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Teaching Toddlers – Theme : Salaam

I was thinking about a structure for planning the content for our Muslim Mommy & Me Playgroup,  using the islamic toddler books I have at home for ideas. What I realised is that for kids under 3, the lessons have to be super simple. Instead of Aqaaidah (beliefs) or rituals, it’s easier and more effective to  focus on Akhlaaq (morals, behaviour as muslims).

My dear sister in law (a teacher and homeschooler) gave me a great idea to use the Arabic Alphabet as a prompt for a theme each week. So for (ا) alif, in week 1 you could do a theme around Allah. Maybe use play dough to write the letter ا etc. I may bank this one to use with my 3.5 year old, Insha Allah

For playgroup in Week 1, I chose the theme Salaam. 

Song: Salaam song( Omar Hannah) and we use this every week
Book : Nabil & Noura say salaam (I had it already at home)
Activity : Colouring in with colour pencils (I printed a colouring in page from here)
We always end with a snack and for sunnah snack I offered dates and cucumber. Our beloved Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) combined cucumbers with ripe dates saying: “the heat of the latter is reduced by the
coolness of the former.” (Bukhari, Muslim, Abu Dawood and Ibn Majah)
We also had a yummy snack box this week from Aliyah (Delish_tanbul)
Hope this helps inspire some ideas for teaching your little ones. Let us know with a comment or find me on Instagram for more ideas and resources.

Introducing my new title: Productive Muslim Mom

I recently started an Instagram account will be posting here on this blog from time to time InshaAllah as Productive Muslim Mom

I became a mother Alhamdulillah in 2017. Moving from the boardroom to the crib,  I took with me everything I learnt from my days at the office around time management, multi tasking and organisation. Sure, raising two under two has been harder than any product or website launch project I faced in my ten years at Unilever. And I never knew that deadlines could get any shorter than when a crying baby means FOOD NOW! However, by keeping a clear mind, always having a plan in mind (even if sketchy at times), I have been able to manage some of the most difficult times whilst rearing my two kids (now aged 19 months and 3 years respectively).

I believe in that Lists Save Lives. Getting everything from your head to the paper is essential to managing a busy life with kids and Getting Things Done. So I will be sharing all my handy tips, shortcuts, recipe ideas, play, and enough motivation and inspiration to remind ourselves of who we are and that we can WIN at this busy mom game!

Stay tuned for more exciting ideas and posts coming your way soon Inshallah. Feel free to share any thoughts or requests for content either here or on Instagram.

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