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As we're getting more involved with math, my daughter needs more practice. Singapore Math's workbooks are excellent because she gets lots of practice doing the same thing time and time again.




I like that she can do some of the pages and check her answers by herself.



However, she still needs loads of practice, so I've taken note of her weaknesses and generated worksheets from SuperKids Math with only the problems that she hasn't memorized. I feel that she should be doing this much faster and the solution is just drills, drills, drills.

She's doing well with her Islamic Studies. We're still in book one of Muhammad Rasulullah The Last Prophet(Sallalahu alayhi wa salaam).




She thinks it's fun and she's learning a bit of vocabulary here and there.





Phonics is mostly good. She's practicing her sentence writing and for some reason, she's being a bit lazy about capital letters and her penmanship could use a bit of work, so I might have to get her to do a bit of copywork - probably from a book.




She's also working hard on her Qur'an with my husband, mashaALLAH. He's gotten her halfway through Ayatul Kursi. Read More...

Still here

It has been a few days since my last post, hasn't it? We're still hanging in there and we are getting ready for the baby, InshaALLAH. It's getting harder for me these days with the frequency of midwifery appointments and keeping the kids entertained and learning. I am the only one at home with the kids these days (mother-in-law is gone during the day), so the little one is really giving me work to do!

I am keeping my oldest busy with math worksheets and copywork pages from Worksheet works on those days when it seems that nothing can be accomplished.



It's funny how I still find time to knit though. Usually, it takes me forever to get something made, but I've been really productive lately.



These little wool soakers are nice and snugly for the new baby and they take no time at all to knit. This one is "The 1932 Soaker Pattern".


This one is the Ottobre Design Pattern. It took about four hours to make.



I received our new phonics/reading programs some time ago, by the way. I will have to give you some feedback soon, InshaALLAH. Just a warning, they stick some non-Islamic dawah in the box as a "courtesy",so if you order from them, don't be surprised.

Take care! Read More...