Hiding! Probably the best word ever for this blog at the moment. So many things happen to us, my business, visitors and going back to Malaysia for emergency is among so many reason this blog had been put on hold. And probably I can say, so do kids. Subhana Allah.
PS probably the only one who had to stay on track as she's on online school. So, either we are in UK or while we are in Malaysia, without carrying any workbook or text book, she's on her school as long as we got lap top and internet connection, Alhamdulillah. She will finish her first term for this year next week and she got her first presentation for the end of first term for this year. Alhamdulillah. Amazing how live school can actually do, what an amazing tools.
Others, had been on track on and off. Only after we been back from Malaysia, after about after 2 week, others had been back on homeschooling from morning till evening, alhamdulilah. There are days when we skip, when kids rush out to play snow ball. They can go out since 8 am for couple of hours, alhamdulillah in the back garden. At the moment, for the other 3 kids, we are on exercising Maths and English, Quran also as usual. Other subject is on kids own learning. Back yard science had help me a lots as kids on experiment from time to time. So, I give them a exercise book for science which got line paper on one side and plain paper on one side which I bought in Malaysia. So, every time they do experiment, they will write down and also draw their experiment. English history of course from Horrible history which is a good teacher than from workbook. Geography of course from National Geography channel and Bear Grill born survivor.
We haven't used Conquer Maths for a while, because I get kids to concentrate on the same topic before they moved from the topic in Conquer Maths. This been done from workbook with the same topic in the same whole book. In Maths, I like the workbook with individual topic such as percentage, fraction, decimal, algebra and etc, so kid can master the topic after the whole book on the same topic before they moved on to other book. AS, I found out best doing work on his own, but asking the question if he stuck. Because , if I sit next to him to go along with him with his work, looks like he got difficulty on this and that. But, if I am busy in the kitchen, he can just get on and even if he ask me the question, he can understand easily and get on with it quick. I think my kids just so independent learner and they best like that. Alhamdulillah.
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Sunday, 5 December 2010
Saturday, 11 July 2009
Early summer holiday
We off our homeschool routine with worksheet and workbook. We off to explore out side world while the weather stay beautiful and warm. As it's British weather, we don't know how long will it stay nice. So, better enjoy it before we will be stuck inside back again!!! Expecially with ramadhan coming in just around 5/6 weeks time, I'm not bother if in theory kids didn't stay with books and pens. I think this is why we don't had burn out with our homeschool. We do keep track, alhamdulillah but there are time where we chilled out a lots as that's what homeschool are, flexibility and be able to work a lots in short time.
I don't actually had a target of what kids should finish by end of school year, because I don't really put in what school year is. Although in theory we had our school year between September to July as public school, but as we homeschool, I don't put stress what we should finish in that particular time. Kids I believe learn in their own pace. It's some subject they leanr so much in a year and there's some subject they had to just stick in small area to ensure they strenghten the knowledge. It's not about finishing the school term, as our learning will never ending. Looks like we might go back to our books and pens soons while others will start summer holiday, just to ensure our brain will not been left damp there.
We are really enjoying our summer and as now we are on the mission of big spring cleaning to ensure when we stuck in the house with homeschool routine during autum and through out winter, we can concentrate as we did last time, Insya Allah.
Saturday, 20 June 2009
Life on the other side
We not just homeschool. But we also a family who run our live with full of uncertainty. Unlike some others who runt heir life with less interruption in day to day activities, we not one of them. We can homeschool for days and weeks, but can stop in between, or stop altogether for certain period without a notice. That's just our journey.
These day we all busy. I was sick for one whole day. Yes, One whole day in bed! And that's a big deal for me! But, I was very busy also with my own online business that I start couple of weeks ago. And not just me, but kids also gather together to learn how to run our own business. As my business is exporting goods to Malaysia, it's not a small things to arrange and as for the start, we all had been so busy with it.
Kids had done their homework as usual actually since last week. Only I didn't have a time to get on this blog and write on it. May be some will think, that our homeschool go doom! We might had been too much on it and had been down the drain. But, we actually was enjoying our day especially with these weather. Apart from doing our hunting for the goods we exporting, we busy with our garden, plants, walking on the beach, visitors as usual and not just day but nights visitor as well.
We also manage to do science experiment, which I due to put it up on here the picture. And on top of all that, we also been busy finding souvenirs for our relatives back in Malaysia as hubby will go back for ijtimak and he will fly tomorrow afternoon Insya Allah and will be there for three weeks. And as he will not be here, we had been around to Dewsbury, sight seeing, busy with assembly the swig which hopefully will be finish today by hubby and now, I'm stuck since yesterday on packing all the souvenirs. It's just too much! Plus I'm also will do my first shipment for exporting goods to Malaysia in a week time! And yet still I had so many good to hunt before that.
