Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Week 5: Attendance list

This is the list for week 5.

Please check the list and let me know if i missed anyone's name.

First session starts as 9.30 a.m. These are the young caliphs that will be in the first session:

1. Sufiah Hanum.
2. Zara Aliyah.
3. Nur Dhia Insyirah.
4. Danial Haziq.
5. Imran Ariff Johan.
6. Ridhwan Johan.
7. Ariffah Aryana.
8. A'qila Izzara
9. Muhammad Faiq bin Mohd Fauzi


Second session will start at 11.00 a.m. These are the young caliph that will be in the 2nd group.

1. Muhammad Irfan Zakuan Ariff
2. Muhammad Riyaz Zulkifli
3. Nur Insyirah Humaira Nasruddin
4. Aleeya Husna bt Ahmad Amran
5. Nur Sarah Abdul Malek.
6. Muhammad Darwisy
7. Taqiia
8. Taqiia's brother :)


There are three spots left for trial. Call me to book your spot.019 655 1980.

:)

Sunday, November 28, 2010

I Can Taste

Module One: Myself 
Week Four: I Can Taste
   Khalifah theme: Thank You Allah I Can Taste
   Date: 27th November 2010

warming up time


Alhamdulillah, we managed to complete week four session. In this session, kids learnt about their tongue and it's function which is to taste. They were also told that Allah created our tongue therefore we all should Thank Allah for such a special creation.

Yummy fruit kebab by the kids

The kids were introduced with taste like sweet and sour. And for craft time, they made their own fruit kebab. They used bamboo skewer and stick it through the fruits. Besides, they also made their own orange juice. Yummy!



Everybody having fun trying to walk, run, gallop, skip and side-skate

For movement session, they learnt about locomotor skills. Locomotor skills are the basic ways to move, the building blocks of coordination. By introducing the kids locomotor skills such as walk, hop, gallop, skate, tip-toe and run, you are helping the kids to stay active. These movements sounds easy, but they are hard for kids. ;)

Even Teacher Wawa was having hard time galloping. :))


Husna, Faiq, Hanum, Hamzah and Sawda played together.

As usual, kids will play together before they leave. Now that we are already in Week 4, they knew almost everybody and they get to learn to socialize and play together harmoniously. Great young caliph!

See you again next week, insya Allah.

Sunday, November 21, 2010

My Feelings (Special Theme, Hajj!)

Module One: Myself 
Week Two: My Feelings
   Khalifah theme: Thank you Allah for My Body
Special Theme: Hajj
   Date: 13th November 2010

Alhamdulillah, we are done with week 3 theme My Feelings. The ALIMkids was introduced with their feelings such as happy, sad, excited, afraid and angry. They are taught to identify their feelings and emotions so that it will be easier for them to manage themselves.

How do you feel today?

Since we are also in the month of dhulhijja, the kids were taught about the months in Islam, which Dhulhijja is the final month in the Hijra calendar.


Hajj, Kaabah and sacrifices


The biggest celebration in Dhulhijja is Hajj. Thus, in circle time, they learnt about things to do during Hajj, Kaabah and sacrifices. For craft session, the made their own Kaabah Bookmark.

Kids with their Kaabah Bookmark

The kids got to play with ribbons to train their motor skills, along the Ribbons In The Air song. We definitely had so much fun though we missed a few friends e.f Riyaz who was sick, Hariz, Iffah, Darwish, Sarah and Insyirah whose parents had other commitments.

Ribbons In The Air


Hope to see you all again this Saturday. Insya Allah.

Tuesday, November 16, 2010

Week 4: Class is cancelled

Assalamualaikum ALIMKids Parents and friends,

It's Eidul Adha today. I would like to wish you Eid Mubarak, Taqabalallahu Minna Wa Minkum (May Allah accept your (good works) and ours)


Husna on the left, with Umar showing their kaabah bookmark :)


It is also Husna's birthday according to the Hijri Calendar. Sanah Helwa Ya Husna. (Happy Birthday, Husna)

I decided to cancel the upcoming class after discussing with some parents because some of the parents could not send their kids to the playgroup session this coming Saturday.

I won't be fun when the class isn't  full. Thus, 20th November class will be cancelled. However, class resume as usual on the 29th November 2010.


Labbaik Allaah Hoommaa Labbaik

Have a blessing eid and may it brings peace to us all.

Eid Mubarak.

Monday, November 8, 2010

Week 3: Attendance list

This is the list for week 3.

Please check the list and let me know if i missed anyone's name.

First session starts as 9.30 a.m. These are the young caliphs that will be in the first session:

1. Sufiah Hanum.
2. Zara Aliyah.
3. Nur Dhia Insyirah.
4. Danial Haziq.
5. Imran Ariff Johan.
6. Ridhwan Johan.
7. Ariffah Aryana.
8. A'qila Izzara

9. Muhammad Faiq bin Mohd Fauzi
10. Afiq Izzuddin b. Fazly Salleh

Second session will start at 11.00 a.m. These are the young caliph that will be in the 2nd group.

