Kindergarten Curriculum Lesson Plan - 2011/2012 - Week 31

Islaamic Studies
• Revision

English
• Grammar – Quantifiers
• Jolly Phonics Revision

Science / Social Studies
• Outer Space  - http://www.gscdn.org/library/cms/14/14414.pdf
• Sun - http://www.gscdn.org/library/cms/26/14426.pdf
http://www.gscdn.org/library/cms/24/14724.pdf
• Moon - http://www.gscdn.org/library/cms/27/14727.pdf
• Star - http://www.gscdn.org/library/cms/29/14429.pdf
• Planets - http://www.superteacherworksheets.com/space/solarsystem-scav-hunt_WMTTD.pdf
http://bogglesworldesl.com/kids_worksheets/solarsystem.htm



Maths
• MEP Year 1


Arabic
• Reading and Revision

Cupcakes!

So finally for the first time in my life only because of Maimoonah we made my first cupcakes ever today! Alhamdulillaah! The happiness I saw in her was far greater than making it. Subhanallaah, she enjoyed every bit of it and learnt a lot too.

I used a variety of recipes from this book and the internet and combined them according to what was available at home.

I wrote down the recipe in a piece of paper and gave Maimoonah and asked her to read each item and the quantity for me to get ready with. Then assembled all ingredients and the things needed.

Then the rest is below!

Ready to go into the oven.

Then the icing for it. We made chocolate and strawberry! 

The first batch got a little burnt lol! But Maashaa Allaah we enjoy burnt stuff a little too!

But the second batch came out nice. Alhamdulillaah!

Icing top over it!!!

Yum Yum ! It was very soft and tasty Maashaa Allaah!

 Stored and kept for snack Inshaa Allaah!

 

 So I guess our baking journey has started Inshaa Allaah!

Kindergarten Curriculum Summary - Week 27 & 28

Islaamic Studies

• Seerah - Sahaabah - We used this and this and learnt about the Merits of the Sahabah and recorded. She learnt the defenition of the Sahabi, the difference between Muhaajir and the Ansar, and the Traits of the Sahabah. After I told her who a sahabi is I asked her to name a female sahabiya and a male sahabi. She said "Maimoonah bint Al haarith and Umar bin Al Khattab". : )It was nice to know that she remembers Ummahaathul Mu'mineen and the 10 promised Jannah! 

 

We also read and discussed the Darul Kitab book on "In the way of the Sahabah". Explained to her the difficulties each one of them went through for the sake of Islaam, and how they fought for the sake of Allaah, the noble chatrcters they possessed and that they were the best of people after the Prophets and the Messengers. And that they are our role models and we should try to be like them Inshaa Allaah! 

 

English

• Grammar - We did Past and Present tense.

 

 

 

• Grammar  - We also learnt about Gerunds and she did the activities. (one activity had something about a witch a crooked man, so refused to do that )

 

 

 

• Spelling and Writing  - She does not like dictation to be written on the book. And I have not done any formal spelling lessons with her. So I just tried the Jolly Phonics words with her. First I asked her to read all the words on the page and she could read all of them without a problem. Then I said we will play a spelling bee game and this was interesting for her. I randomly picked up words and asked her to write on the whiteboard. I was surprised that she actually knew the spellings for most of the words, mostly through reading I guess!!! This way was fun! As usual made her win the game!!!

Science

• Push and Pull  - 
• Float and Sink - http://www.ummmaimoonahrecords.blogspot.com/2012/06/push-pull-float-sink.html
• Material and Magnet  -  http://www.ummmaimoonahrecords.blogspot.com/2012/06/materials-magnet.html 

Maths

• MEP - Subtraction. She is a little slow is subtracting, I guess as she is used to addition more. Also still did not teach her minus values Inshaa Allaah, will have to introduce the number line as suggested by sister Umm Sumayya so that she will understand Inshaa Allaah!

 

Arabic

• We continued with Flashing the cards and reading. This time it was a hide and seek game. The person hides the face and shows the card and if read correctly then you seek for the hidden face. You can imagine the giggles right!! But the job got done! New sets of cards as well as the old ones were read without a fuss!

 

• Verbs - we are still continuing with verbs. This week I took out an Arabic Reading book and asked her to read and identify the verbs. she was good!

 

Getting Ready for Ramadhaan!!!!

So Ramadhaan is just around the corner once again Alhamdulillaah! This year Maimoonah will be 5 years old in Ramadhaan and hope to fast with us Inshaa Allaah. Summer days are longer but I guess she will be able to manage by the mercy of Allaah. I am not sure if she would fast the whole month, but we can try Inshaa Allaah!

So since she would be fasting this year I do not want to burden her with lot of activities. I want to keep it simple but informative. So I am in the process of collecting information and thinking and jotting down what are the activities we would do. Hence I would like to share some of the stuff I have found useful so far, so that you all could benefit with your kids.

For all what we have done last few Ramadhaan you can go to this link and get some ideas and resources Inshaa Allaah! Also on the right hand side of my blog you will find many links on Ramadhaan from which we have benefited and still benefiting. 

Ramadhaan Activity Pack

Inshaa Allaah another good news for you all! Myself and sister Fehmida from Smart Ark are hoping to put out an exciting Ramadhaan Activity Pack for 5 - 8 year olds  which will be available for free before Ramadhaan Inshaa Allaah. You will have activities on Grammar, Arabic, Geography, Maths, Islaamic Studies, Cooking, Sewing etc etc all based on Ramadhaan Insha Allaah. I hope and pray that Allaah accepts this small effort from us. Aameen and we hope all of you will benefit with your kids this Ramadhaan. Will keep you all posted! So look out!

For the younger kids sister Umm An Nu'man did a wonderful Ramadhaan Activity Pack last year and you can download it here Inshaa Allaah.

Here are some of the other things you can do and if you check out my Ramadhaan link of the last few years you will find the links for all of these. 

• Ramadhaan Journal
• Ramadhaan Bulletin Board
• Ramadhaan and Eid Crafts
• Ramadhaan Lap Book
• Ramadhaan Arts and Crafts Challenge

Will post our Ramadhaan Schedule when we have finalised everything Inshaa Allaah! What are your plans for this Ramadhaan?!

Materials / Magnet

Materials
We learnt about Different Materials. We used the Encyclopaedia and read about different types of Materials, like metals, glass, plastic and so on.

 

We used the Smart Start Science Book and did the activities on Materials. I asked her to find different items made with different Materials around the house.

 

Magnet

This was so much one. She really enjoyed all the activities and kept experimenting for sometime even after we finished this lesson.

We used the encyclopaedia and learnt about Magnets.

I asked her to read the above and find all the things she can see on it and collect on the tray.

Then I asked her to write down the items she collected on the book. Before doing the experiment, I asked her to think and tell if those items she has written were Magnetic or Non Magnetic. I wrote the answers she told me on the side. Then I let her experiment and right down the correct answers.

 

She did the Activities on the workbook.

 

We also used the DK worksheets which could be downloaded here to learn something more on Magnets. We learnt that there are many shapes of Magnets available.

She did the worksheet while experimenting.

 

We also learnt that Magnet Attracts and Repels. This was really fun for her. Taught her the North Pole and the South Pole and she did the activities.

And Finally we learnt that Magnets are Forceful and she was checking which magnet was stronger and forceful out of the magnets she had.