A sister on a forum I frequent – IHSAN – asked about resources we consider must-haves. I thought I would write about it here – curriculum and stationery junkie that I am :)
OK here goes:
- Internet – I am a compulsive hoarder and downloader and save all sorts of resources and printables I need, don’t need and don’t know I don’t need :P
- Library – I don’t know of any in Islamabad (shame, eh?) but Tampines Regional Library in Singapore was our favourite haunt
- The Home Library – my lovely book supplier in Singapore who shares my obsession for books but who is also the voice of reason telling me when I am too extravagant :)
- Alvi Book Bank – my favourite second-hand bookstore in Islamabad… the owner keeps relocating but we keep tracking him down!
- Popular Bookstore – stationery store in Singapore… my kids go wild there and I admit, so do I :P
- Afridi Martial Arts Academy – karate… 6 days a week… the kids don’t just like it, they are OBSESSED!
- Reading Made Easy by Valerie Bendt – this was SO perfect for my kid ما شاء الله *heart*
- All things Charlotte Mason :) how typical, eh?
- Qur’an – colour-coded with tajweed rules
- Ibn Kathir’s Tafseer
- Ad-Duha’s Tafseer set for kids
- Ad-Duha’s books on Perfecting the Pillars
- Ibn Kathir’s Stories of the Prophets
- The Sealed Nectar by Safi-ur-Rahman Mubarakpuri
- Companions of the Prophet vols 1 & 2 by Abdul Wahid Hamid – there is an audio out and I am seriously considering purchasing it
- Stories of the Sahaba series by Noura Durkee
- Learn About series by Darul Kitab
- Mindsprinting – good for when I’m ill-prepared for lessons… and it is free!
- Five In A Row
- Shirley Hughes books for Bear – they are so sweet
- Michael Morpurgo, Marguerite Henry books for Ms M
- Horrible History/Geography/Science for Ms M (she has a gruesome streak)
- Magic Schoolbus – classic, TV & chapter books
- My Ibico click binding machine – adore this!
- Laminator
- DMC floss, calico, felt – my kids love needlework
- Polyfill – my kids like home-made dollies
- DVD stash – you don’t want me to list them, do you? :P My list is epic already…