ALIMKids Playgroup Will Be In Melaka SOON!

Salam,
Good news for orang MELAKA! Insya Allah, ALIMKids Playgroup will be at Ayer Keroh, Melaka soon.

Please contact sis Noor Azurah at 019-655.1980 if you are interested to join or email her at noor.azurah@gmail.com."

yes, i am azurah.

So dear friends, i am going to start the ALIMKids Playgroup in Melaka after raya, insya Allah. Most probably will be in MITC area (or nearby) since weekend mudah sikit pergi Ayer Keroh, lepas bawa anak join playgroup boleh shopping-shopping di Mydin, then pergi lunch and then pergi mandi-manda kat melaka wetworld and etc. (Updated: Playgroup session will be held in Qiraati Nurul Hidayah, Kompleks Niaga Bukit Katil)

:)

What is ALIMKids Playgroup?

A "play and learn" playgroup program for children ages 2 to 4 years old, with carefully designed set of lesson plans to develop healthy, physically fit, intelligent and competent Muslim chlidren.

What is a playgroup?

• Gives children an opportunity to have fun, make new friends and develop new skills through informal play.
• Provides parents and carers with an opportunity to meet other parents and carers, make friends, and share ideas and experiences.
• Allows parents and carers to spend quality time with their children, encouraging, helping or simply playing with their children.

Why Alimkids Playgroup?

• Provide an integrated complete playground curriculum for children ages 2 to 4 years old. - 1 hour only on every weekends.
• Carefully designed set of lesson plans to develop healthy, physically fit, intellectual and competent Muslim children.
• the program comprises of both whole language (thematic approach) and phonics (early literacy) using resources relating to Islam
• Instilling in the children Oneness of God in early concept of Tauhid.
• Cleanliness in Fiqh
• Stories from the Quran in Sirah.
• Simple Daily Du'a.

Initially, i've been looking for kids playgroup since Umar was smaller, but most programmes are in KL. And after a while i think, why don't i start operating it in Melaka so that my other friends will benefit from such programme too.

And what's more interesting? It is not any ordinary playgroup, it is an islamic content playgroup, conducted in english.


So here we are.

Well, keep watching this space, i'll keep you updated.

And don't hesitate to contact me if you are interested.

Khalifah Method: Tips 1

Apakah itu Khalifah Method?

Menurut articlesbase.com dan juga blog Puan Sharena (http://acespiretribe.wordpress.com), pengajaran menggunakan Khalifah Method adalah berdasarkan kepada tiga formula ini,

1. Mengajar anak-anak kefahaman dan kecintaan terhadap peranan serta tanggungjawab mereka sebagai Khalifah Allah.

           "Dalam Surah Al Baqarah, ayat 30 ‘Dan ketika Tuhanmu berfirman kepada para malaikat;   
           “Aku hendak menjadikan khalifah di muka bumi”

Istilah khalifah ini bermaksud ‘wakil yang dipertanggungjawabkan mentadbir bagi pihak Raja/ Ketua’."

2. Memberikan kasih sayang, puji-pujian dan ganjaran bagi setiap perbuatan baik yang mereka lakukan dan karektor baik yang dipamerkan. 

3. Meletakkan batasan yang munasabah serta melaksanakan batasan-batasan itu dengan konsisten melalui cara tegas tetapi berhikmah (Kind dicipline)

Maka, di  ALIMKids Playgroup, kami percaya yang anak-anak kecil ini boleh mula dididik menggunakan acuan ini.

Khalifah method is used in all lessons.

Disini, anak-anak

• diperkenalkan dengan Allah Yang Esa dan Nabi Muhammad s.a.w sebagai pesuruhNya.
• dibiasakan dengan kalimah permulaan "Bismillah", kalimah syukur "Alhamdulillah" dan banyak lagi. 
• penerapan nilai-nilai murni seperti kasih-sayang sesama keluarga dan rakan, serta mensyukuri segala nikmat tuhan seperti anggota badan (modul 1), nikmat deria (modul 2) dll. 

Walau bagaimanapun, khalifah method ini tidak akan berpanjangan kesannya jika ia hanya digunakan dan diamalkan di ALIMKids Playgroup (atau taska, tadika, sekolah-sekolah yang menggunapakai kaedah ini).

Satu tips daripada Puan Sharena Abdullah (Trainer Khalifah Institute) yang saya dapat secara langsung daripadanya,

"Ingin saya berkongsi tip saya untuk penyerapan Khalifah Method yang berkesan: mula gunakan untuk diri sendiri dahulu!

Asas Khalifah Method ini berpandukan firman Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala yang meningatkan bahawa setiap kita adalah seorang khalifah. Apabila kita, sebagai ibubapa, mula percaya kita adalah khalifah dan start to think, talk and behave as khalifah, then it becomes easier for your children to understand who a khalifah is and what it means to be a khalifah. Please remember that children don't understand and begin to mistrust parents who practice double standards.

This is one example that happened to me.

Mummy, 'Adam, Daniel. Have you done your prayers?'

Adam answered, 'Have you done yours, mummy?'

Mungkin jawapan Adam ini sukar diterima oleh kebanyakan ibubapa tetapi ia sangat rasional dan berpatutan jika anak itu di besarkan memahami konsep 'Ammar Ma'aruf, Nahi Mungkar'. Allah knows Best"

 Semoga kita sama-sama mendapat faedah daripada tips beliau.

And may Allah bless us all.

:)