Learn Map of The World

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My kids learn about map of the World. We use this Map Map of the World or this map

My kids really enjoy it.

For Math, They learn from Mathcounts problems and comparing fraction, decimal, and percentage

For Language Arts putting sentences together

We also learn Biology Learn Molecular Biology for Beginner

For this week, The Islamic Studies are about the story of sahabah: Abu Musa Al-Ashari, and some of e-Book

Then, we learn the social studies about Ancient Egypt

Most of the days, the kids want to do Math and Language Arts.

American Math Competition 8

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Today, we went to Avon Public Library. My three children were in that competition.
At 11 AM, we got there. It took an hour driving car. Alhamdulillah, we found the library.

We waited inside the library, in children section. At 11:37Am, It's sholat Zuhur time.
I asked the librarian there to have the permission if we can pray in that corner.
She said , " Of course you can."
Alhamdulillah, we did pray inside library.

At 12PM, We went inside the community Room to get ready for the test.
It's about 17 kids.

They started at 12:15PM.

While I waited the kids having the test, My youngest daughter and I went to children section again for an hour.

At 1:15PM, I went down to the test room. I met the person who in charge for this competition, sister Jean Henares. She is from Philippine. She has 4 children. One of her children is the winner of Spelling Bee for the third place in US.
It's nice to meet her. She reminds me about my old friend, Lizzy in New York. I miss her.

Insha Allah, I will let you know who is the winner in December.
The main thing is that they try their best. I love my kids so much.

We plan to do the Spelling Bee and Math counts in January 2008.
The Geo Bee, we will not join on this Friday. Insha Allah, next year.


All my children were very tired. They slept early after praying Isha at 5:54PM.
I knew that they have learned so many thing today.
This is what they said about the contest.
Math is kind of fun in the contest.
The bad part is about the time when you realize it is only 40 minutes for 25 problems.
The best part is the multiple choice.
I hope this experince, it will useful for the next year AMC8 and other competition

No Jeans Left Below (Behind)

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Last time, my friend, Iis, in Indonesia sent me email about celana melorot (Jeans show the undergarment).

You can read about Celana Melorot in here

She asked me,"Is that true in Louisiana shrimping town west of New Orleans and the latest place to try to criminalize an old standard of hip-hop fashion for exposing their underwear as they waddle around town and they could face six months in jail and a $500 fine?"

You can read about it in
No Jeans Left Below (Behind)
in Washington Post
sagging pants article
Baggy-pants

I think as Muslim, we should not follow the non muslim culture.
May Allah help us. Ameen

Al Taharah

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Al-Taharah

[Sahih Muslim : Book 2 'Al-Taharah' , Number 0432]Abu Malik at-Ash'ari Radi Allah Anhu) reported: The Messenger of Allah (sal-allahu- alleihi-wasallam ) said: Cleanliness is half of faith and al-Hamdu Liliah (Praise be to Allah) fills the scale, and Subhan Allah (Glory be to Allah) and al-Hamdu Liliah (Praise be to Allah) fill upwhat is between the heavens and the earth, and prayer is a light, and charity is proof (of one's faith) and endurance is a brightness and the Holy Qur'an is a proof on your behalf or against you. All men go out early in the morning and sell themselves, thereby setting themselves free or destroying themselves.

Read more about Al-Taharah:
Al Taharah
or
click here

New Haven mosque celebrating 20 years

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On Saturday , My Oldest son had chance to recite Quran and my youngest son did the Hadith in the program New Haven mosque celebrating 20 years
The program started with children's events at 3 p.m., with a panel of original mosque members and other area Muslim leaders at 6 p.m. and Imam Zaid Shakir speaking at 8 p.m.
A graduate of American University in Washington with a master's degree in political science from Rutgers University, Shakir converted to Islam 30 years ago while serving in the U.S. Air Force.
While imam of Masjid al-Islam from 1988-94, Shakir spearheaded the community renewal and grassroots anti-drug effort and taught political science and Arabic at Southern Connecticut State University.
A panelist with the Washington Post's "On Faith" on-line column. Shakir is a scholar-in-residence and lecturer at Zaytuna Institute in Hayward, Calif. and is a graduate of Syria's Abu Noor University

The kids had fun there.

The Bitter Homeschooler's Wish List

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I found something interesting from secular homeschooling in here

This is another story about an almost 2 year old who can identify countries all over the world.
Lilly - The world

Where is Yemen?

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It's nice to know you, sister Sumayyah.
So, your family is in Yemen. That's why your website is called Yemenlinks......is that right?

I have four kids. I started homeschooling when I was having the fourth baby. Alhamdulillah, our homeschooling is going fine.

My friends said "You are looking for trouble." They thought that homeschooling is lot of works with kids at home.
I only gave them big smile. If I answered it, it's not going to change their opinion about homeschooling.

My kids learn the country of Yemen for this week.
This is map of Yemen"
This is all about Yemen.
This is some picture in Yemen.