JUST FOR GOOD MEASURE...

After seeing a liquid measurement activity over at Ummi homeschools me blog, the children asked if we could do something similar. I searched on amazon for a set of the cylinders but was not happy with paying almost £30. Then I found a great site called Better equipped where cylinders started for as little as 22p!

We managed to get a set of seven cylinders for just £15 including delivery. Their delivery time was fantastic as well and will definitely be using them again inshaaAllaah. I ordered late Thursday and our parcel arrived Saturday morning! 

I made up two question sheets for the children to work with and they had to estimate the answer before trying the actual test. 

L filling out her question sheet 

The questions the children had to work with 

A filling out his answers on the worksheet 

We then started the fun part. I mixed water with a drop (a drop too much I think) of black food colouring in a large jug and the children carefully took it in turns to measure out the required liquid

Our cylinders all lined up and ready to go 

A showing how many 25ml cylinders it takes to fill the 50ml

L showing how many 10ml cylinders it takes to fill the 50ml 

A carefully pouring his liquid out

L having a go at filling the 100ml cylinder

A having his turn 

A loved filling up the 1000ml cylinder 

L carefully having her turn

The 1000ml cylinder all filled up 

Completed worksheets, with water marks to add that extra touch lol 

The children really enjoyed this experiment and have asked if we can do it again soon. I am going to print off some more work sheets and make them a little more varied (and harder). It was good to get some maths in and work with different measurements while the whole time the children just smiled and giggled as they checked to see if their estimated answers were correct. 

Big thanks to everyone at Ummi homeschools me for sharing this fun activity, alhamdulillaah :-) 

MORE ON THE FIVE PILLARS...

The children have been continuing to work on the five pillars lapbook. They have now completed the Shahaadah, Salaah and Zakah sections maashaaAllaah. They are putting a lot of effort in to this as its a present for their baby brother so they can teach him the five pillars when he is a little older inshaaAllaah.

Flap pocket with the question: Why do Muslims pray?

Answer to above question

'A' working on the Zakah section

Some work from the salaah section

Explaining step by step the salaah 

How to perform the ablution for salaah

Pictures to show how to make wudhu

Explaining what wudhu is

A hadith on the miswak 

We drew around 'L' hand for the giving of zakah

What does Allaah say about giving zakah

Some benefits of zakah 

A mini pocket for information and also a zakah jar

What the children have completed so far maashaaAllaah

We are using the Islamic Education books from Darus Salam (I am sure they are cheaper elsewhere) and also the Islamic Studies books that come in different grades.

Just the Sawm and Hajj sections to go and they are finished :-)

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INNA LILLAAHI WA INNA ILAYHI RAJI'OON...

This is not so much a homeschooling post containing work from the children but I felt I had to add this to the blog as I feel homeschooling has played a big part in the way in which A and L behaved this week after we had some sad news. My uncle (my mums brother) passed away on Thursday after a battle with cancer and other complications.

Obviously on Thursday evening I was very sad and sat on my bed in tears after receiving a phone call from my mum with the sad news. I wasn't aware that A and L really knew what was going on so you can imagine my surprise when they came and knocked on my door to give me two cards they had made for me

Their response to this sad news really made me think how homeschooling has given my husband and I the chance to teach them the deen. Don't get me wrong a child who goes to school could well have acted the same way but I truly believe that homeschooling has given us the chance to make the children's islamic studies the main priority in our life. Alhamdulillaah we are blessed to be able to spend as much (or as little) time as we want on teaching them about Islaam and the way in which we, as Muslims should live our lives. 

I was so proud of them for the way they dealt with this and they made me realise that they teach me just as much as I could ever teach them. We are on a learning journey together and I am so truly blessed to have such wonderful mini Muslims on my team maashaaAllaah.