PS lesson:
Maths: Percentage and fraction revision
English: Characteristic and sentences
Geography: workbook: continent and places around the world
Islamic studies: Islamic history: Saiyidina Uthman bin Affan
MS lesson:
Maths: Fraction and chart
English: Punctuation
Science: Drug and medicine
Islamic studies: The month of the quran
Quran reading
S lesson:
Maths: Division
English: Grammar
Islamic studies: Condition of salaah and azan ( another fikh book finish today)
Science: magnet
Quran reading
AS lesson;
Maths: More addition on work book. (part of revision. he already on two number addition in mindspriting)
Science: Healthy eating and Plants
Quran reading.
He was fasting today as yawmul Arafah. Really wanted to get up for suhur with me. Went to sleep after 2 subject and I let him to finish off.
Alhamdulillah..
All lesson is from workbook. We just settle our self to get back in to homeschool routine. After nearly 2 years now we been homeschooling, kids had just get on with their lesson pretty quick and move on from one pages to another very quick. At the moment we are finishing off lots workbook we have and will start on mindsprinting soon, Insya allah after eid.
eid mubarak to everybody..
Thursday, 26 November 2009
Wednesday, 25 November 2009
25th November 2009
AS lesson;
English: workbook; comprehension test
Maths: workbook; revision about numbers, number square, number lines.
Science: Sats workbook; Body part and balance diet
Islamic studies: tauheed
quran reading
S lesson:
English; workbook; Noun, adjective, verbs and writing essay.
Maths: division
Science: Carnival and herbivore
Islamic studies: Ghusul and verbally revision for 1 and 2 topic about arabic term for fikh and cumpulsory act of wudu.
quran reading
MS lesson;
Maths: Workbook revision
English: comparison
Science: Revision from year 6; food, excersice and part of flower
Islamic studies: Practice of the fast
quran reading
PS lesson:
Math: revision yesr 8 workbook; decimal, fraction, numbers.
English; Year 9 workbook: descriptive writing
Geography: Facts about UK geography
Islamic studies: Fikh
Quran reading
Taalim today about fazail/benefit of salat. Also we talk about illness and cure from Allah. We also talk about 9th of Dzul Hijjah.
English: workbook; comprehension test
Maths: workbook; revision about numbers, number square, number lines.
Science: Sats workbook; Body part and balance diet
Islamic studies: tauheed
quran reading
S lesson:
English; workbook; Noun, adjective, verbs and writing essay.
Maths: division
Science: Carnival and herbivore
Islamic studies: Ghusul and verbally revision for 1 and 2 topic about arabic term for fikh and cumpulsory act of wudu.
quran reading
MS lesson;
Maths: Workbook revision
English: comparison
Science: Revision from year 6; food, excersice and part of flower
Islamic studies: Practice of the fast
quran reading
PS lesson:
Math: revision yesr 8 workbook; decimal, fraction, numbers.
English; Year 9 workbook: descriptive writing
Geography: Facts about UK geography
Islamic studies: Fikh
Quran reading
Taalim today about fazail/benefit of salat. Also we talk about illness and cure from Allah. We also talk about 9th of Dzul Hijjah.
Back to school
At last...after long battle, we are now officially back to proper homeschool. After a long unschooling or elective homeschool, we are now back to the proper schedule, workbook, worksheet and plenty other scheduling task.
Alhamdulillah, we manage to pull together and with hubby absent, it was a good time to get my self back into what it needed in this winter time. I love unschooling in some way. At that time this is when AS gain a lots. I think small kids do better by unschooling. His reading improve significantly. So, to say, he can read news paper or any news in yahoo or internet fluently. No teaching actually in the process of it. No scheduling and planning towards what needed to get him to read. Just leave him and his love towards reading had just push himself to it. Library visit played an important part of it. He choose his own book. He had his own collection book that he love. He become matured in the way of thinking because of his reading. He think that reading make him gain more knowledge. And the material for islamic knowledge that he's reading is actually higher level for him. It's probably for age 11 above. But he insist.
He also had gain lots of interest in writing without any pressure at all from me. I never actually tell him to do the writing. But, as he can read well, he feel the fun of drawing and writing. He think that writing means he can express his idea and imagination. So, lots and lots of writing and drawing had happen during all this unschooling. And lots of paper had gone as well from my stock. Making his own story book is one of his favourite.
