Today my topic is transportation crafts my kids were most excited to make. Kids are always curious and love to think and ask about things around them. Parenting means to fulfill all needs of children and in homeschooling kids miss school activities but could find more chances to learn and do creative things. Today work on modern vehicles we use to travel.It’s a huge transportation topic and kids especially boys love to make or buy and play with cars trucks and construction vehicles. And at the same time, they also enjoy making roads, bridges, road slides and much more things. For that, we have made these Two simple transportation crafts. One is of elder one and the second one was made by the second one.They covered all four big modern ways of transportation. We will discuss 4 modern ways of transportation which are By Roads By Trains By Sea And by air Things we had used are Thermacol board for making ground Papers to make origami vehicles Water colors UHU to the past As for to travel by road, we use motor bikes, cars, buses trucks to travel fast.Bicycles are also being used to travel a short distance or as a hobby…. In this craft, we had made Road goes in the middle of the model with near by parking.And use any vehicle kids already have or made own with an empty box or thermal board and color it. Second travel vehicle is Train and for that here is a train line going along with the road with a train. It looks so green area with small hills. Trains normally used to long travels from one city to another. Third transportation vehicle is shipped to long travels from one country to another and small boats for domestic travels and for fun travel. For that in this transportation crafts here is one origami boat with a colored scene of the sea. And in the last to travel by air, we had made an origami airplane with a huge airport building and a vast parking. And as for the Second younger boy, he made it easier. It’s so small and cute with bright colors and full info about transportation. And this last one is already in our bridges and engineering crafts. I’m adding it here we had discussed it in four ways of travel in transportation crafts. I love The first transportation crafts because it has a full story inside it. To me it looks like, here is an airport where a plane is waiting for passengers, who are traveling fastly to come here by roads and trains and some others will land soon at the seaport and will pick any other vehicle to go to the airport.Am I right? share your feelings if you also things so, or if your imaginations also made any story with this transportations crafts.If you will like to teach you kids about transportation, which method will you use?my comment box is waiting to listen from you. Adiba Anwar You may also like How to make house/buildings/huts/ 30+ good homeschooling engineering projects for kids Engineering crafts are forever favorite projects. And for car lovers making bridge, roads and transport crafts is like digging into deep involvement.
Read this to know which skills your Home-school kids need to be taught
Homeschool kids find A flexible time to spend with parents as well as they could explore more thing of their interest. But with all of this, Homeschool kids missed a lot. with hanging on parents some times they miss social engagement, company, lack of age communication, lack of opportunities to learn in a natural way where kids have good or bad experiences. And also I must say for young age its ok, but for a growing age, one needs many skills besides a curriculum or syllabus and religious studies. And parents or single tutor can’t be good educationist for all things..And some time lack of scheduling and improper management, homeschool kids can’t get all the skills at one place. In this regard, I ‘m going to make an outline of some basic skills our homeschool kids are in need. And our intention is to follow these skills in automotive ways. Sign language I thought to write about this language at first because I started with my elder as fun and later it became a good part of learning as well. And one day, when I was applying the face mask and was not speaking about a half hour so my elder was enjoying as well helping younger kids to understand me. It’s a very healthy activity and could be going to help to communicate with sign learners as well as distance communication. Lip reading Lip reading is a little hard to learn but it is a great fun to do. With siblings, friends or parents even watching tv programs just mute the sound and practice to under stand the what they are saying. I got this idea one of my cousins is dumb and deaf, and we were then used to wonder that sometimes she just understand our gossips after watching sitting nearby us. Telephone directory and important no Cell phones and personal devices do not save for kids but in case of emergency and self-safety Homeschool kids needs to learn how to operate basic phone apps and calling. And learn some important numbers like Fire brigade, police, ambulance services, numbers of parents, home, school, teacher, or any close relative. It will help them to ask for help in an emergency. First aid Kids need to know how to first add in case of a burn, cut or in case if any bug bits. First aid kit with safe tools inside should be on reach and then should be familiarized with medicines and tools with security. Crawling Children love to crawl like an army on the floor. But we parents don’t like and instead of encouraging we stop them for the sake of clothes.We should provide them opportunities to crawl, and also create some healthy crawling competitions for them.This activity is rich to make them grow with health, self-confidence, and good practice in case of emergency(to rescue in case of fire, bomb explosion, and leg wounds). Swimming Swimming is a fun activity and also the best summer outing looks spitless with out visiting a beach. But with fun, it is also necessary to teach them how to swim. Road safety How to cross the road, road signals