The family's weekly sheet
From the museum passport · Week 1
One page printed from the passport: what was done this week, what is due for review, and one family activity. Nothing leaves the device.
Done this week
- Word Garden: five answers for the bee
- Prophet Quest: all five stops
- Kindness Quest: a full week
- Kindness Quest: thirty days
- Build-a-Mosque: all seven parts
- Time Machine: all five eras
- Retell: a story in your own words
- Values Journal: a first entry
- Museum Cards: a test passed
- Guided trail: walked a trail
- Thirty-day challenge: seven days
- Mastery check: passed a trail's check
- Tell it back: retold what you learned
No new stamps this week, and that is fine.
No cards to review this week.
This week's family activity
Read a bedtime story
Choose one of the Kids' Wing bedtime stories, read it in a warm voice, then ask: which part did you like most?
Build a paper mosque
Draw a mosque together with its seven parts on a big sheet and name each part. What is the minaret for? And the mihrab?
A flower from the Word Garden
Open the Word Garden, pick one word, and look for it together in three suras. Who finds it first?
One small good deed
Pick one good deed from the Kindness Quest and do it together this week, then put a sticker on the fridge.
A ride in the Time Machine
Visit one era in the Little Time Machine, pick an event, and find its place on a map at home or on the phone.
Tell it in your own words
After the Prophet Quest, ask the child to tell you one stop in their own words, screen off. Listen to the end.
A journal line
Write a short entry together in the Values Journal: something lovely that happened this week, and something to be thankful for.
A city on the map
Choose a city from the reading shelf (Baghdad, Cordoba, Timbuktu…), read its short text, then find it on the map.
A card game
Open a kids' card deck and play Match together: who pairs more cards in two minutes?
The names of the months
Learn the twelve Hijri month names by singing or clapping them. Which month is it now?
A tree from the Qur'an
Pick a tree or plant mentioned in the Qur'an from the museum cards, and find a picture of it, or its fruit in the kitchen.
A short trail together
Walk one short museum trail together, one step a day, and tell each evening what you learned.
A letter in Arabic calligraphy
Write the first letter of the child's name large and beautiful, colour it, and hang it up. See how it is written on the calligraphy page.
An eight-pointed star
Draw two overlapping squares to make an eight-pointed star like the ones on mosque walls, then repeat it until the page is full.
A dish from a Muslim country
Cook or taste a dish from a Muslim country other than your own, and look its city up in the museum.
A verse and its meaning
Open the page of a short sura in the museum, listen to it or read it, then talk about the meaning of one word in it.
Put the prophets in order
Use the prophets-in-order cards: shuffle them and arrange them together on the table from Adam to Muhammad.
Where did this come from?
Look around the home for something whose name is Arabic in origin (coffee, sugar, cotton…), and tell how the word travelled.
A story for a long night
On Thursday night read a longer story than usual, let the child choose it, then turn the lights off and tell it from memory.
A visit to a relative
Visit an older relative and ask for a story from their childhood: how did they celebrate the Eid?
An object from the museum
Choose an object from the collection (a ewer, an astrolabe, a Qur'an page), look at it for one full minute, then draw it from memory.
Before prayer
Teach the child the steps of wudu playfully at the sink, step by step, without hurry.
Watch the dawn
Wake up together once before dawn, watch the sky change, and talk about the times of prayer.
A letter in fine hand
Write a short letter to a friend or grandparent in the finest hand you can, and decorate its edges with a plant pattern.
Ibn Battuta's journey
Open Ibn Battuta's page and trace three cities he visited on a map. How many years did he travel?
Numbers from Baghdad
Write the numbers 1 to 10 in both Arabic and Indian forms, and tell the story of al-Khwarizmi and arithmetic.
This week's charity
Gather clothes or toys no longer used, take them to someone who needs them, and talk about what zakat means.
Tonight's moon
Look at the moon tonight, draw its shape, and compare it a week later. Why does it change, and what has it to do with the Hijri month?
The traveller's bag
Imagine travelling to Mecca five hundred years ago: what would you pack? Draw it.
A House of Wisdom at home
Make a small 'House of Wisdom': a shelf of favourite books, with a card for each saying why you love it.
Colour a pattern
Print or draw a geometric pattern from the museum and colour it together in mosque-tile colours: blue, turquoise and white.
A new word every day
Pick a new Arabic word each day from the museum cards and use it at the table. Seven words a week!
A day without quarrels
Challenge yourselves: a whole day without a harsh word at home. In the evening, tell how the day went.
The story of the sea
Read the story of Musa and the sea from the bedtime stories, then ask: what do we do when we are afraid?
Stone upon stone
Build a tower of blocks and tell the story of Ibrahim and Ismail raising the Kaaba's foundations stone upon stone.
A library visit
Go to the neighbourhood library, borrow a book about a Muslim country or scholar, and read a page from it each night.
A plant on the windowsill
Plant a seed in a cup on the windowsill, watch it every day, and talk about patience and about the trees in the Qur'an.
The direction of the qibla
Find the qibla direction in your home together with a compass or the sun, and mark it with a small sign on the wall.
A picture from the local mosque
Visit the neighbourhood mosque outside prayer time, look at its mihrab and minbar, and compare them with the museum's pictures.
A little play
Act out the Hijra together: the long journey, the arrival in Medina and the people's joy. Everyone gets a part.
