Calendar Ideas for Primary Students

Farhana was asking me what we do with our calendar. My daughter has learned the days of the week and knows how to say the date properly. She reads them and recites them every day and then we do a weather chart in our book. I think it would help if all of this were visible on a constant basis, so I am thinking of setting up a bulletin board with everything in our classroom hallway. Ours is pretty large and I may scale it down a bit or buy a pocket chart of some sort just to conserve space. Here are some ideas for you at teachingheart.net.

I would like to set up some sort of Ramadan countdown to Eid chart, like this Ramadan Advent Calendar.

There's also the Islamic Calendar at Yemen Links.

InshaALLAH this helps! Read More...

Elementary/Middle School Books

If you are near Etobicoke, there is an ad on Craigslist for books...they just ask for a donation to their library. The link is here. Read More...

Are These Groups Still Around?

I was wondering if anyone knows if these groups are still around:

The Home Educated Muslims

Toronto Muslim Homeschoolers

and Al-Manar Homeschoolers Foundation

I've emailed them and if I get a response, I will keep you posted, InshaALLAH. Read More...

Okay, so here's what I'm thinking

Four chairs from here in the blue-green; a table from Staples - one that folds and can get out of the way if we need the floor,and bookshelves from...I don't know! I just want this one but I don't want to spend so much on it. Read More...