Registration is now open for tween/teen students to participate in my Lives of the Prophet Course. Each week, we will conduct a brief study of the following prophets: Prophet Adam (as), Prophet Nuh (as), Prophet Hud (as) and Prophet Salih (as). This course is appropriate for 10-14-year-olds. I will take a maximum of 40 registrants. …
When I told the class that I would cover the story of Prophet Ibrahim (as), at least three of the kids said “We already know this story.” (only 3??) Of course they know it. But did they know that Ibrahim (as) was the only one in his town that did not worship idols? Did they …
Registration for the third and final class of the Prophet Yusuf series is live and can accessed at this link. Your child will need to download the Kahoot app in order to participate in the trivia game at the end of class. Jazakallah Khair to everyone who has been so supportive. Your kids have been …
Registration for Part II of the Prophet Yusuf series for tweens and teens is now closed. Zoom links will be sent one day before. You should know that the content in the second class is of a sensitive nature so be prepared to answer some uncomfortable questions afterwards 🙂 Registration link (CLOSED)
I am offering a three part series for teens and tweens ages 10-15, starting on Sept. 27th. I am aiming for the course to be rolled out over three weekends inshAllah. Please register at the google link below. The class is free and spaces are limited. If your child has registered and does not attend …
The Prophet Musa (as) unit plan consists of three lessons. Part 1 covers the early life of Prophet Musa (as). You’ll see that I used some Lego images from the Read with Meaning website. I have always loved teaching my classes with Lego’s because it forces the kids to create a visual representation of what …
What do cyber bullying and the story of Prophet Salih have in common? Over the last few weeks, we have covered the stories of four different prophets: Adam, Nuh, Hud and now Salih. In three of these stories, the disbelievers were punished, either through a flood, a tornado, or a sound wave. That’s a lot …
Every Prophet that was sent to their nation conveyed the same message: To worship only One God and to repent for their sins. Each Prophet was meant to be obeyed, as they were the bringers of glad tidings as well as a warning to those who rejected the message. Every time I do a lesson, …
This week, I re-worked my original lesson on Prophet Nuh (as) to make it more relevant to the middle school children I work with every week. There are major differences in my approach. In the original lessons, I focused more on reading and writing. I think primary school educators and parents would all agree that …
One of the challenges of teaching Islamic Studies to third culture kids is that the group of students keeps changing. We have kids who move mid-year. We have kids that travel and are absent for long periods of time. As a result, I try not to stick to any particular curriculum. My basic strategy has …