and sign board of road safety is things to use daily for adults and children as well. Parents are always here to say yes to children, but grow them to take self-care as well.For this, we can make drawing about road signs, crafts for road signals and also visit a near by driving school. Use of wash room Some parents behave like more touchy for kids and do not leave them even to use toilet and washroom. This thing stoles confidence as well makes them so much dependent on parents that they can’t imagine to do these minor things alone. This is a very bad habit, and many parents feel very comfortable to help them always. Basic self-feeding Offcourse girls love to help in the kitchen and also like to learn recipes. And girls soon or later learn how to cook. But here according to the topic, boys too should be practice how to self-feed. they should be trained from very start how to wash and get fruits, milk, how to serve already prepared food, help on the dining table and then learn easy to cook foods. How to escape in earth quake, flood, Fire Explosion Rescue tips always helpful for self-safety and also to become a helping hand(voluntary). Like in an earth quake don’t run instead sit, take a quick step down to door or hide under a table or bed. And like wise others. Self-defense It’s Sunnah to organize some healthy fight contest between young ones. And then when we see around us, we could understand how this world is turning into miserable things because of some people. So children should be trained for some fighting steps and some self-defense steps, We can find kids fighting videos on youtube or other channels. Knowledge/ Warning dangerous and harmful liquids and foods. Every house has many medicines, liquids, and other products which are very harmful to kids. And all the products contain warnings tags on it. But just thinking that keeping them out of reach is not enough. We should give them full knowledge of how to use and how to avoid dangerous effects of them. Like some products we can’t smell, others contain gases and get fires, some time bottles contain such liquids which refilled with dangerous products. So you should warn kids and teach them what warnings are on them Help in-house chores like mopping, dusting, and arranging cupboards Almost every modern reductionist is trying to refocus to teach kids how to help in house chores. In increases self, confidence and children become less dependent. I remember in my childhood, more parents like my mom used to say students should focus their study and they do not get much time to help. But it had made me lazy and more dependent. This activity is also helpful in learning practical skills. Games and Sports Of course, students are getting sports training and competitions in schools and home as well. But for homeschool kids,
Homeschool activities to teach Six rights of a Muslim towards other(part 1)Seerah series
One of my Reader asked me ‘Are there any curriculum that teaches the Seerah using themes rather than in chronological order? This would be for elementary level children.” In this regard, I help her with some things which I usually do with my kids. I love to teach them in Six-ways, Crafts Drawing Plays/Games Videos Reading/writing Practice/Acting The most popular and traditional source is Reading and writing. But it could not help kids of all learning types and also to young learners. Here today I will tell you how I taught ‘six rights of a Muslim towards others’ through play/game to two of my kids. A Muslim has five rights towards others. Those are:- Giving Regards when met each other(Aslamo- Alaikum, WaAlikumSlam) Answer him/Her when he sneezes and says Alhamdolilah(YerhamokAllah) Accept his invitation of dining with him. Visit him when he is ill. When he seeks to advise, advise him. Offer his funeral prayer. We had played this game in two parts. Part 1 Planning of a party and invitation. For this game we need Two or more than two children. (siblings/friends) For hosting:- A light party food arrangement(snacks, pasta, candies, biscuits, fruits or something light to serve) and the making of an invitation card or a toy phone to invite a guest. Preparing a house/camp or table and chairs. A card, a flower bouquet or any chocolate, etc to bring for the host as a gift. So from this game will start and host child will prepare all things himself. And late he/she will invite his guest others will accept. When guest will arrive and they will greet each other saying Aslamo -o-Alikum and the guest will say WaAlikum slam Wa Rahmatullah (It is Hadith…When someone will greats you return him as like that or more). It’s Sunnah that who will come from outside will greets first. Guest will present gift and Host will accept saying, Jazak Allah. And then they will sit and talk and serve food, and play games whatever they will like to do and how much time they would like to play.( Children will be followed manners of eating: washing hands Bismillah and dua before to eat and after. And the use of right side to serve food and right hand to eat. And after eating Dua of the Barakah for the Host. During this kids could also be asked to sneeze and say ALhamdoLilah And other will reply as YerhamoKallah. And later they will leave each other and say again greetings like the slam or Allah Hafiz etc.So in this first game, they will cover first three Rights of a Muslim brother. In this game, kids will learn, How to give invitation(calling a making of an invitation card) Offering regards(Aslam -o- Alikum/WaAlikumSlam) Host children will do Party management(menu planning Preparing foods, sitting location and Home Decoration. Prayers and manners of eating and visiting others. Right down to us if you also play games to teach kids about Islam and Seerah. Do you like this game and think it is worth playing and could help your children to teach many things? If there is any more simple step to teach? Part two will be in next article. You may also like these other Articles about Muslim kids activities.