And on top on all that as I said, we do get back on our homeschool routine. It's not much as kids just get on with small work and more time with experiment. Hubby did ask once, as he seems all of us very done with homeschool when he back form work. I told him, we been relax with homework at the moment. Kids had learn a lots by the look on what they had done. Too much.. so to say and it's time to back off and relax. But, on the other hand, they on unschooling mission, which lots of learning day by day among themselves. One of amazing experience, alhamdulillah having kids who are very much independent learner and not depends on me for their learning. As this is part of the plan, for us to less on our homework containing workbook and worksheet, and concentrate on surviving skill, out door activities and enjoying more sunshine as it will not long lasting in this country.
On the quick summarize, kids is on their correct level on Maths as we used minds printing which records every work and topic they did, also we had cover lots in English from writing, reading, spelling, comprehension, grammar and vocabulary, poems and rhythm. Top up in that, they had library club they attend which they did lots of work, from art and craft, researching from internet, writing up and making poster, leaflet and also book club which they listening to read aloud from the librarian and discuss about the book and writing up the summarize and book review. Geography and History also been cover up well enough which PS and MS finish country by country in geography and History for third of Asian Continent. We will finish it off before end of July the rest of the country and start on the other continent after eid. Western History been cover by watching horrible history and I'm also had bought the whole set of horrible history along with the card which contain the smell from centuries ago. We also had finish what need to be cover up for islamic studies, but islamic studies for me never finish. I'm now waiting to have sometime to make a test question for them, alhamdulillah.
We will not going to be on regime homeschool until eid now. Which we also not in it since couple of weeks ago. Our homeschool now as planned is on less homeschool and more unschooling. And as we had so many plan ahead for summer holiday as probability to have more visitors ( warn: visitor which might stay with us for the whole weeks or more!), and also as ramadhan coming soon, we then will focus more on spiritual and prepare our time in spending more in ibadaat, Insya Allah.
So, although I might not updating this blog regularly with schedule and routine, it's because we had reach a different part of our homeschool and enjoying the time and weather at the moment. Won't it time to clear up whatever need to? Oh yes for me! And as I had big kids, of course they had to get involve in this.
Lastly, yesterday we went for a lunch at friends house and her daughter ask PS why her picture was on here? We might not know it if she don't told us! We can't wait for summer school holiday as plenty activity is up and running.
These day we all busy. I was sick for one whole day. Yes, One whole day in bed! And that's a big deal for me! But, I was very busy also with my own online business that I start couple of weeks ago. And not just me, but kids also gather together to learn how to run our own business. As my business is exporting goods to Malaysia, it's not a small things to arrange and as for the start, we all had been so busy with it.
Kids had done their homework as usual actually since last week. Only I didn't have a time to get on this blog and write on it. May be some will think, that our homeschool go doom! We might had been too much on it and had been down the drain. But, we actually was enjoying our day especially with these weather. Apart from doing our hunting for the goods we exporting, we busy with our garden, plants, walking on the beach, visitors as usual and not just day but nights visitor as well.
We also manage to do science experiment, which I due to put it up on here the picture. And on top of all that, we also been busy finding souvenirs for our relatives back in Malaysia as hubby will go back for ijtimak and he will fly tomorrow afternoon Insya Allah and will be there for three weeks. And as he will not be here, we had been around to Dewsbury, sight seeing, busy with assembly the swig which hopefully will be finish today by hubby and now, I'm stuck since yesterday on packing all the souvenirs. It's just too much! Plus I'm also will do my first shipment for exporting goods to Malaysia in a week time! And yet still I had so many good to hunt before that.
And on top on all that as I said, we do get back on our homeschool routine. It's not much as kids just get on with small work and more time with experiment. Hubby did ask once, as he seems all of us very done with homeschool when he back form work. I told him, we been relax with homework at the moment. Kids had learn a lots by the look on what they had done. Too much.. so to say and it's time to back off and relax. But, on the other hand, they on unschooling mission, which lots of learning day by day among themselves. One of amazing experience, alhamdulillah having kids who are very much independent learner and not depends on me for their learning. As this is part of the plan, for us to less on our homework containing workbook and worksheet, and concentrate on surviving skill, out door activities and enjoying more sunshine as it will not long lasting in this country.
On the quick summarize, kids is on their correct level on Maths as we used minds printing which records every work and topic they did, also we had cover lots in English from writing, reading, spelling, comprehension, grammar and vocabulary, poems and rhythm. Top up in that, they had library club they attend which they did lots of work, from art and craft, researching from internet, writing up and making poster, leaflet and also book club which they listening to read aloud from the librarian and discuss about the book and writing up the summarize and book review. Geography and History also been cover up well enough which PS and MS finish country by country in geography and History for third of Asian Continent. We will finish it off before end of July the rest of the country and start on the other continent after eid. Western History been cover by watching horrible history and I'm also had bought the whole set of horrible history along with the card which contain the smell from centuries ago. We also had finish what need to be cover up for islamic studies, but islamic studies for me never finish. I'm now waiting to have sometime to make a test question for them, alhamdulillah.