1. Muhammad Irfan Zakuan Ariff
2. Muhammad Riyaz Zulkifli
3. Nur Insyirah Humaira Nasruddin
4. Aleeya Husna bt Ahmad Amran
5. Nur Sarah Abdul Malek.
6. Muhammad Darwisy
7. empty
8. empty
9. empty
10. empty

There are four spots left for trial. Call me to book your spot.

Why do kids need to know their emotions?



Sometimes we feel good, and sometimes we feel bad. Both kinds of feelings are normal. Of course, we all enjoy good feelings. But when we don't like the way we are feeling, sometimes we don't know what to do about it. 

Afraid?


That's why controlling emotions must be taught. It doesn't comes naturally. Even adults are having hard time managing their emotions. It is even harder for kids, don't you think so?

The reason is most likely that they are experiencing emotions that they cannot identify. They don't know how to process what they are feeling. And believe me, emotions can be sometimes frightening when you can't understand and control it.

As a parent, we are responsible for our children's physical safety and also their emotional health. To take care of their emotional health is by teaching them their emotions and feelings.

There are a few benefits by understanding your kids emotions such as:-
1. help them develop skills they need to navigate tricky emotional and psychosocial terrain as they grow. 

2. enable them to identify and correct their emotions so that they mature into rational adults who can control the emotions of anger, jealousy.

3. lessen frustrations and improves communication between parents and kids.

One way to understand and identify feelings and emotions are by watching facial expressions.


There are a few researches that shows the benefits of being able to understand the facial expressions.

Good social skills may depend on the ability to decipher facial expressions, particularly expressions in the eye region (DeClerk and Bogart 2008).

Moreover, experiments suggest that people who are better at identifying fearful facial expressions are also more kind and generous towards others (Marsh et al 2007).

Reading facial expressions is not merely talent. It can be taught and guess what? We can start early.






So how do we teach our kids to identify and understand their emotions?


1. Introduce them about feelings such as angry, sad, happy, afraid, excited and etc. You may use flashcards, pictures from magazines, strorybooks or your own facial expressions to start with.


2. Use songs to help. "If you are happy and you know" song would help. 
3. Play a Simon says type game using feelings. Instead of directing kids to clap their hands, direct them to show sadness, anger, happiness, fear and other emotions using their face and actions. 
4.  Avoid negative statements. There are no good or bad emotions.
5. Accept their feelings. Avoid moralizing, humiliating, denying, pitying and rescuing. People have a right to their own emotions. 
6. Love them unconditionally.



After all, it is not enough to have bright, academically excellent kids at home.  In this dog eats dog world, self-control and self-interpretation of emotions is crucial.


Equipped your kids with the necessary and strengthen them with solid islamic foundation.

Nip it in the bud is the best advice. Otherwise once the Muslim child develops undesirable habits and unethical values, it becomes extremely difficult to make the child into a good Muslim/Muslimah.


Insha Allah, with Allah's will and help, they'll be able to survive.

Wednesday, November 3, 2010

Don't stop teaching your kids at walking. Teach your kids to skip, gallop, jump. hop, side-slide and leap too. These are locomotor skills which are important to help children build their confidence and competence – both in sport and in relation to theirgeneral feelings about their body.

It is definitely a fun, interesting and cheap activity to do with your kids in door or outdoor.

These are some tips to help children learn each locomotor skill:
  • Walking: Use smooth, straight steps with arms swinging gently in opposition of feet. Practice different kinds of walks: low with bent legs, high on tippy toes, fast like a robot, or slow like moving through honey.
  •  Galloping: One foot is the leader, and the other foot follows behind. Don’t forget to do both sides! If you do this activity for long periods of time, it helps build up your child's heart health.
  • Jumping: With feet close together, push off with both feet and land on both feet. Can you make the landing quiet? How high can you jump? How many times in a row? This is a good time to try jumping rope.
  • Hopping: With one foot on the ground, push with toes. How fast can you hop? How slowly? Is one side harder than the other?
  • Side-sliding: Move sideways with one foot leading (a sideways gallop). Have your kid spread his or her arms wide and get some air in the middle of the slide.


  • Leaping: Go over an object leading with one foot and landing on the other.
  • Skipping: March with knees high; each time one knee is in the air, hop on the other foot — step/hop, step/hop, step/hop. Skipping helps increase foot speed and muscle coordination
source: greatschool.org

    Monday, November 1, 2010

    My Body is My Buddy

    Module One: Myself 
    Week One: My Body is My Buddy
       Khalifah theme: Allah Makes My Body
       Date: 30th October 2010

    aren't they just sweet?


    The kids had fun doing paper doll for the second week playgroup with the theme, My Body is My Buddy.

    They learnt about their body, why and how to thank Allah, the Creator who creates their body, and also learn about wudhu' since wudhu' is the easiest  and the closest action that relates to our body.

    aqilla


    faiq

    husna

    riyaz with his superman

    sarah with angelina ballerina. see the legs.

    dhia 






    We'll see again with week 3 on 13th November 2010. Take care kids. 

    Class in OFF for Deepavali Weekend.

    Just to inform that the playgroup is OFF for this weekend due to long Deepavali Weekend.

    By the way, there are FOUR more empty spots for our sessions since there are a few young caliphs who could not make it for this module due to parents commitments.

    Trial basis is allowed for RM25 per sessions. Contact me for more information on trial session.

    :)