S had gain lots of other skills. Cooking is one of them. She had made cookies all on her own with a bit help on how to used the oven. She's totally got a hand for it. She also had a hand for sewing. She made lots or different shape of pillow and she was using her old shirt as she said that is recycling. now and again we did do some workbook during our unschooling. Especially our islamic workbook. Islamic education for me is not learning and learning topic after topic. Islamic learning for me is learn a bit and revise a lots. So, my kids might be behind in term of their islamic knowledge compare to lots of others. But , Insya Allah their firm believe in term of reality and practicality is what I'm after. For me, it's learn a bit but practice and keeping it on is what important.
PS might not like unschooling too much. She love schedule, she love working but the only things that she not have is if I'm around, she waiting for my command. She just know how if I'm not around. Nevertheless she working on her art a lots. She is my assistant now on my business. She had matured more in a way. She is someone who I can lay to in some of the things around the house. Who I can trust and just working and organising the way I want when I need someone. She do think they way I think as well. We had learn a lots about her puberty. We still need to sit and talk about mahram and relationship. Believe or not, I think MS is also now moved towards pre teenager. Ermmm..when hubby back, I need to talk with him about this. I'm not sure if he gonna have a talk with him as a dad and son. He can talk they way it should be and give a good advise with other teenager, but not sure when it's come to his own.
PS also did lots of workbook now and again. I'm planning to subscribe her Maths subject from Oxford homeschool. I had talk to the tutor and nearly make payment. But, decided to look through more and pull it out. Why? I wanted to take key stage 3 for maths. PS is someone who can work on her own if she had been set up proper and had a complete set of subject. But, that only had 4 topic believe it or not and it cost over £400 and the cost can run up to three years. After look through, I belie PS can do it in a year, but, with £400 for 4 topic is not worth the money. Because if I'm stuck with maths, hubby can always back me up. The only things is when I get hubby to teach her, it will ended up with tears. It's a Malaysian way of teaching. And if I'm interrupt, I will get told off as well. Hermmm..he is someone who had a diploma in teaching and learn all stuff about pedagogy and teaching theory. He good in explaining to others, but when it's come to his own family, it's different. Especially like our kids, their first language is English. And of course a big patient needed when you teach kids now a days. I wonder if he start teaching MS and PS when they first homeschool.
MS had cheer up more now. After the all horrible Maths session, he do need unschooling time. It's time to reflect what regime homeschool made to him. Giving him much more confident and grow more matured than before. How? Lack in basic maths also can means slow in the way of thinking. Because maths help to boost your brain and train your brain a lots. Between all my kids, MS is the one who slow catching up something. This had effect him big time. This is also had make him less confident and not so happy. This is what school had made him actually. For them he s moving on the phase that he can. He is someone who need one to one and taking a bit more time than others before he can moved forward. Alhamdulillah, her training in maths during the first year of homeschool had help him to boost his confident. Even we than moved to unschooling phase, what he learn, stay put. Hubby would love to know this because for him, only , military style of learning stay forever!!
So, that's where we are now at the moment. We now back on track. I'm now going to start making proper schedule, although I'm so bad in following proper schedule. But, I need one to keep me on track.
Alhamdulillah, we manage to pull together and with hubby absent, it was a good time to get my self back into what it needed in this winter time. I love unschooling in some way. At that time this is when AS gain a lots. I think small kids do better by unschooling. His reading improve significantly. So, to say, he can read news paper or any news in yahoo or internet fluently. No teaching actually in the process of it. No scheduling and planning towards what needed to get him to read. Just leave him and his love towards reading had just push himself to it. Library visit played an important part of it. He choose his own book. He had his own collection book that he love. He become matured in the way of thinking because of his reading. He think that reading make him gain more knowledge. And the material for islamic knowledge that he's reading is actually higher level for him. It's probably for age 11 above. But he insist.
He also had gain lots of interest in writing without any pressure at all from me. I never actually tell him to do the writing. But, as he can read well, he feel the fun of drawing and writing. He think that writing means he can express his idea and imagination. So, lots and lots of writing and drawing had happen during all this unschooling. And lots of paper had gone as well from my stock. Making his own story book is one of his favourite.
