Educational Books/Videos etc for children

[MG]

Aslaam alaikum everyone,

i though we could use this thread to tell each other (or review) about books or videos (or watever learning tool) that are educational for our children, or something u can maybe recommend?

My lil one has learnt so much about islam thru the "Quran Stories for little hearts", learnt all about the Prophets and what happened to them while bringing the message to people .

Heres a selection.

http://islamicbookstore.com/children-goodword-prophet-series-for-tiny-tots.html

[MG]

Also come across this:

http://www.azharacademy.com/scripts/prodView.asp?idproduct=1814

seems quite new on the market, wish i could see it close up, might get a shop to order them !

[MG]

has anyone used the IQRA curriculam books for teaching their children or if they home-schooled them via these?

what do u think of them?

[MMS]

the stuff on here seems quite interesting them do not disturb signs are soo cool :D

http://www.learningroots.com

[MG]

the stuff on here seems quite interesting them do not disturb signs are soo cool :D

http://www.learningroots.com


ooohh i saw these at GPU! and i was tempted by the "Do not disturb" signs as well ;)

[Te'oma]

IMHO the best educational thing that a parent can do for a child is to instill in them a love of reading. Videos make their minds lazy where reading gives them the gift of being able to imagine the story with their own images

[MG]

IMHO the best educational thing that a parent can do for a child is to instill in them a love of reading. Videos make their minds lazy where reading gives them the gift of being able to imagine the story with their own images


reading is a VERY powerful learning tool, especially if children are started at a young age.

Its amazing the things they will pick up even when u are reading to them , although they might be looking around ,it automatically sinks in inshallah if reading is the only activity going on at that time, so get those Stories of the Prophets and Stories of the Companions out :up:

[assia]

Thankyou you for the book sites....... Excellent, i was so pleased with what they have in store.... books for children, can't wait to order and read to my little girl.... Insha'Allah she will learn so much from them.


Sister in islam

[.: Anna :.]

ooohh i saw these at GPU! and i was tempted by the "Do not disturb" signs as well ;)

i bought stuff from them @ GPU that hifdh book and companion cards, their stuff looks really cool :up:

[sisterKhadija]

For our Daughter we buy from Daruslaam see link in my signature :)

[MG]

i bought stuff from them @ GPU that hifdh book and companion cards, their stuff looks really cool :up:

really!

i got put of with the tube thing, i didnt wanna carry it around with me :D

[ibn suleman]

http://www.azharacademy.com/scripts/prodView.asp?idProduct=1516

^ those look really good :up:

i wonder if i can find a kid to give them too afterwards:o

[Reptile]

http://www.azharacademy.com/scripts/prodView.asp?idProduct=1516

^ those look really good :up:

i wonder if i can find a kid to give them too afterwards:o


oh jazakallah khair this looks good

there bookshop is hugeeee :eek:

Insha'allah! :D

[ibn suleman]

oh jazakallah khair this looks good

there bookshop is hugeeee :eek:

Insha'allah! :D

wa iyyaki

yeh, masha'allah its a whole warehouse :D

[ze leetle elper]

I am in love with the Usborne Touchy Feely books :D They are fantastic for little fingers and minds and encourage your child to explore the story using touch. I have been reading 'That's not my dinosaur' to my baby since she was 5 months or so, and she loves to turn the pages and feel the different textures!!

I also recently bought Dear Zoo for her lol, she loves lifting the flaps to see the hidden animals. These books are great because they are written in a simple fashion which is easy for the child to follow and understand, and promote hand-eye coordiation too!

