschool was about my interests too didnโ€™t I ๐Ÿ˜…) I LOVED the taste test and canโ€™t wait to make some more. All ingredients were found on Amazon - hereโ€™s what youโ€™ll need: 
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๐Ÿฃ bamboo mat (for rolling) 
๐Ÿฃ white/brown sushi rice 
๐Ÿฃ nori (roasted seaweed sheets) 
๐Ÿฃ veg/fish of choice for filling 
๐Ÿฃ pickled ginger 
๐Ÿฃ wasabi (optional) 
๐Ÿฃ soy sauce 
๐Ÿฃ rice vinegar (I just used apple cider vinegar)
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Are you a sushi fan? Have you tried making your own? Itโ€™s actually not has difficult as it looks ๐Ÿฃ 
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#mamateachesme #sushi #sushimaking #cooking #science #food #sushilovers #homemade #homeed #homeschool #homeschoolmom #homeeducator #homeeducationuk #homeeducation #nori #japanesefoods #muslimhomeschool
A lot of the time our homeschool is about my learn A lot of the time our homeschool is about my learning as much as the kids. Itโ€™s my curiosity to see or do as much as theirs. So comes out my real excitement (like a big kid ๐Ÿ˜…) and theirs too. 
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Many decades ago I remember learning and later teaching fair trade and chocolate and looking a little at how chocolate was made and always thought it would be fascinating to make it from scratch with an actual cacao pod! From something we eat so regularly why have we barely accessed the fruit, the beans, the pod?!
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So spent some time online searching for a fresh cacao pod within a reasonable price (this was under ยฃ20) this oneโ€™s from the Caribbean and bought on eBay ๐Ÿ˜… 
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The girlsโ€™s reaction to the cacao fruit was priceless - little one ran out of the room thinking she was expected to eat it ๐Ÿ˜‚ we did taste the fruit - itโ€™s a little like lychee and tastes really good - a little sour and sweet too. We had a little read of cacao pods in our new book too - Swipe to see pics ๐Ÿ“ธ 
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We will be back to share more on the chocolate soon - in the mean time we still have fresh home made yogurt to make, sushi to roll and an experience of cooking outdoors - all quite flexible but need the good weather for the latter experience โ˜€๏ธ
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Have you attempted to make chocolate at home? Do you ensure your homeschool is full of ways for you to learn and be curious too?  I was telling the girls isnโ€™t it fascinating to have been able to invent chocolate ๐Ÿซ 
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#mamateachesme #cacao #cacaopod #cacaonibs #chocolate #chocolatefactory #science #scienceexperiment #fruit #chocofruit #homeeducationuk #homeeducator #homeed #homeschooling #homeschoollife #muslimhomeschooling #curiosity #scienceathome #food
One of our fave features of homeschooling is the l One of our fave features of homeschooling is the lifestyle we create that works for us. Itโ€™s in our time, great weather, making memories and connections and of course flexibility etc.
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We love taking advantage of the weekdays for our days out to avoid the rush! The girls had their first proper dose of rock climbing today Alhamdulillah-  loved their enthusiasm to try something new.  Swipe to see the snaps ๐Ÿ“ธ 
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We talk a lot about trying something new - whether itโ€™s a new challenge or trying new foods. There are always different emotions attached - fear, nervousness, even anxiety due to a judgement or a perception that was made. Much of the time we realise we feel that way because itโ€™s different and an unknown. 
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The lesson is really for us all - if we can look past our thoughts and have faith in ourselves to overcome the challenges by allowing ourselves to decide whether itโ€™s for us or not with grace. If we can tell ourselves โ€œwe canโ€ we have more opportunities in actually giving it a try!
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Have you ever come across a time youโ€™ve had to encourage your child to see past a judgement they made through fear or anxiousness - or a challenge they find overwhelming? How have you consoled them? Would love to hear more
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๐Ÿ EXOTIC FRUIT DAY ๐Ÿ . The girls and I plan ๐Ÿ EXOTIC FRUIT DAY ๐Ÿ 
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The girls and I planned an Exotic Fruit Day yesterday. We went out to our local markets in search of fruits we have never tried before! We wanted to guess how theyโ€™d look on the inside, how they would taste and more. 
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The girls were intrigued by the dragon fruit, papaya, passion fruit, apricot, golden kiwi, grapefruit and fig. They didnโ€™t like the look of the custard apple at all - inside or out ๐Ÿ™ˆ
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It was a fantastic way to get the girls to try new fruits and marvel at Allahs magnificent creation subhanAllah. They learnt about taste buds and the tongue. Hands on practical learning - super easy and fun ๐Ÿคฉ 
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So share with us- which of these fruits do you like the most and which are you yet to try? Comment below ๐Ÿ‘‡ weโ€™d love to know ๐Ÿ˜Š
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