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How We Use Thinking Tree Funschooling and Schoolnest Journals in Our Homeschool

April 29, 2023 prayersandcrayons 0 Comments

Journaling Has Helped Add Creativity to Our Homeschool Routine I’ve always been a fan of journaling since childhood. I recently learned about different ways to add them to our homeschool routine. We primarily use the journals from Thinking Tree ( https://www.funschooling.com/) and Schoolnest (https://www.theschoolnest.com/). Thinking Tree offers a wide variety of guided journals and activity …

March 18, 2023 prayersandcrayons 0 Comments

Our Favorite Ramadan Children’s Books Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, observed by Muslims worldwide as a month of fasting, prayer, reflection, and community. Ramadan is this week! We are becoming so excited. During this time of year, we pull our Ramadan books out of our shelves and read them together daily as a …

December 24, 2022 prayersandcrayons 0 Comments

Homeschooling For Dummies I was first exposed to the world of homeschooling through Instagram, blogs, and Youtube back in 2016. I eventually started checking out homeschooling books from the library. One of the only books our library had was ” Homeschooling for Dummies”. I learned so much from this book and it answered all of …

December 22, 2022 prayersandcrayons 0 Comments

2023 is only ten days away! Doesn’t it seem like 2022 started a few months ago? I’m thankful for another year of life with my family and loved ones. I spent this last year in survival mode, dealing with health anxiety, and I tried my best to be a good mother. I also tried to …

December 21, 2022 prayersandcrayons 0 Comments

Why Should I Create Content? A content creator is someone who creates entertaining or educational material to be expressed through any medium or channel. The most popular forms are blogging, TikTok, Instagram, Youtube, Twitter, and Facebook. Many mothers are looking for a form of self-expression because they have a lot of creative energy. Content creation can …

December 10, 2022 prayersandcrayons 0 Comments

Our Family’s Love for Soccer Our Favorite Scene From the World Cup 2022 Books For Soccer Loving Kids National Geographic Kids Everything Soccer: Score Tons of Photos, Facts, and Fun The Kingfisher Soccer Encyclopedia: World Cup 2022 What Is the World Cup? (What Was?) by Bonnie Bader Eyewitness Soccer (DK Eyewitness) Pelé: The King …

October 26, 2022 prayersandcrayons 0 Comments

As busy parents, sometimes we forget to take care of our spiritual well-being. It can be challenging to juggle work, homeschooling, maintaining physical health, nourishing our bodies, cooking family meals, and other tasks in our day. Many of us end up burnt out or mentally drained because we ignore our spiritual health. Many of …

October 22, 2022 prayersandcrayons 0 Comments

I had my first child in 2014, at the time there weren’t many quality children’s books about Muslims, Islam, or hijab. There also didn’t seem to be many mainstream Muslim authors. Within the last few years, numerous Muslim children’s books have been published that include books about Islamic holidays, hijab, Islamic practices, Muslim historical figures, …

October 16, 2022 prayersandcrayons 0 Comments

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How Do I Find a Homeschooling Group?

October 9, 2022 prayersandcrayons 0 Comments

My Experience With Finding a Homeschooling Group Finding a homeschooling group can seem pretty confusing to new homeschoolers. I was clueless when we first started. I remember googling “homeschooling co-op near me” and coming across outdated homeschooling websites. Luckily, I knew two other homeschooling families and they recommended local groups to me. I remember how …

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