Homemade Clay Allah Ring
We love thinking of new ways to be creative. Here’s the latest project! Our 11-year-old aspiring fashion designer rolled out some play-clay. She flattened it into the Arabic letters for “Allah.” After doing that, she burnt it in fire so it could harden. While it was still hot, she brushed olive oil on top of [...]
Life in Gaza: Homemade Wrapper Flowers
Our Qur’an teacher’s 76-year-old mother gave us this beautiful flower arrangement that she makes by hand. The shiny blue wrappers are the foils found inside cigarette boxes. She even showed my girls and I how she rolls the petals (folded blue wrapper) around an air freshener bottle, takes string and winds it around the foil [...]
A Teacher’s First Experience with Young Sunday School Students
Motivating young children isn’t easy. Especially in a Sunday school that occurs once a week. This is the first year I took on the challenge of teaching students both Qur’anic Studies and Islamic Studies. In this post I would like to focus on the tactics I use and have been taught from elders on how [...]
Good News from the Famigo Family
The Famigo-world has some big news they wanted to share with us: the Famigo Sandbox app officially came out of beta! This smart phone app allows parents to make sure their tech-savvy kids are using phones in ways that are best for them, keeping their phone environment family-friendly. Their video below says it all. Check it [...]
Bringing Together 2 Great Educational Programs By Winning a Family Contest
Asalaamu Alaykum everyone! May peace be upon you. We’re very excited to share with you our good news! As the title says, we as the Sabra family were able to bring together two great educational programs, Ohanarama and New Havens Reads by winning a family contest! Each month, the online social-networking site for families, Ohanarama, hosts a contest [...]
Being Stubborn Can be Good for a Kid
Here is a great blog post that was recently shared with us. It’s entitled “8 Reasons Being Stubborn Can be Good for a Kid.” I read it with the girls, and we all chuckled. Just seeing the picture on the right side made us smile! The post highlights 8 reasons being stubborn–a traditionally frowned-upon characteristic–can actually [...]
Homeschool Routine For Young Children
Parents have asked me in the past how our typical homeschool day looks and how I get my children (under 5-years-old) into the homeschool groove. The Key is Consistency Your homeschool might not be as beneficial as it could be unless you have a routine. If you are consistent in doing things in a certain order, the children will [...]
“In A Nutshell” AboutOne’s Monthly Newsletter
Staying Organized with AboutOne Asalaamu Alaykum everyone! I thought it would be nice to share “In A Nutshell” by AboutOne. The girls and I are AboutOne’s customers and use their services to store our homeschooling information and stay organized. Read the Newsletter Check out this link to read the newsletter in which “The Sabra Sisters” [...]
Fun Tips for Kids to Learn a New Language
Learning another language is hard…yet, it can be really fun! Here are some things you can do to make learning the new language more fun when your visiting a new country, and/or with people who speak the native language: Learn hand games to learn simple rhymes and rhythm of basic words. It also helps you [...]
Getting Kids Started with Online Technology
Asalaamu Alaykum! I’ve recently written a blog post for Famigo. The post is entitled “Getting Kids Started with Online Technology” and discusses things like internet safety and getting children interested in emailing, blogging, instant messaging, and more. My girls enjoy the Internet world, and have their own blogging site, Kid Bloggers Club, so I thought [...]
