Editorial by Brooke Benoit Chapter One: Beginnings How A Teacher Came To Homeschooling Her Children by Hafsa Abbasi Embracing The Journey At Each Turn by Ilhaam al Maskery Review: 7 Steps to Start Your Muslim Homeschool by Brooke Benoit Ask The Homeschoolers by Brooke Benoit and Khalida Haque Chapter Two: Theory, Method, and Style The Prophetic Principles of Teaching by Asma Ali Three Major Mistakes Muslim Parents Make by Khalida Haque Montessori Method: Importance of Freedom in Homeschooling by Ellie Fathie Do Our Children Need Classic Literature? by Klaudia Khan Tips On Homeschooling With A Toddler In Tow by Weronika Ozpolat Effective Storytelling for Young Children by Elizabeth Lymer Interview: Reflections from A Well-Seasoned Journey by Chantal Blake Chapter Three: Organizing and Rethinking Things Creating An Afterschool Program For Your Child by Iman Said Crafting The Work-Homeschool-Life Balance by Saiyyidah Zaidi Isn’t Parenting About Controlling Behaviours and Outcomes? by Khalida Haque Finding a Blessing Where There Was Burden by Farzana Moolla Hoosen Chapter Four: Our Favorite Resources Foraging- An Activity To Feed The Body And Soul by Klaudia Khan Kids Learn to Stitch Review and Fun Beginning Sewing Project by Klaudia Khan Favorite Storytelling Resources by Elizabeth Lymer Current Favorite Resources by Asma Ali Great Homeschool Bloggers by Iman Said For Inspiration – Our Family’s Classics Reading List by Klaudia Khan Our Contributors
Fitra Journal is for parents who are homeschooling temporarily, longterm, or are just curious about this educational opportunity. Fitra Journal has brought together an international community of homeschoolers to provide you with the support and how-to for one of the most difficult tasks you will ever undertake. Written by Muslim homeschoolers for Muslim homeschoolers, Fitra Journal uniquely addresses the issues we are most concerned about - striving to provide our children with both an academic as well as Islamic education, raising well-rounded, and deen-centered people. Issue Four: ‘Muslim Homeschooling There's No One Way To Do It' includes: How to Craft The Work-Homeschool-Life Balance Review of A New Muslim Homeschooling Book How-To Do This With A Toddler Around 3 Major Mistakes Parents Make Afterschooling Works Too Closer Looks At Literary Classics And Storytelling The Montessori Method Prophetic Teaching Principles Plus: We answer your homeschooling questions, our favorite resources and more.
Brooke Benoit runs her own private Sudbury-like school with her children on the southern coast of Morocco. She is a writer, magazine and book editor, writing workshop facilitator and the founding editor of Fitra Journal - a Muslim homeschooling publication. She is unschooling her '2nd generation' homeschooled children as she was also unschooled at the high school level before continuing to college ahead of time.