S had gain lots of other skills. Cooking is one of them. She had made cookies all on her own with a bit help on how to used the oven. She's totally got a hand for it. She also had a hand for sewing. She made lots or different shape of pillow and she was using her old shirt as she said that is recycling. now and again we did do some workbook during our unschooling. Especially our islamic workbook. Islamic education for me is not learning and learning topic after topic. Islamic learning for me is learn a bit and revise a lots. So, my kids might be behind in term of their islamic knowledge compare to lots of others. But , Insya Allah their firm believe in term of reality and practicality is what I'm after. For me, it's learn a bit but practice and keeping it on is what important.
PS might not like unschooling too much. She love schedule, she love working but the only things that she not have is if I'm around, she waiting for my command. She just know how if I'm not around. Nevertheless she working on her art a lots. She is my assistant now on my business. She had matured more in a way. She is someone who I can lay to in some of the things around the house. Who I can trust and just working and organising the way I want when I need someone. She do think they way I think as well. We had learn a lots about her puberty. We still need to sit and talk about mahram and relationship. Believe or not, I think MS is also now moved towards pre teenager. Ermmm..when hubby back, I need to talk with him about this. I'm not sure if he gonna have a talk with him as a dad and son. He can talk they way it should be and give a good advise with other teenager, but not sure when it's come to his own.
PS also did lots of workbook now and again. I'm planning to subscribe her Maths subject from Oxford homeschool. I had talk to the tutor and nearly make payment. But, decided to look through more and pull it out. Why? I wanted to take key stage 3 for maths. PS is someone who can work on her own if she had been set up proper and had a complete set of subject. But, that only had 4 topic believe it or not and it cost over £400 and the cost can run up to three years. After look through, I belie PS can do it in a year, but, with £400 for 4 topic is not worth the money. Because if I'm stuck with maths, hubby can always back me up. The only things is when I get hubby to teach her, it will ended up with tears. It's a Malaysian way of teaching. And if I'm interrupt, I will get told off as well. Hermmm..he is someone who had a diploma in teaching and learn all stuff about pedagogy and teaching theory. He good in explaining to others, but when it's come to his own family, it's different. Especially like our kids, their first language is English. And of course a big patient needed when you teach kids now a days. I wonder if he start teaching MS and PS when they first homeschool.
MS had cheer up more now. After the all horrible Maths session, he do need unschooling time. It's time to reflect what regime homeschool made to him. Giving him much more confident and grow more matured than before. How? Lack in basic maths also can means slow in the way of thinking. Because maths help to boost your brain and train your brain a lots. Between all my kids, MS is the one who slow catching up something. This had effect him big time. This is also had make him less confident and not so happy. This is what school had made him actually. For them he s moving on the phase that he can. He is someone who need one to one and taking a bit more time than others before he can moved forward. Alhamdulillah, her training in maths during the first year of homeschool had help him to boost his confident. Even we than moved to unschooling phase, what he learn, stay put. Hubby would love to know this because for him, only , military style of learning stay forever!!
So, that's where we are now at the moment. We now back on track. I'm now going to start making proper schedule, although I'm so bad in following proper schedule. But, I need one to keep me on track.
Monday, 9 November 2009
Writing and learning and learning..
I'm busy and busy with my business still. I know that it will never ended. But, I just waited until lots of things been clear up, then we can start our home school properly.
Anyway, it doesn't mean that we don't learn at all. Learning happen everytime, any time, as usual. AS now, is too much on writing story. Paper after paper, together with picture. I was amazed as in the middle oe me beign so busy, and I would love to sit and make him do writing and satrt writing story, which I try before long time ago but, he just not interested, suddenly he just get on with it, with me asking him to and telling him to.
His writing is also liek someone who been teach by a teacher. Her sister never teach him, as he's more close to his brother, and there's no way hos brother is going to teach him as he's not really into writing story. But, AS just wrote lots of story and it's the story that make sense.
I did take a picture but not yet upload into computer. And I will sometimes later.
We went to Dewsbury last weekend, and as usualy, I ended up buying lots of books. Today, I told them to started with some new book I bought. AS also had started on Aqeedah book on his own. I just gave the book which got a story about the oneness of Allah and worksheet after each lesson. The story is about Bilal r.a. AS was so interested in the story and as soon as her dad came back form work, he told him straight away about what he Bilal r.a. He ended up doing three lesson by himself. The oneness of Allah, we can't hide from Allah and Muslim believe that Allah is all seeing.
