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UmIbrahim 2006/2007 Preschool Daily Schedule |
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | |
| 8:00 | Breakfast Dress Up | Breakfast Dress Up | Breakfast Dress Up | Breakfast Dress Up |
| 8:30 | Watch Arabic Cartoons | Watch Arabic Cartoons | Watch Arabic Cartoons | Watch Arabic Cartoons |
| 9:00 | Free Play | Free Play | Free Play | Free Play |
| 9:30 | Qur’an | Qur’an | Qur’an IslamicStudies | Qur’an |
| 9:45 | Tafseer | Tawhid Series | Arabic Alphabet | Qur’an/Islam Activity |
| 10:00 | Arabic Alphabet | Arabic Alphabet | Math(shape) | Arabic Alphabet(review activity) |
| 10:30 | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch |
| 11:00 | Math(number) | Math(color) | Library | Math(review activity) |
| 11:30 | Dhuhr Prayer | Dhuhr Prayer | Library | Dhuhr Prayer |
| 11:45 | Outdoor Play | Outdoor Play | Library | Outdoor Play |
| 12:00 | End | End | End | End |
As for Dhuhr prayer, i have them pray 2 rak'ah sunnah with me. Then they play quietly in the corner where i have a box with some toys while i pray Dhuhr in peace. Took me a while to find a solution for this but finally worked something out. Because Dhuhr prayer is a silent one, and a full 4 rak'ahs. The sunnah prayer one can recite aloud which keeps their attention and they can recite with me. And 2 rak'ahs is just short enough for them to stand for. And i give them a kiss and a hug if they keep praying until the taslim. They have their own big girl/ big boy rug and scarf/ kufi. I have those small prayer rugs but they feel 'big' with the big ones.
Also, lunch is early in the schedule because they often have a light breakfast and are hungry by that time and i don't want to fill them up with snacks and then lunch time would come and they wouldn't eat but a little of their food. So i switched it around.
The outdoor play time was a much larger block of time earlier in the year when the weather was nicer. It's gotten cold here so i've shortened it and moved it to noon time when it's a bit warmer and the sun is strong.
Um Ibrahim 2006/2007 Preschool Plan for the Year
QUR’AN & TAFSEER
Month 1 – Fatihah
Month 2 – Naas
Month 3 – Falaq
Month 4 – Ikhlas
Month 5 – Masad
Month 6 – Nasr
Month 7 – Kafiroon
Month 8 – Kawthar
Month 1 – Shahada
Month 2 – Du’a for Sleeping
Du’a for Waking
Month 3 – Du’a for Dressing
Month 4 – Du’a for Before & After Eating
Month 5 – Du’a for Sneezing
Month 6 – Du’a for Leaving the House
Month 7 – Du’a for Riding in a Vehicle
Month 8 – Du’a for Entering Home
TAWHEED SERIES
Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4
Month 1 – Allah, Shirk, Tawheed, Review
Month 2 – Al-‘Alameen, con’t, Al-Ghaib, Review
Month 3 –Kutub, Nabeeyeen, Yawm AlQiyamah,Review
Month 4 – Jannah, Jahannam, Du’a, Review
Month 5 – Salat, Zakat, Saum, Review
Month 6 – Hajj, Jihad, Isti’aanah, Review
Month 7 – Tawakkul, Dhabh, Nathr, Review
Month 8 – Al-Khabeer, Al-‘Adl, Al-Aziz, Review
ARABIC
Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4
Month 1 – Alif, Ba, Ta, Tha
Month 2 – Jeem, Hha, Kha, Review
Month 3 – Dal, Thal, Ra, Zay
Month 4 – Seen, Sheen, Saad, Dhaad
Month 5 – Review, Tta, Thah, ‘Ayn
Month 6 – Ghayn, Fa, Qaf, Review
Month 7 – Kaf, Lam, Meem, Noon
Month 8 – Ha, Waw, Ya, Review
MATH
Numbers , Colors Shape
Month 1 – Wahid, Ithnan, Thalatha, Ahmar & Asfar, Daairah
Month 2 – Arba’a, Khamsa, Azraq & Akhdar, Murabba’
Month 3 – Sitta, Sab’a, Thamaniya, Burtuqali & Arjuwani, Muthalath
Month 4 – Tis’ah, ‘Ashara Review, Mustateel
Month 5 – Ihdash, Ithnash, Talatash, Bunee & Zahree, Nijmeh
Month 6 – Arba’tash, Khamstash, Ramadi & Mushmushi, Hilaal
Month 7 – Sittash, Sabatash, Tamintash, Aswad & Abyad, Baydawi
Month 8 – Tisatash, ‘Ishreen, Review, Qalb
(2 to 3 numbers a month, two colors a month, and one shape a month)
A homeschooling post is long overdue!
This curriculum is based on Ad-Duha Institute ALP Preschool Curriculum, but the Arabic & Math are re-arranged into shorter daily lessons & also the english parts of the curriculum (letters/numbers/shapes/colors) were removed and will inshaAllah be done next year but i'm focusing this year on Arabic only. Alhamdulillah it has been a lifesaver to have a curriculum to go by and not having to do it on my own.
The Qur'an is taught through Baba Salam laptop & Islamway kids recitation.
Tafseer, in an easy language, is provided in the lesson manual. I just discuss it with them while they are playing because a 3 yr old can't really just sit still and listen to tafseer.
The Tawhid lessons are given in a Ad-Duha workbook where the lessons are taught through stories of a little girl and boy with a page to color of an object from the story.
Islamic Studies is really just teaching the various daily du'as. Also use Baba Salam laptop which comes with the package.
Arabic, i am making my own worksheets. They only provide flashcards, software, activity ideas, and arts & crafts supplies. I arranged the curriculum as you see above, they have a totally different way. I felt it is important to have Arabic everyday, not once a week. And it was too much for my son to learn 3 letters a week.
Math, i am also making my own worksheets. Their worksheets are too difficult for a normal 3 yr. old. (this ALP program is geared towards gifted children so it's really intense). I also arranged the curriculum so that Math is once a day and in smaller pieces.
My ability to re-arrange was helped be removing the english sections which gave me room to expand the arabic sections into smaller chunks. Hopefully next year i can use the curriculum as is - if they learn the arabic well enough this year, then next year it will be just like a review and practicing their writing skills more, and the new info will be the english letters/numbers/colors/shapes inshaAllah. Then they will be ready for Kindergarten.
