good tree montessori homeschool

this is GREAT! subhanAllah!
ad-duha institute provides
a simplified tafsir (explanation) of the last 10 surahs of the Quran;
“Full color, illustrated, paperback” with “21-30 pages” in each book.

other surahs are available as well.
one set has all of juz Amma
(the last 30th of the Quran)
and al-Fatiha.

when my girls were in school in amman
they had a workbook like this
that went through each surah,
line by line,
putting a visual with each verse,
explaining its meaning.
i have only seen the samples that ad-duha has on its web site,
but this looks similar in intent.

take a look in their bookstore for other goodies, inshaAllah.

sanaa is often eager to make wudhu
in order to read quran or make salat.
we decided to make her own wudhu chart
so she could do it independently and at her convenience.

i took a picture of sanaa
in every step of making wudhu (ablutions) for salat (prayer)
including the bismillah in the beginning
and the shahada at the end.

each step is represented as a row
in a three column table
that includes the step number,
name and, if necessary, number of times
the step is done,
and its corresponding picture.

i cut each row out in strips
and she glued them in order on a separate piece of poster board,
reviewing the steps as she went along.
she labeled her chart,
and then we put the chart in a place
where she could easily see it whenever she makes wudhu.

now if she forgets a step
she can just reference the chart.
her wudhu chart shows her
that SHE knows how to make wudhu,
personalizing, and inshaAllah internalizing, the ritual.

bismillahir-rahmanir-rahim:
rooted
and firmly fixed
in islam
with the intention
of bearing good fruit
in this world
while looking for the reward
in the hereafter.

ameen.

أَلَمْ تَرَ كَيْفَ ضَرَبَ اللّهُ مَثَلاً كَلِمَةً طَيِّبَةً كَشَجَرةٍ طَيِّبَةٍ أَصْلُهَا ثَابِتٌ وَفَرْعُهَا فِي السَّمَاء
تُؤْتِي أُكُلَهَا كُلَّ حِينٍ بِإِذْنِ رَبِّهَا وَيَضْرِبُ اللّهُ الأَمْثَالَ لِلنَّاسِ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَتَذَكَّرُون

Art thou not aware how God sets forth the parable of a good word? [It is] like a good tree, firmly rooted, [reaching out] with its branches towards the sky, yielding its fruit at all times by its Sustainer’s leave. And [thus it is that] God propounds parables unto men,’ so that they might bethink themselves [of the truth].

holy quran, surah 14 [ibrahim]: ayat 24-25