I am embarking on a new adventure! Meet ‘Make with Umar’. ‘Make with Umar’ is a free, virtual makers camp I want to start for kids and adults who like to make things. We will experiment with electronics, coding, crafts, STEM and DIY toys, and maybe even cooking, baking and gardening projects. There are any… Continue reading Make with Umar
Category: Homeschooling
🔔 Changes to ShiftClick – my side project
I started blogging about the educational resources in 2009 at Homeschool4Muslims. I had found so many cool tools and resources during homeschooling my kids and I wanted to share them with others. I blogged for almost eight years. But as my homeschooling methodology changed (leaning more and more towards unschooling), I felt a need to… Continue reading 🔔 Changes to ShiftClick – my side project
Resources for Young Unschoolers and Their Parents
UPDATE (August 2021): I now share these kinds of resources regularly on a Telegram channel. When it comes to helping your child to learn, there are a lot of resources available on the web in varying degrees of quality. So, living in this age and time we can’t complain about not having enough resources to… Continue reading Resources for Young Unschoolers and Their Parents
Learning Co-ordinates Geometry
A.K.A. Umar’s recipe on how to be a treasure seeking sailor: Step 1. Make a rectangle with masking tape on floor. Step 2. Make marks along the tape at every 10 cm. Step 3. Join the marks with more tape, eventually making a grid. Step 4. Number your grid. Step 5: Search on the web… Continue reading Learning Co-ordinates Geometry
An unschooler’s guide to reading and writing
So how do children learn to read and write without being taught? The answer is …….. by example!! Create an environment in your home where reading and writing is a big part of every day. Read and write a lot with your kids. Have books and other reading and writing material in ready reach of… Continue reading An unschooler’s guide to reading and writing
Documenting Unschooling
I previously wrote about the two kinds of reactions I get when people learn that our kids don’t go to school or do any school like work at home. Turns out there is a third kind of people too. People who are genuinely interested in learning how unschooling works. And how does an unschooling day… Continue reading Documenting Unschooling
Is unschooling the lazy parents’ way out?
Whenever I tell people that we unschool, I get two kinds of reactions. On one side there are people who believe that I must be lying when I say that we do not use text books and worksheets or do any formal learning. They believe kids cannot learn without formal instructions, period. On the flip… Continue reading Is unschooling the lazy parents’ way out?
Different ways of homeschooling
An intro to different homeschooling styles and when to choose one.
Take That First Step
People often ask me tips to connect their children to Quran. Studying Arabic has connected us to the word of Allah as nothing else could do.
Reflections On Homeschooling And Life In General
Here are a few reflections, or musings or advise I want to give to homeschooling mothers and mothers in general, as a long time homeschooling mother. 1. DO NOT COMPARE YOURSELF TO ANYONE. I wanted to write this one at the end, but then I decided to write it in the beginning, so even if… Continue reading Reflections On Homeschooling And Life In General