The book is from Jamiatul Ulamak South Africa and also had colouring section. I love the series of these book as it's been design for easy understanding. AS can even do it on his own.
MS and PS is laerning about aqeedah also with topic covering, the sifat of Allah, the glorious quran, the wahyu (revelation), the ilham(divine inspration) , mukjizaat (miracle) and Karaamaat. They already know about these, but this books explain all this term on it's own topic.
S did her book of fikh.
Sometimes it did come to my mind that with busy time, how and what did my kids learn. As someone who been in pretty much regime education, I was haunted by that now and again. But, seeing how kids learn best and without struggle in relax environment, make me feel that what important is they learn. Of course I will get back on my regime homeschool soon, as what this is not about learning. Regime homeschool is about learning that there are time we will be under pressure, under stress, we not always can follow our own desire when or how and what, but also had to follow others rules as long as it didn't interrupt into our believe and amal. So, regime homeschool is to teach kids about scheduling, dicipline and working under stress at some point.
So do as what I believe why I want my kids to take exam. It's because to put them under pressure and learn to work towards target. Because learning for me is not until GSCE, A level, or degree. Learning is about the whole life. They need to learn to be independent learner and know where to get information and learn without others asking them to. Learning had to be there all the time. As for that I believe that relaxing at some point is needed to let the kids know and learn that learning is not something that hard or difficult but fun and enjoying. My kids love learning as they think learning means, they get new information.
But, regime learning is important as well, as life is not always smooth...And sometimes it's not all you want, but you have to...
Anyway, it doesn't mean that we don't learn at all. Learning happen everytime, any time, as usual. AS now, is too much on writing story. Paper after paper, together with picture. I was amazed as in the middle oe me beign so busy, and I would love to sit and make him do writing and satrt writing story, which I try before long time ago but, he just not interested, suddenly he just get on with it, with me asking him to and telling him to.
His writing is also liek someone who been teach by a teacher. Her sister never teach him, as he's more close to his brother, and there's no way hos brother is going to teach him as he's not really into writing story. But, AS just wrote lots of story and it's the story that make sense.
I did take a picture but not yet upload into computer. And I will sometimes later.
We went to Dewsbury last weekend, and as usualy, I ended up buying lots of books. Today, I told them to started with some new book I bought. AS also had started on Aqeedah book on his own. I just gave the book which got a story about the oneness of Allah and worksheet after each lesson. The story is about Bilal r.a. AS was so interested in the story and as soon as her dad came back form work, he told him straight away about what he Bilal r.a. He ended up doing three lesson by himself. The oneness of Allah, we can't hide from Allah and Muslim believe that Allah is all seeing.
The book is from Jamiatul Ulamak South Africa and also had colouring section. I love the series of these book as it's been design for easy understanding. AS can even do it on his own.
MS and PS is laerning about aqeedah also with topic covering, the sifat of Allah, the glorious quran, the wahyu (revelation), the ilham(divine inspration) , mukjizaat (miracle) and Karaamaat. They already know about these, but this books explain all this term on it's own topic.
S did her book of fikh.
Sometimes it did come to my mind that with busy time, how and what did my kids learn. As someone who been in pretty much regime education, I was haunted by that now and again. But, seeing how kids learn best and without struggle in relax environment, make me feel that what important is they learn. Of course I will get back on my regime homeschool soon, as what this is not about learning. Regime homeschool is about learning that there are time we will be under pressure, under stress, we not always can follow our own desire when or how and what, but also had to follow others rules as long as it didn't interrupt into our believe and amal. So, regime homeschool is to teach kids about scheduling, dicipline and working under stress at some point.
So do as what I believe why I want my kids to take exam. It's because to put them under pressure and learn to work towards target. Because learning for me is not until GSCE, A level, or degree. Learning is about the whole life. They need to learn to be independent learner and know where to get information and learn without others asking them to. Learning had to be there all the time. As for that I believe that relaxing at some point is needed to let the kids know and learn that learning is not something that hard or difficult but fun and enjoying. My kids love learning as they think learning means, they get new information.