We will not going to be on regime homeschool until eid now. Which we also not in it since couple of weeks ago. Our homeschool now as planned is on less homeschool and more unschooling. And as we had so many plan ahead for summer holiday as probability to have more visitors ( warn: visitor which might stay with us for the whole weeks or more!), and also as ramadhan coming soon, we then will focus more on spiritual and prepare our time in spending more in ibadaat, Insya Allah.
So, although I might not updating this blog regularly with schedule and routine, it's because we had reach a different part of our homeschool and enjoying the time and weather at the moment. Won't it time to clear up whatever need to? Oh yes for me! And as I had big kids, of course they had to get involve in this.
Lastly, yesterday we went for a lunch at friends house and her daughter ask PS why her picture was on here? We might not know it if she don't told us! We can't wait for summer school holiday as plenty activity is up and running.
Wednesday, 3 June 2009
We back again
We back again on our homeschool routine. Although it's not as usual just yet! Why? I bet weather had taken our time at the moment and we can't resist.
We had nearly a good two weeks off. Nearly. As i busy with my other project, I'm really abundance kids and their homeschool. But, this is when unschooling method come into help. And of course without any schedule to follow and proper plan, it's less shouting and screaming and seems like everybody really enjoy it.
This is when in my mind thinking and going back ages ago when kids used to go to school. I never teach them at home except reading quran. That's only when I had time after tired from work. I bought lots of learning resource and kids always on their own, independent, solve any problem themselves and enjoying their imagination, creativity and they just be so much in learning on their own most of the time!
As now, since we start homeschool, I can see the lack of all this although we actually had less problem during our homeschool and we all really enjoy it. But still, for me, there's something missing and I can see and feel it in those two weeks off from our formal homeschool. It did make me think a lots!
Of course not about sending them back to school, but the way we were doing school. I know I need to make sure bigger one concentrate more on their study which means less fun learning for them. But, that's what small kids also did. And as I had four where two is in need of serious learning, and because of weather, we had stuck a lots in the house doing worksheet and workbook. Although that is the plan, which we now will start doing more our door activity and experiment and creative learning, seems like kids wanted me to sit there and command them where this is not the case usually when they used to go to school. Although they still independent, creative and imaginative, I think that they start to lack all this point that I love or might be it just me as they grow up!
PS told me that, it's because she grow up, she just like to do work during homeschool time although she was asking me the other day to print lots of maths worksheet for her to do at night! Also she had create and make lots of art work on her own in attempt to take Art and Design for GCSE next year. May be the way kids had work is actually different and change by the time they start to change from childhood to teenage world and may be I'm just a bit backward thinking about how she used to be!
S produce lots of art work on her own bedroom, with beads, paint, pencil colour and sticking and gluing. I lost count of all that and never take any picture of it as it's a normal environment in our house. So, did AS and PS who can actually draw and create such a specialist drawing which can impress anyone, Masya Allah. I'm actually put into plan to get them to take a picture on what ever creativity they did and put up in their own blog by themselves. But, as I said, their creativity for them is just like a normal work although always get a very good impression by others who see it. PS been told by a friend in college whose took GCSE in Art and Design before that her work is same as year 10 work. I'm also getting impress day by day of her work which she had improve a lots on her own account!
I had too many and so many things to do these day and try so much to up dated my three blog, plus my other project. And yet, there's other project coming which is more to hubby's but will be me to look after as his helper. And as the weather nice, staying home with worksheet and workbook make me feel so much guilty! So, whenever I feel like drive off to the beach, park or where ever around us, I told kids to leave their work and let's go. And that's what we did for the last two days when we start our homeschool routine. I don't actually feel guilty of leaving kids study. They had done a lots and we had manage to learn plenty of new things until we lost count!
We had nearly a good two weeks off. Nearly. As i busy with my other project, I'm really abundance kids and their homeschool. But, this is when unschooling method come into help. And of course without any schedule to follow and proper plan, it's less shouting and screaming and seems like everybody really enjoy it.
This is when in my mind thinking and going back ages ago when kids used to go to school. I never teach them at home except reading quran. That's only when I had time after tired from work. I bought lots of learning resource and kids always on their own, independent, solve any problem themselves and enjoying their imagination, creativity and they just be so much in learning on their own most of the time!
As now, since we start homeschool, I can see the lack of all this although we actually had less problem during our homeschool and we all really enjoy it. But still, for me, there's something missing and I can see and feel it in those two weeks off from our formal homeschool. It did make me think a lots!
Of course not about sending them back to school, but the way we were doing school. I know I need to make sure bigger one concentrate more on their study which means less fun learning for them. But, that's what small kids also did. And as I had four where two is in need of serious learning, and because of weather, we had stuck a lots in the house doing worksheet and workbook. Although that is the plan, which we now will start doing more our door activity and experiment and creative learning, seems like kids wanted me to sit there and command them where this is not the case usually when they used to go to school. Although they still independent, creative and imaginative, I think that they start to lack all this point that I love or might be it just me as they grow up!
