Our Doodling Toolbox: Resources for Parents and Educators 🧰🎨
Bismillah: Over the years, we developed various tools and resources to make Quranic learning engaging for our children. As other families expressed interest in our methods, we decided to compile these resources into a comprehensive t...
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The Power of Reflection: Connecting Daily Life with Quranic Lessons 🌅✨
Bismillah: As our homeschooling journey progressed, we recognized the profound impact of daily reflection in deepening our connection to the Quran. By taking time each day to reflect on our experiences and relate them back to Quranic...
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The Struggles We Faced: Balancing Faith, Education, and Daily Life 🏡🌟
Bismillah: As we continued our homeschooling journey with four children, we encountered challenges that tested our patience, creativity, and faith. Balancing the demands of educating our children while ensuring that our home remained...
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Why Doodling Works: Cognitive Benefits of Drawing and Learning 🧠🎨
Bismillah: As our doodling sessions continued to be a favorite in our homeschooling routine, we began noticing the cognitive benefits that this creative activity brought to our children’s learning experience. Doodling wasn’t just abo...
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The Great Experiment: Past Homeschooling & Keeping its Spirit alive 🏡📚
Bismillah: By mid-2013, our homeschooling journey had all but ended but the spirit in itself had expanded to include all four of our children—Syauqi, Nurin, Hilwaa, and little Qoyis. With each child at different stages of learning, t...
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Doodling: Using Art to Internalize Quranic Teachings 🎨🌟
Bismillah: As we continued our Quranic journey, we discovered that doodling was not just a fun activity for our children but a powerful tool for internalizing Quranic teachings. By turning stories and lessons into art, our children w...
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Lessons from the Prophet’s Companions: Teaching Values Through Stories 📚🌟
Bismillah: As our children continued to grow, we sought new ways to instill strong Islamic values in their hearts. We turned to the stories of the Prophet’s Companions (Sahabah), whose lives were filled with lessons of courage, faith...
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Qoyis Joins the Family: Introducing Quran to the Youngest Learner 👶🌟
Bismillah: In July 2014, our family was blessed with the arrival of our fourth child, Qoyis. With three older siblings already on their Quranic journey, we were excited to introduce our newest addition to the teachings of the Quran f...
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Expanding the Curriculum: Science and Geography Through the Quran 🌍🔍
Bismillah: As we continued to homeschool our children, we saw an opportunity to expand their curriculum beyond Quranic stories and lessons. We wanted to introduce them to science and geography through the lens of the Quran, helping t...
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Impart: Sharing Our Journey with Other Families 🌍📚
Bismillah: As we reflected on our first year of homeschooling, we felt a growing desire to share our experiences with other families. We had learned so much and developed methods that brought the Quran to life for our children. We re...
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