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Our Trip to Mecca

By Deanna | January 20, 2013 |

ASA everyone.  We decided to perform Umrah this weekend.  So we headed to Mecca and here are some photos of our trip. We say these baboons on our way home.  We were very surprised to see them here. This is the winding road we took up the mountain.   Very scary! Here you can see…

Lasagna Rolls

By Deanna | January 13, 2013 |

ASA Everyone, We made Lasagna Rolls today and my oldest decided to help : )  It has a spinach and ricotta filling.  It is yummy! If you would like the recipe you can find it at the end of this post. He was proud of himself.(*smile*) If you would like this recipe, you can download…

Umrah Mini Book

By Deanna | December 2, 2012 |

ASA Everyone, Today I decided to make a quick mini-book about Umrah.  We will be going to Mecca Insha’Allah and I wanted the kids to know what to say when we are there.  After seeing Umm Maimoonah’s post on the booklet she made for her daughter, I decided to do this for my kids.  Here is a…

Tiger Lapbook

By Deanna | October 20, 2012 |

ASA Everyone, This is  my son’s tiger lapbook.  He has been working on a lot of animal lapbooks lately and I will post them as soon as I can.  You can find these templates at the Homeschool Share blog.  It has an immense about of lapbooks you can use with you children and they are all free.…

Curriculum 2012-2013

By Deanna | September 1, 2012 |

Hello everyone. This is my curriculum for the 2012/2013 school year. Spelling–All About Spelling Math– Saxon Math             Life of Fred Geography–Expedition Earth by Erica at Confessions of a Homeschooler Science– Nancy Larson – Grade 2 Islamic Studies/Quran –Ad-Duha Institute Reading

Grammar Posters

By Deanna | December 14, 2011 |

I’ve made some simple grammar posters to help my kids remember the term and its definition. Nouns Poster You can download the Nouns Poster here. Verbs Poster You can download the Verbs Poster here. Pronouns Poster You can download the Pronouns Poster here. If you prefer you can download them as one file here. I print these on cardstock…

Grade 2 Curriculum 2011-2012

By Deanna | November 8, 2011 |

Our Curriculum for grade 2 Quran/Tajweed Read Quran daily Quran Studies Small surahs Iqra Reader Ad-Duha – Mini book Project- Make a lapbook on these surahs Islamic Studies – The 5 Pillars Project-Make a lapbook Aqeedah Fiqh Tawheed Islamic History Arabic Reading Writing Dictation Vocabulary Math Saxon Math 2 Grammar First Language Lessons for the Well Trained…

Eid Mubarak

By Deanna | November 6, 2011 |

Eid Mubarak.  May Allah(SWT) bless you all with health, happiness and increased iman.  May Allah(SWT) accept your hajj.

Learning Roots-The Box of Manners

By Deanna | May 17, 2011 |

ASA, I wanted to share with you a purchase that I made that the kids have enjoyed.  It is a product by Learning Roots called Box of Manners.   It is a set of illustrated cards that educate the children on etiquettes and manners in Islam.  It comes with a booklet that shows the references from the Quran…

Kids Prayer Chart

By Deanna | April 10, 2011 |

ASA Everyone, I have a prayer chart that may help encourage your kids to make their prayers.  A friend of mine gave this to me.  I am not sure where she got it from, but may Allah(SWT) reward that person for making such an awesome chart! My kids enjoyed doing this.  Click here for the…

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