PS told me that, it's because she grow up, she just like to do work during homeschool time although she was asking me the other day to print lots of maths worksheet for her to do at night! Also she had create and make lots of art work on her own in attempt to take Art and Design for GCSE next year. May be the way kids had work is actually different and change by the time they start to change from childhood to teenage world and may be I'm just a bit backward thinking about how she used to be!
S produce lots of art work on her own bedroom, with beads, paint, pencil colour and sticking and gluing. I lost count of all that and never take any picture of it as it's a normal environment in our house. So, did AS and PS who can actually draw and create such a specialist drawing which can impress anyone, Masya Allah. I'm actually put into plan to get them to take a picture on what ever creativity they did and put up in their own blog by themselves. But, as I said, their creativity for them is just like a normal work although always get a very good impression by others who see it. PS been told by a friend in college whose took GCSE in Art and Design before that her work is same as year 10 work. I'm also getting impress day by day of her work which she had improve a lots on her own account!
I had too many and so many things to do these day and try so much to up dated my three blog, plus my other project. And yet, there's other project coming which is more to hubby's but will be me to look after as his helper. And as the weather nice, staying home with worksheet and workbook make me feel so much guilty! So, whenever I feel like drive off to the beach, park or where ever around us, I told kids to leave their work and let's go. And that's what we did for the last two days when we start our homeschool routine. I don't actually feel guilty of leaving kids study. They had done a lots and we had manage to learn plenty of new things until we lost count!
Sunday, 12 April 2009
Holiday review
We are on homeschool holiday at the moment. First week nearly gone now. As my husband was away with jamaat in Holland, kids also got daughters friend sleep over here for a week. It's two of them and they had been a great company to PS.
I had a great rest and morning sleep as well. Lots of rest and away from homeschool routine. We still did our quran reading and ta'alim reading which we read fazail amal books and sahih bukhary adab al mufrad. As usual, these two is a read aloud session. For others who did ta'alim session at home will know how this is beneficial. Ta'alim session is a family halaqah which been done at home among family members everyday at the same place in the house and at the same time everyday. If we had guest, we will invite guest to sit together with us but man and woman will be in separate room them for non mahram.
Usually we rotate the reader among family members. It can be hubby, me or any of the kids to read it. Apart from it become a read aloud session, it also become a reading session for kids. But, the only book that we used is Fazail Amal and adab al mufrad. Both already got commentary and the benefit of amal and also adab al mufrat contain islamic manner we should learn and practice. This need to be done at the same place where we choose our lounge as the place we did our daily ta'alim. Also we did at the same time which is after magrib. But as the day keep getting longer. We probably will have to move it after asr for later time. Usually after praying maghrib, we will all sit next to each other and listen to the hadith. This is also the time where hubby or me will talk about deen with kids heart to heart and explain what need to in different different topic each day but usually it will stay in area about imaan and amal. About how we need to strive and steadfast in our religion, Allah and Rasul. Also kids will talk about their motivation to keep up with their amal after listening to the benefit of doing it from Fazail Amal. It's a routine which we all love and it's something that we need to keep each day as we need a family time to sit and talk about deen as a family.
I'm also started to browse resource of our homeschool. And I stumble into this site which I love it so much for islamic studies. I just can't believe how there are something there that I need and make my live easy. I don't have time to actually sit and arrange and planning my own curriculum and what next and next. As kids getting bigger by the day, I'm rushing up to fill them and spend time with them in teaching and not planning and researching and arranging area in each subject. I had used some of the book of the book before which I bought from Dewsbury. i find it very interesting and great in teaching islamic studies, but don't know that it's got a whole syllabus and curriculum. So, I had spend time since yesterday to print and make it into the book my self and ready to use. Some of the will be use straight away after our holiday and some will be use later, alhamdulillah. I'm so happy as the site is what I need.
A gift for the daughter of the ummah download book is so awesome as it teach girl what they need to know from the basic and from islamic point of view. I can't wait to start it with PS. Masya Allah..I really appreciate what these people had done. And of course as they are an expert in the area, the had made research and know what they doing. Their syllabus I find, excellent. So, looks like, islamic studies sort out for all the kids in term of resource. We now just need to get on with it as we got so much to do and look forward to. I'm also thinking to get AS more seriously into homeschooling in term of memorization of surah and dua. This is the time for him and I had to work hard with others as their brain now is tougher then before. I know that I will facing hardship after this as I'm now going to start regime homeschool on islamic studies area. Although we had quran reading, any islamic studies subject a day which can be fikh, tauhid, arabic/tajweed and seerah, I will then arrange more time for kids to spend in islamic studies and more memorization time now. As they seems stable with their Maths and other academic subject, now we just need to maintain their position and improving further and learning new things is not a big deal anymore.
