Yep, still working on filling our Arabic wall up to help all my children learn arabic,insha Allah

I printed this one from IBB again! *smile*

It was presented as a strip type visual learning aid that you would ordinarily use to surround your classroom wall, but as usual I always have to change everything! lol

I presented it to my children in a "poster like" way. I just found it better for my young children to see it more eye level and put together than far up near the ceiling as it would traditionally be. The strip printed well and was easy to put together, masha Allah.

My littles are now expanding their arabic vocabulary, Alhamdulilah!






Enjoy!

In working with out Hijri Calendar we have also put together an Arabic weather wheel.

This is similar to our Fasting Day Cycle we did during Ramadan last year and plan on using again this Ramadan, insha Allah.

Here is how it turned out...

I also 'laminated" the weather wheel so it will last us a little longer than normal.

Oh, I think I forgot to mention how I laminated the wheel. I don't yet have a laminator although I have wanted one for soooo long it has not fit our budget just yet, insha Allah one day!

I used clear contact paper to cover the entire wheel as I did with our calendar and numbers too. It does the job, masha Allah.

You can also print this weather wheel over at Islamic Bulletin Boards .

I hope you enjoy making one of your own and putting together a morning circle time in arabic with the little ones too.

Here is what our Arabic wall has started looking like....



Here is what the other side of our classroom looks like for now...


I change this wall up frequently! Right now since my 2 yr old has included himself in our homechool I placed some posters up for him to "busy" himself with...lol

Have you shared your classroom environment in your blog?

I would love to see....

I would also like to know if any of you have any new ideas you would like to share or for us over at IBB to help you with. We still have so much in the works and on hold but always looking for more ideas to make your visit at IBB a pleasant one!

As Salaamu Alaykum Wa Rahmahtuallahi Wa Barakatuh!

It has truly been busy over in our home! I haven't posted in forever to share all we have been doing. I so do apologize! Sometimes we just need to take a break!

We have been homeschooling and working very hard over here, just haven't posted anything!

I am back and have some things to start sharing again, masha Allah.

Sometime ago The older girls and I made a Hijri Calendar that was so fun,but through the weather of using it we no longer have it working for us anymore!

I know you all know that I wasn't going to go long without having one in full practice in our home again right?

Here we go....................

Here is our calendar in the works!

Completed!







Okay, where did I get this calendar so you can print one out and customize it so you can use it in your classroom you ask?

Go on over to  Islamic Bulletin Boards and print yours today! I was going to print ours on Yellow cardstock but totally forgot to! By the time I hit the print button it was too late for me to change my mind. I ended up coloring it in on my own and it paid off since I was able to leave the inside white.

I printed the headers in color since I liked the look of it but it's also available in black and white if you choose.

I also 'laminated' the calendar this time so it will last us longer...lol.

I bought some velcro circles and placed them behind the numbers and on the calendar so they can be changed each month.

This was definately a time consuming project for me, but well worth it and I am happy with the end result!




I hope you enjoy it and make one of your own, insha Allah.

The Littles have been doing alot of work on their arabic so I thought I would put together and interactive arabic alphabet board for them. I have found that in the past, activities for the kids learning projects work really well. Hands on fun!

This is the entire board.

I made this board by using cardboad that i recycled from things I bought around the house or you can buy posterboard and use that.

I then printed the letters out in black and glued them onto cardboard. while i waited for those to dry i glued colored paper to the cardboard.

I used a utility knife to cut the letters out and used cut popsicle sticks or craft sticks to the letters that had pieces to them or you can use toothpicks.

I bought adhesive velcro dots and adhered them to each letter. For the board part I first put clear packing tape in the areas where I was going to place the velcro so when I pulled it off and on it wouldn't tear the paper. I did the same for the back of each letter as well.


Here is the board where you can see the velcro dots.

Here are the letters

Here is where my 3 year old is using the board!




This was a very time cosuming project that my zawj had suggested. I did one a few years back but it was a little more simple and ended up not being interactive. After having that one up for as long as I did, I decided to redo and revamp and it was so well worth the time. I am loving how much the kids are using it! Masha Allah.

Since we're working on arabic in our home, I wanted to make it more realistic and keep a visual close to the kids.

We have used the regular English alphabet desk strips in the past, so I thought to make a fun arabic one.

Here is what it looks like:


Here is the file if you want to use it in your classroom too

Arabic Desk Strip

Enjoy teaching!

More arabic practice in our house! I put together an arabic color matching file folder game similar to our paintbrush matching file folder.

Here are a few pics of our game:

The entire layout of the game

The pockets that hold the crayons


folder with out crayons in pockets


The crayons


Crayons and pocket up close

I have two versions to offer

Color

Black & White


Enjoy!

It's almost Ramadan insha Allah and I have been finalizing activities to keep the little ones busy,insha Allah.


We have done a few things for arabic practice during the month and currclicks freebie of the week sure couldn't have come at a better time,masha Allah.


They have posted the neatest little arabic blocks to learn the alphabet and some arabic vocabulary,masha Allah. The arabic blocks actually come from Al Tilmeedh Publications which I have looked at and they also have some nice things if you subscribe to them you get access to their products.


Here are our blocks which we printed on colored cardstock, then I glued them to cereal boxes to make them more durable ( they will be handled by little heavy hands) then I used some clear packing tape to keep them from being ripped up.