“Is it time for lunch already?” I know it’s Ramadhan, but I still have to feed my youngest his meals. As a busy parent, mealtimes can often feel like a bit of a whirlwind. Between prepping food, cleaning up from the previous meal and convincing my toddler that this is […]
Teaching children Arabic reading and writing is a balancing act, particularly when you have a group. You want a high-energy classroom, but you also want every child to feel safe enough to make mistakes. Picking on an individual student can lead to shutdown mode, where they become too anxious to […]
My First Arabic Alphabet Handwriting Book : Trace and Write Edit As parents and teachers, we’ve all been there: you want to start your child on their Arabic journey, but the blank page feels a little intimidating. Where do they start the stroke? How do they distinguish between those similar-looking letters? […]
As parents, we spend half our lives clearing away piles of paper or printing out new sheets. That’s why I was so excited when I came across dry erase pockets. If you haven’t tried these yet, they are essentially heavy-duty clear pockets that turn any piece of paper into a […]
Flashcards or flash cards? I’m never sure… of the word, or whether to use them! Do they work with kids? Do children need teaching, or do they just learn? Mum handed me a set of flashcards the other day. She’s a teacher and said my kids might enjoy them. I […]
I’m always looking for ways to make the Quran more approachable and understandable for my children, and recently came across this great idea from a fellow blogger. She has found 30 nouns from the Quran and made little word cards for each with a Quranic reference. These have been put […]
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Ever struggled to teach that second page in a teach how to read the Quran book to a young child? You’ve reached the point where your children have finally got to grips with the Arabic alphabet – Congratulations! But now comes the mammoth task of teaching them how the alphabet actually […]
When teaching children the Arabic Alphabet, I have found that they initially struggle to learn letter names when just shown a shape, but if you give each of these letter ‘shapes’ the name of something familiar to them, that association sticks. So for my children, we started with the first […]