I know that i will hear the whinge from kids, but I'm also confident that they do understand fully that this is the only time for them to gain what ever they need to. I'm not being regime as to make them brilliant or cleaver academically or even to reach higher level in their islamic knowledge. But, to learn the essential islam and to bring into practice will need hardship. And we will go through this together. I think this two weeks break will indeed freshen us and once we get back on our homeschool routine, Insya Allah we ready to concentrate.
This break also give me time to sit, relax, ponder, think and tidy up, spring cleaning and whatever it needs. It's not just freshen my mind, but also the house and surrounding area. Also kids get to have freedom time and lots of play and running around especially with PS that had friends over. Every time she had friends over or she been to someone house which in secondary school, she found out that she had learn lots or more then them and it's surprise her how homeschool had gain her more knowledge in theory and practically. Alhamdulillah, we all need a break we will be ready to start on our regime homeschool after a week time.
I had a great rest and morning sleep as well. Lots of rest and away from homeschool routine. We still did our quran reading and ta'alim reading which we read fazail amal books and sahih bukhary adab al mufrad. As usual, these two is a read aloud session. For others who did ta'alim session at home will know how this is beneficial. Ta'alim session is a family halaqah which been done at home among family members everyday at the same place in the house and at the same time everyday. If we had guest, we will invite guest to sit together with us but man and woman will be in separate room them for non mahram.
Usually we rotate the reader among family members. It can be hubby, me or any of the kids to read it. Apart from it become a read aloud session, it also become a reading session for kids. But, the only book that we used is Fazail Amal and adab al mufrad. Both already got commentary and the benefit of amal and also adab al mufrat contain islamic manner we should learn and practice. This need to be done at the same place where we choose our lounge as the place we did our daily ta'alim. Also we did at the same time which is after magrib. But as the day keep getting longer. We probably will have to move it after asr for later time. Usually after praying maghrib, we will all sit next to each other and listen to the hadith. This is also the time where hubby or me will talk about deen with kids heart to heart and explain what need to in different different topic each day but usually it will stay in area about imaan and amal. About how we need to strive and steadfast in our religion, Allah and Rasul. Also kids will talk about their motivation to keep up with their amal after listening to the benefit of doing it from Fazail Amal. It's a routine which we all love and it's something that we need to keep each day as we need a family time to sit and talk about deen as a family.
I'm also started to browse resource of our homeschool. And I stumble into this site which I love it so much for islamic studies. I just can't believe how there are something there that I need and make my live easy. I don't have time to actually sit and arrange and planning my own curriculum and what next and next. As kids getting bigger by the day, I'm rushing up to fill them and spend time with them in teaching and not planning and researching and arranging area in each subject. I had used some of the book of the book before which I bought from Dewsbury. i find it very interesting and great in teaching islamic studies, but don't know that it's got a whole syllabus and curriculum. So, I had spend time since yesterday to print and make it into the book my self and ready to use. Some of the will be use straight away after our holiday and some will be use later, alhamdulillah. I'm so happy as the site is what I need.
A gift for the daughter of the ummah download book is so awesome as it teach girl what they need to know from the basic and from islamic point of view. I can't wait to start it with PS. Masya Allah..I really appreciate what these people had done. And of course as they are an expert in the area, the had made research and know what they doing. Their syllabus I find, excellent. So, looks like, islamic studies sort out for all the kids in term of resource. We now just need to get on with it as we got so much to do and look forward to. I'm also thinking to get AS more seriously into homeschooling in term of memorization of surah and dua. This is the time for him and I had to work hard with others as their brain now is tougher then before. I know that I will facing hardship after this as I'm now going to start regime homeschool on islamic studies area. Although we had quran reading, any islamic studies subject a day which can be fikh, tauhid, arabic/tajweed and seerah, I will then arrange more time for kids to spend in islamic studies and more memorization time now. As they seems stable with their Maths and other academic subject, now we just need to maintain their position and improving further and learning new things is not a big deal anymore.
I know that i will hear the whinge from kids, but I'm also confident that they do understand fully that this is the only time for them to gain what ever they need to. I'm not being regime as to make them brilliant or cleaver academically or even to reach higher level in their islamic knowledge. But, to learn the essential islam and to bring into practice will need hardship. And we will go through this together. I think this two weeks break will indeed freshen us and once we get back on our homeschool routine, Insya Allah we ready to concentrate.
This break also give me time to sit, relax, ponder, think and tidy up, spring cleaning and whatever it needs. It's not just freshen my mind, but also the house and surrounding area. Also kids get to have freedom time and lots of play and running around especially with PS that had friends over. Every time she had friends over or she been to someone house which in secondary school, she found out that she had learn lots or more then them and it's surprise her how homeschool had gain her more knowledge in theory and practically. Alhamdulillah, we all need a break we will be ready to start on our regime homeschool after a week time.