But, regime learning is important as well, as life is not always smooth...And sometimes it's not all you want, but you have to...
Monday, 19 October 2009
Getting on
We try to get on with our homeschool despite of we don't actually have proper space for it. Our library still stuff in with so many of my business stock and now I'm sorting it out one by one. Kids get on with their workbook. PS getting on with her Al huda assigment for taalimul quran course she did suring ramadhan and it's due early November.
Others just getting on with workbook mainly on Maths, English and Islamic studies. MS getting on workign independently more than before. He also can teach himself more than before and try to understand things before he ask. Although sometimes he still with his way which is leave the topic and jump to other if he stuck which make me telling him off couple of time! He's maturity seems growing and alhamdulillah seeing how PS and MS in pre teenage had become, make me feel so grateful. and do hope that this will continue to grow in positive way.
Something that I'm always scared and in dilemma before. I was tryign so hard to be really careful, pull and push nice and easy, and really playing games whish sometimes, I don't know if it will work or not. Or how the reaction and the decision going to be. But, having a pre teenager which growing to be matured, understanding more into their religion and also about surrounding area, their needs, their idea and their opinion but not contrast with the need of the religion is making me so happy at the moment.
Of course command had to be made sometimes or everytime, but they do understand their responsibility. They had emphty and trying to see the world in different mentality than what I used to see. Which is what I like. I want my kids to be better than me in a way of thinking, in handling their emotion and feeling especially. At the moment it seems work well. Of course, I had to start and change at first place and it was not easy.
Putting what is priority is also something that I want kids to learn. How to treat others, how to be independent, and be careful when dealing with things and had to follow what muamalat and muasyarat.
Hubby was very good in it and I had to learn a lot so to say. I'm not be shameful to change and learn to change in first place because if don't , kids will follow what I did. Not what they been told!!
My kids might only had basic knowledge in islamic studies. I don't put pressure on arabic, tafsit, hadith or even knowing the whole of islamic history. But, be firm with our faith and iman, look after our prayer doesn't matter what situation is what important. Doing dakwah from manner, ikram is somewhat important to me. I do not going into extreme too much, but put firm in what can destroy our yakin and iman.
I can let my kids to watch t.v on their own, to surf internet without me on their side, although I do watch their back, of course. But, I can say that although my kids are homeschool, not much interact with out side world and community, I know that when they go to college or university or in workign environment, they will not had a culture shock. They also will not hide things for me and will always share. Me and PS and MS can always be friends, not just mum and their pree teen kids. I'm so grateful that things did go as I wish at the moment.
I don't mind if behind in their curiculum, learning, exam and etc. But, I know that Insya Allah they should be able to grow up as a sensible teenager. Alhamdulillah....what a great things to see the effort all these year is showing up positively. The relationship between me and my pre teens kids is somewhat shake me up before. Looks like the start is turning into a great result and hope that this will continue..Seems like I feeling a bit sad now as I know soom they will go our on their own and venture into more bigger world. But, I do believe they will be able to make a sensible decision and know where they shouold go if they stuck..In these world now a days, looking at sensible teenager is so difficult. But, alhamdulillah, they working towards sensible and trusted one. They know what wrong and what's not right and which way they should had take if I'm not there.
Others just getting on with workbook mainly on Maths, English and Islamic studies. MS getting on workign independently more than before. He also can teach himself more than before and try to understand things before he ask. Although sometimes he still with his way which is leave the topic and jump to other if he stuck which make me telling him off couple of time! He's maturity seems growing and alhamdulillah seeing how PS and MS in pre teenage had become, make me feel so grateful. and do hope that this will continue to grow in positive way.
Something that I'm always scared and in dilemma before. I was tryign so hard to be really careful, pull and push nice and easy, and really playing games whish sometimes, I don't know if it will work or not. Or how the reaction and the decision going to be. But, having a pre teenager which growing to be matured, understanding more into their religion and also about surrounding area, their needs, their idea and their opinion but not contrast with the need of the religion is making me so happy at the moment.
Of course command had to be made sometimes or everytime, but they do understand their responsibility. They had emphty and trying to see the world in different mentality than what I used to see. Which is what I like. I want my kids to be better than me in a way of thinking, in handling their emotion and feeling especially. At the moment it seems work well. Of course, I had to start and change at first place and it was not easy.
