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Islamic Game Competition – YOUR Entries!

Islamic Game Competition – YOUR Entries!

Jun 3, 2020 | Uncategorized

Just before Ramadan, Buzz Ideazz held an Islamic Game Competition!

Alhamd the entries were amazing – here they are below! Some you can simply download, print and play. Others can hopefully motivate you and your children to make something similar 🙂

  • Suraiya Abbas Rajabali (8 years old): Fishing for Letters

  • Tathir Abbas Rajabali (11 years old): Guess the Star

  • Raahil Hassan Alarakhia (8 years old): Staffs and Snakes

  • Rayyaan Fatemah Alarakhia: Route of Imam Hussain (as) and Bibi Zainab (as)

  • Ruqayyah Zahra Alarakhia (4 years old): Roots of Religion

  • Fatema Ali: Spot The Hidden Clues

Familiarising our children with the Holy Quran – Idea 1: Learning how to read Arabic, the Language of the Quran

Familiarising our children with the Holy Quran – Idea 1: Learning how to read Arabic, the Language of the Quran

Dec 3, 2018 | Familiarising our children with the Holy Quran, Quran

A little while ago, I had come across a clip of young Christian children who were eager to share their favourite verses from the Bible with each other. They knew exactly where it was, and the Bible was obviously much loved and familiar to them… I began wondering how much that is the case with our (my!) children. I think they know verses here and there but i would love for them to have that familiarity with the Quran such that they can pick it out in an instant. We give recitation a lot of focus in our communities, and also memorisation (to check out our series on help with that, see: https://www.buzzideazz.com/quran-memorisation-series/ but that’s really only the first step. I turned to you amazing folks for inspiration, and you didn’t let me down! I thought i would turn it into a series and share some of these ideas that have come up for inshallah all to benefit.

The first one is starting with the basics – helping our children learn to read the language of the Quran, Arabic.

  • Toys and Games – there are many many toys and games out there which can help with the initial familiarisation of the letters of the alphabet, from building blocks, to peg boards, foam mats and more.
  • Linkage – As well as learning to recognise the sound of the letter, why not take it one step further and link it to Arabic words and even Quranic ayahs to enhance learning all round? That is exactly what Islam From the Start has done – check it out here for NOON, and AYN for example.
  • Technology – there are many apps and websites which make learning the Arabic language fun, and can even help with practising writing the lettes. These are always changing and updating, so it’s worth doing a quick search and finding something that suits. Here is just one example.
  • Books and Cards – There are also many books and card games available. The one featured as the main pic is a great one as it also helps with joining letters.
  • Posters – there are also great visuals out there to have up in the house. Here is one beautiful one.
  • Make it FUN and APPEALING to all learners – the videos below by Tanveer Shares contain many ideas on how to teach the alphabet and then tajweed rules and so forth.

Here are some for the Alphabet:

Here’s one for joining letters:

Here is a Quran Bingo game to use to assess the children:

Here is the template to download and use for the Quran Bingo.

And here’s another alternative assessment:

And here’s one for the rules of Nun Sukun and Tanween:

Download the template and rules here.

  • These videos and more are also great for reinforcing the Arabic alphabet as tunes are easy to retain 🙂

Quran Memorisation Series – Idea 7: Play GAMES to help them learn!

Quran Memorisation Series – Idea 7: Play GAMES to help them learn!

May 25, 2015 | Books, Quran, Quran Memorisation Series

In ‘Adventures of a Qur’anic Family’ – a book designed to help children learn and apply different Quranic verses in their lives through stories – there is a section at the end devoted to memorisation.

In it, is a section on games to help them learn! This is a great way to make learning fun, as opposed to boring and heavy. Indeed, children learn best when they’re having fun 🙂

Traffic Lights: Concentrating on the verse that you’re teaching them that day, get them to run around when you say ‘Green’, then freeze when you say ‘Red.’ They can only ‘Go’ again if they recite the verse. Again, they race around, and you say ‘Red’, etc. If more than one child, say it to them individually so as one is still moving around, the other is stopped; that way, if they’re each working on different chapters, they can each get a turn to say their line.

Tag: Same concept as above, but this time try and catch them. When you do, hug them tight. They can only get out of your ‘hug’ if they recite the verse correctly. If they get it wrong, squeeze them even tighter!

Supermarket Game: Can be played with parent and child, or with any number of children. The longer the chapter, the better! The first person recites one verse of a chapter of their choice. Then the second recites the first AND the second, then the third recites the first two AND the third, etc… going round and round in circles. This really drums it into them!

Turn, Turn: If more than one child, or for longer chapters, turns can be taken to recite the verses. If they have to be prompted or they get it wrong, they get a forfeit (e.g. jump up and down 5 times).

Reverse Psychology: Challenge the reluctant child, “’Bet you can’t recite Chapter Lahab.” Chances are, he’ll say, ‘Just watch me!’, and he’ll recite it! Make a big deal of it, saying, “Oh I’m wrong again, not fair!” Then challenge him with another, etc…

Push Mummy Over: This is especially nice to teach them their 4 Quls. Tell them the Chapters are like a force field around them, where if they recite it they’re super-protected and Allah makes them really strong. First, sit cross-legged on the floor and get them to try and push you over, while you’re resisting really hard. Then, get them to recite one of their chapters and then try. Allow them to push you very easily, making a big dramatic scene of falling over of course, and exclaiming, “Not fair, you became all strong!”

Teacher, Teacher: Make them the teacher. Recite your chapters with mistakes here and there and get them to point out the corrections. Alternatively, get them to recite it correctly as you repeat after them.

P.S. To check out the book, see link below:

http://www.sunbehindthecloud.com/adventures.html