Saturday, 28 March 2009
Miss calculation
I had miss calculate the public school and Easter break. And as the reason why I need to have our homeschool break same as public school, we then had to go back to our homeschool routine next week. I thought I'm gonna feel miserable as I'm already put away everything from where we study, but as when I realise y mistake I just wake up from late afternoon nap, I feel motivated! Hemmm...
As hubby also not at home this weekend, I take this opportunity to had plenty rest and printing everything needed for the whole of next week. As hubby will had a day off on Monday, he will had laptop to himself and we also need to catch up with shopping of halal meat in New castle. I'm also looking forward to actually do another a week of homeschool as I am in the middle of enjoying the learning that we had.
MS and PS is on the way into learning basic knowledge of one by one country in Asia. Before we learn about Continent, mapping, globe, why geography important, landforms and lots about geography and now as we go deeper in each continent and by country as well. We now start with Asia. We had cover Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand and will do Vietnam and China before we had school break. All this be cover from basic country geography, history and culture. At least kids will get some knowledge when others talk about it or they meet someone from each particular country. They at least can imagine what the country looks like, where the country are, the basic weather there, economy and culture. This to ensure better understanding towards others as well.
All the information I got from ed helper which also then cover History subject as well for each particular country. We then got map and flag from enchanted learning. S also start to cover topic as map, why geography important, basic continent and ocean, Malaysia as our home country, also about world community and places such as what is town, village, city and etc. US curriculum on this given deep knowledge that for particular child level.
AS homeschool getting a bit slow down as he had catch a lots for his level. I just started to do multiplication with him now and also problem solving which had put interest on him as it's new topic. As he learn things quickly, he become bored with the same thing all the time. He also started to do Maths with two digit add two digit as one digit will be bored for him. I will also start subtraction with two digit after homeschool break with him. his reading of course is something no need to be worries. Staff in the library had impress how he know so much for his age and they help him to get more comic book of sponge bob. He also know which book need to choose to ensure he can finish them. Science also we had cover topic such as growing plant, alive or not, basic five sense and material such as metal, wood, glass and plastic. Alhamdulillah he get in with all this as easy as A,B,C. We had finish first level of iqra foundation workbook before. I'm now going to get the second one and hopefully can start doing it with him after homeschool break. His English writing, comprehension, grammar and vocabulary had improve a lots from his writing story and communication. He also learn how to used dictionary. He can now be independent when ever he's doing comprehension.
S had doing lots of revision on addition, subtraction and also started doing lots of multiplication as well. She was so happy with it as she think it's easy. She also start doing revision on problem solving for her level. I will hopefully will start cover division with her later on before summer. I wanted her to grasp a lots with addition, subtraction and multiplication first. Then others will be easy. Although she master in addition and subtraction, still lots of exercise will sharpen her mind and brain in answering it. S also start to cover five sense from ed helper more deeper for her level. We start with ear, eyes, skin, tongue and nose. All this cover deeply for her level together with it's anatomy, just like what I learn when i was in school. Although they so lucky as I had to draw the anatomy before ourselves. But, I can just printed the picture and get her to label it from enchanted learning. We will then in summer, doing revision with fun lapbooking and mapping our learning.
S and MS also had go through islamic studies together in better way now. before I will sit with them and read to them and they will then go through the workbook. Now, i get them to take turn to read and discuss together to promote team learning and communication in learning and discussing. They now can work together nicely with slightly argument. they had cover half of Iqra foundation book. S also on second book of ad duha. She should be finish her level in two months time and will go to MS level by summer.
MS had been doing geography about asian country together with PS. They had team together and just know how to work together nicely. They also happy to work in the team on some topic like that and always looking forward to it. Alhamdulillah. He also cover lots of his science which he actually understand for the whole primary school UK curriculum. He cover all sort of topic with CGP science workbook such as material, gas, liquid, electricity and I'm also get him to cover five sense for his particular level from ed helper together with picture anatomy for the topic. We will then go through what we learn now on summer time practically. MS as S also had cover some topic on Seerah. S had cover one by one basic story of Prophet from Taraweeh book I bought for her. MS also now on topic of Story of the Prophet also from iqra foundation. He also moving every time with his ad duha. Now will start memorizing words in arabic with meaning in English that he need to memorize.
PS had cover a lots on geography same as others. She also did cover some History from UK curriculum although I'm not really put pressure on it as it's not really important. I'm looking forward to order 1001 invention and start learning with kids about invention by muslim around the world. She still with mindsprinting worksheet on her maths. She don't do homeschool all this week for the first time since we been homeschool together as she was sick. She didn't do much on science and now I'm looking forward to get lots of material for her. English is good with ed helper. Plenty of story writing, comprehension, grammar, spelling and vocabulary. She also continue her study a lots on seerah on topic Khalifah Ar Rashidun. Also she working hard on her ad duha now concentrate on all sort of mad for tajweed. Also she trying to finish her iqra foundation book which cover fikh. During summer, we looking forward to work on Design and Technology, I.T and lots of experiments. She also getting her hand on arts now and bought herself complete art set with her own money. Overall she happy with lots of learning done together with MS. I'm looking forward for her to do lots of hands on work including cooking and organise the whole house also gardening.