Putting what is priority is also something that I want kids to learn. How to treat others, how to be independent, and be careful when dealing with things and had to follow what muamalat and muasyarat.
Hubby was very good in it and I had to learn a lot so to say. I'm not be shameful to change and learn to change in first place because if don't , kids will follow what I did. Not what they been told!!
My kids might only had basic knowledge in islamic studies. I don't put pressure on arabic, tafsit, hadith or even knowing the whole of islamic history. But, be firm with our faith and iman, look after our prayer doesn't matter what situation is what important. Doing dakwah from manner, ikram is somewhat important to me. I do not going into extreme too much, but put firm in what can destroy our yakin and iman.
I can let my kids to watch t.v on their own, to surf internet without me on their side, although I do watch their back, of course. But, I can say that although my kids are homeschool, not much interact with out side world and community, I know that when they go to college or university or in workign environment, they will not had a culture shock. They also will not hide things for me and will always share. Me and PS and MS can always be friends, not just mum and their pree teen kids. I'm so grateful that things did go as I wish at the moment.
I don't mind if behind in their curiculum, learning, exam and etc. But, I know that Insya Allah they should be able to grow up as a sensible teenager. Alhamdulillah....what a great things to see the effort all these year is showing up positively. The relationship between me and my pre teens kids is somewhat shake me up before. Looks like the start is turning into a great result and hope that this will continue..Seems like I feeling a bit sad now as I know soom they will go our on their own and venture into more bigger world. But, I do believe they will be able to make a sensible decision and know where they shouold go if they stuck..In these world now a days, looking at sensible teenager is so difficult. But, alhamdulillah, they working towards sensible and trusted one. They know what wrong and what's not right and which way they should had take if I'm not there.
Thursday, 15 October 2009
I should...
I should had made record on this blog now and again but it's seems that I had too many things to record in the internet. Too many website and blog to write, record and look after. Of course with Ramadan, eid, guest, illness, in and out and daily routine of laundry, cooking and cleaning make me left with not time.
We had been on learning on and off. There are more of informal learning, and unschooling and than we jump back on our workbook and reading now and again. Reading is not something that I'm worry about. Kids had plenty of library book for reading almost every week. We read aloud everyday or our taalim session.
I can say that I just don't have theme around or set of what lesson kids need to do. At the moment we on mindsprinting and also plenty of workbook. I don't actually worried as workbook has been design for their level and curriculum they need to learn and also mindsprinting has been design to what they need to learn.
PS is now waiting to confirm with tutor about her maths subject for Key stage 3 which I subscribe from oxford homeschool. I know one family who used oxford homeschool and already finish degree in maths with open university. This family got three daughters who homeschool once they start secondary school. I'm now waiting to get english and science for her and stilll doing a bit research for that. Also looking for art and design and IT. She insist to do Malay language as well , so there plenty for me to get for her.
S and MS is on plenty of workbook now and again. I wanted to get rid of lots of workbook I had before I go back into ed helper and enchanted learning and our own exercise book. At the moment is to revise and had a bit of a final touch for UK curriculum. As we did lots from enchanted learning and ed helper during last term. MS seems relax now with study expecially maths. Unschooling after my regime homeschool during last winter and spring, end of spring and summer and early autumn is a big unschooling for us and I think had done a good job. All pressure had go down, but what we had learn still there! Now we slowly go back into routine, and believe me, my regime of homeschool will be back when winter approach...hemmm...we need that. I like winter as this is the time where we sit tight and on workbook and worksheet unstoppable nearly the whole day. Busy and tight on schedule. But, once flower come out by spring next year, we will start to run around, forget about workbook, worksheet..except PS who need to get on as she will had exam coming not far from her later.
AS is halfway on year 2 scholar books which contain maths, english, science and geography. We only start after eid and not even everyday. So, no worries at all for him except I want him to start doing more writing story and spelling.