That's not my dinosaur: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Thats-Dinosaur-Touchy-Feely-Board-Books/dp/0746048149/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/202-1540075-7870215?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1181215692&sr=8-1

Dear Zoo: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Dear-Zoo-Rod-Campbell/dp/0230015255/ref=pd_bowtega_1/202-1540075-7870215?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1181215715&sr=1-1

[ze leetle elper]

Toys;

This was the first toy I bought my lil one. Its called a Whoozit by Manhattan toys. All their toys are made using different textures, sounds and colours to appeal to your childs senses. Crinkly bits, jingly bits, colours and extures, squeeky nose and a little mirror! The black and white and particularly appealing to young children as they see these colours better and you will notice they love this bit better than the rest lol! Its still one of her fave toys, and has been through the wash many a time and is still like new! Worth buying as a prezzie for any new babies :D

Have a read of the reviews!

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Manhattan-Toy-201220-Baby-Whoozit/dp/B0000A1Z3X/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/202-1540075-7870215?ie=UTF8&s=toys&qid=1181215756&sr=8-1

[xyz]

I brought those quran stories for little hearts books for my niece, theyre brilliant. shes only 7 months, so she doesnt understand owt but she loves the pictures on them :up:


Anyone know of any good books or Islamic toys for kiddies that young??

[MG]

http://www.azharacademy.com/scripts/prodView.asp?idProduct=1516

^ those look really good :up:

i wonder if i can find a kid to give them too afterwards:o

oooh im always looking on there and havent come across those, j/k.

I brought those quran stories for little hearts books for my niece, theyre brilliant. shes only 7 months, so she doesnt understand owt but she loves the pictures on them :up:


Anyone know of any good books or Islamic toys for kiddies that young??


sis keep reading them to her, it thought for a long time my son wasnt listening to them when i read (he was very young) and then one day he was in islamic class and when it came to the stories of each prophet etc this boy new all their stories behind each one :rubeyes: i nearly fell on the floor!

so keep at it:up:

[nami]

very useful thread. will have to keep this in mind for the future.

[Suliman]

http://www.learningroots.com/ has some pretty cool stuff

[MG]

Toys;

This was the first toy I bought my lil one. Its called a Whoozit by Manhattan toys. All their toys are made using different textures, sounds and colours to appeal to your childs senses. Crinkly bits, jingly bits, colours and extures, squeeky nose and a little mirror! The black and white and particularly appealing to young children as they see these colours better and you will notice they love this bit better than the rest lol! Its still one of her fave toys, and has been through the wash many a time and is still like new! Worth buying as a prezzie for any new babies :D

Have a read of the reviews!

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Manhattan-Toy-201220-Baby-Whoozit/dp/B0000A1Z3X/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/202-1540075-7870215?ie=UTF8&s=toys&qid=1181215756&sr=8-1

aww that looks soooo adorable, u jus miss them wen they not that cutsie age no more :(

http://www.learningroots.com/ has some pretty cool stuff



i wanted those certificates but they sold out :(


found the IQRA collection on here:

http://www.islamicbooks.com/

type in "iqra" in the search facility,these books are used in the majority of Islamic schools to teach children and alot of parents use them for homeschooling as well.

[sisterKhadija]

We do homeschool with the following and it is AMAZING AMAZING AMAZING we are in pre-school now with our 4-year old :inlove:

http://www.ad-duha.org/index.html

They are in Maryland in the states but they cater to the WORLD and have many student in Saudi

WE LOVE THEM!

[MG]

We do homeschool with the following and it is AMAZING AMAZING AMAZING we are in pre-school now with our 4-year old :inlove:

http://www.ad-duha.org/index.html

They are in Maryland in the states but they cater to the WORLD and have many student in Saudi

WE LOVE THEM!


doesnt looklike they show u excatly what they are sending u, as in picture wise? or let u glimpse some examples?

[MG]

i came across the following book and i am so totally impressed the way its been done, its not a pop-up book but the way its been presented is awesome, in the book, on each page they talk about what each part of the human body does, heres the clincher for the kids, in the middle of the book, is a transparent picutre of a human body and his body parts (the insides), each time u turn the page, somehow the part that the page will talk about is the part that is in the middle, its a 3dimensional look inside the human body .....i cant explain , you have to see it but i would defo recommend it for kids :up:


http://www.amazon.com/Uncover-Human-Body-Book/dp/1571457895