Overall, our homeschool had come as big satisfaction to me. The progress been made in these short time is incredible and I'm looking forward to continue and progress in the next future. For me, our homeschool had lighten up brightly day by day and I can't wait to see more progress by next year.
We also happy although now we keep our self to our self more. I think as that reason as well, we had achieve what we had in short time. Getting off from Saturday school had bring big achievement in our homeschool and progress our learning. As one day had taken lots of our time in a way. I'm looking forward like I said, in the next couple of months. With Allah will, Insya allah may we be given a strength to continue our homeschool and be bless with lots of learning and knowledge.
As hubby also not at home this weekend, I take this opportunity to had plenty rest and printing everything needed for the whole of next week. As hubby will had a day off on Monday, he will had laptop to himself and we also need to catch up with shopping of halal meat in New castle. I'm also looking forward to actually do another a week of homeschool as I am in the middle of enjoying the learning that we had.
MS and PS is on the way into learning basic knowledge of one by one country in Asia. Before we learn about Continent, mapping, globe, why geography important, landforms and lots about geography and now as we go deeper in each continent and by country as well. We now start with Asia. We had cover Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand and will do Vietnam and China before we had school break. All this be cover from basic country geography, history and culture. At least kids will get some knowledge when others talk about it or they meet someone from each particular country. They at least can imagine what the country looks like, where the country are, the basic weather there, economy and culture. This to ensure better understanding towards others as well.
All the information I got from ed helper which also then cover History subject as well for each particular country. We then got map and flag from enchanted learning. S also start to cover topic as map, why geography important, basic continent and ocean, Malaysia as our home country, also about world community and places such as what is town, village, city and etc. US curriculum on this given deep knowledge that for particular child level.
AS homeschool getting a bit slow down as he had catch a lots for his level. I just started to do multiplication with him now and also problem solving which had put interest on him as it's new topic. As he learn things quickly, he become bored with the same thing all the time. He also started to do Maths with two digit add two digit as one digit will be bored for him. I will also start subtraction with two digit after homeschool break with him. his reading of course is something no need to be worries. Staff in the library had impress how he know so much for his age and they help him to get more comic book of sponge bob. He also know which book need to choose to ensure he can finish them. Science also we had cover topic such as growing plant, alive or not, basic five sense and material such as metal, wood, glass and plastic. Alhamdulillah he get in with all this as easy as A,B,C. We had finish first level of iqra foundation workbook before. I'm now going to get the second one and hopefully can start doing it with him after homeschool break. His English writing, comprehension, grammar and vocabulary had improve a lots from his writing story and communication. He also learn how to used dictionary. He can now be independent when ever he's doing comprehension.
S had doing lots of revision on addition, subtraction and also started doing lots of multiplication as well. She was so happy with it as she think it's easy. She also start doing revision on problem solving for her level. I will hopefully will start cover division with her later on before summer. I wanted her to grasp a lots with addition, subtraction and multiplication first. Then others will be easy. Although she master in addition and subtraction, still lots of exercise will sharpen her mind and brain in answering it. S also start to cover five sense from ed helper more deeper for her level. We start with ear, eyes, skin, tongue and nose. All this cover deeply for her level together with it's anatomy, just like what I learn when i was in school. Although they so lucky as I had to draw the anatomy before ourselves. But, I can just printed the picture and get her to label it from enchanted learning. We will then in summer, doing revision with fun lapbooking and mapping our learning.
S and MS also had go through islamic studies together in better way now. before I will sit with them and read to them and they will then go through the workbook. Now, i get them to take turn to read and discuss together to promote team learning and communication in learning and discussing. They now can work together nicely with slightly argument. they had cover half of Iqra foundation book. S also on second book of ad duha. She should be finish her level in two months time and will go to MS level by summer.
MS had been doing geography about asian country together with PS. They had team together and just know how to work together nicely. They also happy to work in the team on some topic like that and always looking forward to it. Alhamdulillah. He also cover lots of his science which he actually understand for the whole primary school UK curriculum. He cover all sort of topic with CGP science workbook such as material, gas, liquid, electricity and I'm also get him to cover five sense for his particular level from ed helper together with picture anatomy for the topic. We will then go through what we learn now on summer time practically. MS as S also had cover some topic on Seerah. S had cover one by one basic story of Prophet from Taraweeh book I bought for her. MS also now on topic of Story of the Prophet also from iqra foundation. He also moving every time with his ad duha. Now will start memorizing words in arabic with meaning in English that he need to memorize.