I try to record now and again even is small. I know that I had to, just time constrain. I think I love the combination of unschooling and schooling very much. But, of course I couldn't resist my regime homeschool. For me, it's the balance. Kids can have light homeschool, consideration will be taken and can be taken, but there are time when not everything easy and we had to cope. That's what I try to bring into our homeschool. And that's what me and my kids since they where born. They can ask what they want, what they think and their opinion, but, they can't have it all. There are time, they can be consider but also there are time, they can't. Because life is not as easy as we see in theory. But, not as hard as we think it can be. So, I try to strike to balance and mix with what real life is in our learning system and routine. Alhamdulillah, they might forward in some area and backward in some area in term of curriculum and learning activity. But, in everyday challenge, Insya Allah we all for up for everything that Allah spare for us..
We had been on learning on and off. There are more of informal learning, and unschooling and than we jump back on our workbook and reading now and again. Reading is not something that I'm worry about. Kids had plenty of library book for reading almost every week. We read aloud everyday or our taalim session.
I can say that I just don't have theme around or set of what lesson kids need to do. At the moment we on mindsprinting and also plenty of workbook. I don't actually worried as workbook has been design for their level and curriculum they need to learn and also mindsprinting has been design to what they need to learn.
PS is now waiting to confirm with tutor about her maths subject for Key stage 3 which I subscribe from oxford homeschool. I know one family who used oxford homeschool and already finish degree in maths with open university. This family got three daughters who homeschool once they start secondary school. I'm now waiting to get english and science for her and stilll doing a bit research for that. Also looking for art and design and IT. She insist to do Malay language as well , so there plenty for me to get for her.
S and MS is on plenty of workbook now and again. I wanted to get rid of lots of workbook I had before I go back into ed helper and enchanted learning and our own exercise book. At the moment is to revise and had a bit of a final touch for UK curriculum. As we did lots from enchanted learning and ed helper during last term. MS seems relax now with study expecially maths. Unschooling after my regime homeschool during last winter and spring, end of spring and summer and early autumn is a big unschooling for us and I think had done a good job. All pressure had go down, but what we had learn still there! Now we slowly go back into routine, and believe me, my regime of homeschool will be back when winter approach...hemmm...we need that. I like winter as this is the time where we sit tight and on workbook and worksheet unstoppable nearly the whole day. Busy and tight on schedule. But, once flower come out by spring next year, we will start to run around, forget about workbook, worksheet..except PS who need to get on as she will had exam coming not far from her later.
AS is halfway on year 2 scholar books which contain maths, english, science and geography. We only start after eid and not even everyday. So, no worries at all for him except I want him to start doing more writing story and spelling.
I try to record now and again even is small. I know that I had to, just time constrain. I think I love the combination of unschooling and schooling very much. But, of course I couldn't resist my regime homeschool. For me, it's the balance. Kids can have light homeschool, consideration will be taken and can be taken, but there are time when not everything easy and we had to cope. That's what I try to bring into our homeschool. And that's what me and my kids since they where born. They can ask what they want, what they think and their opinion, but, they can't have it all. There are time, they can be consider but also there are time, they can't. Because life is not as easy as we see in theory. But, not as hard as we think it can be. So, I try to strike to balance and mix with what real life is in our learning system and routine. Alhamdulillah, they might forward in some area and backward in some area in term of curriculum and learning activity. But, in everyday challenge, Insya Allah we all for up for everything that Allah spare for us..
Tuesday, 15 September 2009
A very long holiday
A very looonggggggggg holiday we had...yes...
But, still we not leaving or on holiday all the time. I think, we have been on unschooling time because kids had learn a lots...by unschooling. By no paper, no worksheet and no workbook. They had gain so much knowledge, which is especially by watching documentary. I think, if they lost in the forest, Insya Allah they should be able to survive.
We had actually start doing some experiment, worksheet and workbook since the start of ramadhan. I don't push too much as all my kids is fasting plus, it's a long fasting day. AS which I don't expect him to keep his fasting for many days had manage to fast except one day, alhamdulillah. Even though he saying that he hungry, but we don't want to break his fast even I ask him too. He wake up for suhur and eat a lots..I can say then normal. He even say that he need to eat a lots so he don't feel hungry! Subhana Allah. Bless Him! :)
Kids, did some science experiment with lots of science kits we had, They did rocket blast. Body bits, and lots of other experiment and write down in their experiment book. We also try to finish all islamic studies book before we moved to the next level especially for AS and S. S had finish her Iqra workbook. MS go on the next level but not S yet. All of them had been keeping up with their taraweeh prayer except AS and S miss couple of days when they fall as sleep.
