Part II
Putting it Together when using a
syllabus
After getting an idea of
what things
are generally taught at a specific level,
you
can "simply" find materials/sources
to
match the topics
and develop lessons from them.
You might consider the
following types of resources:
Quraan
Ahadith
(Saheeh Muslim, Bukhari, etc)
Lectures:
Audio or transcribed;
on tape, CD or from online
Books
Magazines, Newspaper articles
(for more contemporary issues)
Yourself
(oral narrations or
make your own materials and books)
Putting it Together when making
your own spine/using books
After picking the spine, I go
through and make an outline of the topics or chapters
(however the book is arranged). You can "weed" through
and leave off the topics that are too mature for your
children or that don't seem to apply at the present.
If I am using the
Quraan, I might go through the index at the back and pick
out topics that I think will be interesting and again
“easily digested” by my children--nature and animals are
always winners! I have also found that adab related
lessons are idea for smaller children and that this is the
best time to teach adab. I have found that it is much more
difficult to correct bad habits and manners when they get older
as opposed to teaching them good habits from the beginning.
It takes a lot of hard work, and I haven't perfected this
yet...lol, but I still believe this to be the best course)
If I am using something
like The Prophet's Prayer Described or Saheeh Muslim, I
just list the chapters/sections. Now I have my topics of
study outlines.
Back to Part I
Next: Part III: Presenting the
Material
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