PS had cover a lots on geography same as others. She also did cover some History from UK curriculum although I'm not really put pressure on it as it's not really important. I'm looking forward to order 1001 invention and start learning with kids about invention by muslim around the world. She still with mindsprinting worksheet on her maths. She don't do homeschool all this week for the first time since we been homeschool together as she was sick. She didn't do much on science and now I'm looking forward to get lots of material for her. English is good with ed helper. Plenty of story writing, comprehension, grammar, spelling and vocabulary. She also continue her study a lots on seerah on topic Khalifah Ar Rashidun. Also she working hard on her ad duha now concentrate on all sort of mad for tajweed. Also she trying to finish her iqra foundation book which cover fikh. During summer, we looking forward to work on Design and Technology, I.T and lots of experiments. She also getting her hand on arts now and bought herself complete art set with her own money. Overall she happy with lots of learning done together with MS. I'm looking forward for her to do lots of hands on work including cooking and organise the whole house also gardening.
Overall, our homeschool had come as big satisfaction to me. The progress been made in these short time is incredible and I'm looking forward to continue and progress in the next future. For me, our homeschool had lighten up brightly day by day and I can't wait to see more progress by next year.
We also happy although now we keep our self to our self more. I think as that reason as well, we had achieve what we had in short time. Getting off from Saturday school had bring big achievement in our homeschool and progress our learning. As one day had taken lots of our time in a way. I'm looking forward like I said, in the next couple of months. With Allah will, Insya allah may we be given a strength to continue our homeschool and be bless with lots of learning and knowledge.
Friday, 27 March 2009
Homeschool break
We will have two weeks homeschool break. As it's also public school break, we looking forward to see what's around us to join. Today, i will pack up all our homeschool stuff from family room back into the study room. Sorry, no picture as it's all mess at the moment. I'm actually looking forward to clean this room from all the books, worksheet, folders and printer. This is the room where we sit together watching t.v. or even sometimes have our dinner in this room. Also where we chill out and play games and etc. Also where hubby sitting down and browsing his laptop. Also where me and hubby sometimes sleep.
As the study room getting warmer now, hopefully after our homeschool break, we can continue our homeschool in the study room, where it's more organise there with table, bookshelf and desktop computer for kids. Also lots of educational poster and resource.
This two weeks holiday, I will try as mush as I can to reorganise and record all the learning we had doe in picture especially in this blog. So, I'm looking forward to describe in detail on each subject for each child. Since we were officially homeschool about 14 months now, this last three months is the most regime and constant homeschool we had. We also had learn a lots and kids had improve lots and learn lots of new things. I feel satisfied and I bet kids feel the same and I'm sure they will miss homeschool during their coming holiday.
Although I will not teach kids, and will put all education out of my side in the next couple of days, I than will start to go through one by one of each of their workbooks, folders and worksheets. Lots of things need to be done for me, and I'm happy to sit and organise without having to teach and shout and scream and tell off at the same time. For me, this is all important to keep us on track and fill in our motivation, reflect on ponder on how important homeschool is for us. We will always appreciate when things gone. So, this two week, homeschool will be taken away from kids. And I know when we get back to it, kids motivation will be higher then mine. They will be full and high in spirit and will appreciate how homeschool can make them, teach them and change them to a better person.
I'm looking forward to this break, but also looking forward to go back to our homeschool with full spirit and high motivation which we really need to keep on track. I don't want to go down on homeschool burnout and before it tackle us, we better back off. So, hopefully this blog will be fill during this school holiday as that's what this blog for, to record our homeschool progress.
As the study room getting warmer now, hopefully after our homeschool break, we can continue our homeschool in the study room, where it's more organise there with table, bookshelf and desktop computer for kids. Also lots of educational poster and resource.
This two weeks holiday, I will try as mush as I can to reorganise and record all the learning we had doe in picture especially in this blog. So, I'm looking forward to describe in detail on each subject for each child. Since we were officially homeschool about 14 months now, this last three months is the most regime and constant homeschool we had. We also had learn a lots and kids had improve lots and learn lots of new things. I feel satisfied and I bet kids feel the same and I'm sure they will miss homeschool during their coming holiday.
Although I will not teach kids, and will put all education out of my side in the next couple of days, I than will start to go through one by one of each of their workbooks, folders and worksheets. Lots of things need to be done for me, and I'm happy to sit and organise without having to teach and shout and scream and tell off at the same time. For me, this is all important to keep us on track and fill in our motivation, reflect on ponder on how important homeschool is for us. We will always appreciate when things gone. So, this two week, homeschool will be taken away from kids. And I know when we get back to it, kids motivation will be higher then mine. They will be full and high in spirit and will appreciate how homeschool can make them, teach them and change them to a better person.
I'm looking forward to this break, but also looking forward to go back to our homeschool with full spirit and high motivation which we really need to keep on track. I don't want to go down on homeschool burnout and before it tackle us, we better back off. So, hopefully this blog will be fill during this school holiday as that's what this blog for, to record our homeschool progress.
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