Overall, we been starting on our homeschool now and again. We also started on our mindsprinting. I get all kids to do their test again and start from there. Also we try to finish whatever workbook we have as for English, Maths and Science. I get workbook for MS from car boot which is History and Geography. And he been doing so well with both of that. Just I need him to revise on UK curriculum on that both subject. Even though we don't formally learn a lots about particular topic, but by watching documentaries had gain him so much knowledge and enable him to understand easily. I had to say when it's come to science, Geography and History, I had to listen to them and I will be teach by them than me teaching them. So, I had to surrender on that and love unschooling method on all that three subject. They had gain knowledge far better then me had to teach them.
We don't do much activity even for islamic studies, but we did lots of talking. PS as usual on his Taaklimul Quran course from Al Huda every day , Monday to Friday. As Ad Duha now sell e boos, looks like it's a big opportunity for me to get more resource form there which I love it. Especially for PS as she can work independently. She is very good in work independently and doing assignment. Also after eid, I will get her a distance learning for English, Maths, Science and ICT. For KS3. Alhamdulillah, my business had enable me to provide more for kids homeschool. Especially for PS as she can work independently better and also with distance learning.
I can just concentrate with others and soon MS will start as well. Then this will allowed me to concentrate on the other two and give more time for them. The big two, I can just observe, alhamdulillah.
So, we will get back on homeschool routine soon, after eid. We will be busy as we had guest already make a plan for having eid with us. Also we will invited couple of close people, Isya Allah. Alhamdulillah, syukur tu Allah enable us to go though this fasting month easily even it's longer day. Especially for kids.
But, still we not leaving or on holiday all the time. I think, we have been on unschooling time because kids had learn a lots...by unschooling. By no paper, no worksheet and no workbook. They had gain so much knowledge, which is especially by watching documentary. I think, if they lost in the forest, Insya Allah they should be able to survive.
We had actually start doing some experiment, worksheet and workbook since the start of ramadhan. I don't push too much as all my kids is fasting plus, it's a long fasting day. AS which I don't expect him to keep his fasting for many days had manage to fast except one day, alhamdulillah. Even though he saying that he hungry, but we don't want to break his fast even I ask him too. He wake up for suhur and eat a lots..I can say then normal. He even say that he need to eat a lots so he don't feel hungry! Subhana Allah. Bless Him! :)
Kids, did some science experiment with lots of science kits we had, They did rocket blast. Body bits, and lots of other experiment and write down in their experiment book. We also try to finish all islamic studies book before we moved to the next level especially for AS and S. S had finish her Iqra workbook. MS go on the next level but not S yet. All of them had been keeping up with their taraweeh prayer except AS and S miss couple of days when they fall as sleep.
Overall, we been starting on our homeschool now and again. We also started on our mindsprinting. I get all kids to do their test again and start from there. Also we try to finish whatever workbook we have as for English, Maths and Science. I get workbook for MS from car boot which is History and Geography. And he been doing so well with both of that. Just I need him to revise on UK curriculum on that both subject. Even though we don't formally learn a lots about particular topic, but by watching documentaries had gain him so much knowledge and enable him to understand easily. I had to say when it's come to science, Geography and History, I had to listen to them and I will be teach by them than me teaching them. So, I had to surrender on that and love unschooling method on all that three subject. They had gain knowledge far better then me had to teach them.
We don't do much activity even for islamic studies, but we did lots of talking. PS as usual on his Taaklimul Quran course from Al Huda every day , Monday to Friday. As Ad Duha now sell e boos, looks like it's a big opportunity for me to get more resource form there which I love it. Especially for PS as she can work independently. She is very good in work independently and doing assignment. Also after eid, I will get her a distance learning for English, Maths, Science and ICT. For KS3. Alhamdulillah, my business had enable me to provide more for kids homeschool. Especially for PS as she can work independently better and also with distance learning.
I can just concentrate with others and soon MS will start as well. Then this will allowed me to concentrate on the other two and give more time for them. The big two, I can just observe, alhamdulillah.
So, we will get back on homeschool routine soon, after eid. We will be busy as we had guest already make a plan for having eid with us. Also we will invited couple of close people, Isya Allah. Alhamdulillah, syukur tu Allah enable us to go though this fasting month easily even it's longer day. Especially for kids.
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