A silk thread
Tell the Silk Road story with a long thread on the floor passing through the cities: from China to Samarqand to Baghdad.
Hospitality
Invite a neighbour or friend for tea, let the child serve, and talk about honouring a guest.
Night stars
Go out at night and find one star with an Arabic name (Aldebaran, Altair…), and tell the story of the astrolabe.
A thank-you note
Write a thank-you note together for a teacher, a neighbour or a doctor, and deliver it by hand.
Our city and theirs
Compare your city with a city from the museum: what is shared (a market, a school, a place of worship) and what differs? Draw a table.
The thanks list
Before bed each night this week, each person names one thing to thank God for. Write them all on one sheet.
A day in history
Open 'today in the museum' and see what happened on this day. Pick one event and tell it at dinner.
A shared meal
Prepare a simple meal together and share it with a neighbour, the way iftar is shared in Ramadan, whatever the month.
The home gallery
Hang the child's drawings of this month on a string in the hallway and open 'the gallery' with a family visit and a tour by the artist.
An hour without a clock
Spend an hour with no screens and no clock, and guess the time by the sun and the shadows as people did before clocks.
A passport on the fridge
Print the museum passport, hang it up, and tick every stamp the child earned this month. Celebrate at least one stamp.
A handmade gift
Make a small gift by hand for someone you love, and wrap it in paper you decorated with a pattern.
This week we…
All fifty-two activities
- Read a bedtime story: Choose one of the Kids' Wing bedtime stories, read it in a warm voice, then ask: which part did you like most?
- Build a paper mosque: Draw a mosque together with its seven parts on a big sheet and name each part. What is the minaret for? And the mihrab?
- A flower from the Word Garden: Open the Word Garden, pick one word, and look for it together in three suras. Who finds it first?
- One small good deed: Pick one good deed from the Kindness Quest and do it together this week, then put a sticker on the fridge.
- A ride in the Time Machine: Visit one era in the Little Time Machine, pick an event, and find its place on a map at home or on the phone.
- Tell it in your own words: After the Prophet Quest, ask the child to tell you one stop in their own words, screen off. Listen to the end.
- A journal line: Write a short entry together in the Values Journal: something lovely that happened this week, and something to be thankful for.
- A city on the map: Choose a city from the reading shelf (Baghdad, Cordoba, Timbuktu…), read its short text, then find it on the map.
- A card game: Open a kids' card deck and play Match together: who pairs more cards in two minutes?
- The names of the months: Learn the twelve Hijri month names by singing or clapping them. Which month is it now?
- A tree from the Qur'an: Pick a tree or plant mentioned in the Qur'an from the museum cards, and find a picture of it, or its fruit in the kitchen.
- A short trail together: Walk one short museum trail together, one step a day, and tell each evening what you learned.
- A letter in Arabic calligraphy: Write the first letter of the child's name large and beautiful, colour it, and hang it up. See how it is written on the calligraphy page.
- An eight-pointed star: Draw two overlapping squares to make an eight-pointed star like the ones on mosque walls, then repeat it until the page is full.
- A dish from a Muslim country: Cook or taste a dish from a Muslim country other than your own, and look its city up in the museum.
- A verse and its meaning: Open the page of a short sura in the museum, listen to it or read it, then talk about the meaning of one word in it.
- Put the prophets in order: Use the prophets-in-order cards: shuffle them and arrange them together on the table from Adam to Muhammad.
- Where did this come from?: Look around the home for something whose name is Arabic in origin (coffee, sugar, cotton…), and tell how the word travelled.
- A story for a long night: On Thursday night read a longer story than usual, let the child choose it, then turn the lights off and tell it from memory.
- A visit to a relative: Visit an older relative and ask for a story from their childhood: how did they celebrate the Eid?
- An object from the museum: Choose an object from the collection (a ewer, an astrolabe, a Qur'an page), look at it for one full minute, then draw it from memory.
- Before prayer: Teach the child the steps of wudu playfully at the sink, step by step, without hurry.
- Watch the dawn: Wake up together once before dawn, watch the sky change, and talk about the times of prayer.
- A letter in fine hand: Write a short letter to a friend or grandparent in the finest hand you can, and decorate its edges with a plant pattern.
- Ibn Battuta's journey: Open Ibn Battuta's page and trace three cities he visited on a map. How many years did he travel?
- Numbers from Baghdad: Write the numbers 1 to 10 in both Arabic and Indian forms, and tell the story of al-Khwarizmi and arithmetic.
- This week's charity: Gather clothes or toys no longer used, take them to someone who needs them, and talk about what zakat means.
- Tonight's moon: Look at the moon tonight, draw its shape, and compare it a week later. Why does it change, and what has it to do with the Hijri month?
- The traveller's bag: Imagine travelling to Mecca five hundred years ago: what would you pack? Draw it.
- A House of Wisdom at home: Make a small 'House of Wisdom': a shelf of favourite books, with a card for each saying why you love it.
- Colour a pattern: Print or draw a geometric pattern from the museum and colour it together in mosque-tile colours: blue, turquoise and white.
- A new word every day: Pick a new Arabic word each day from the museum cards and use it at the table. Seven words a week!
- A day without quarrels: Challenge yourselves: a whole day without a harsh word at home. In the evening, tell how the day went.
- The story of the sea: Read the story of Musa and the sea from the bedtime stories, then ask: what do we do when we are afraid?
- Stone upon stone: Build a tower of blocks and tell the story of Ibrahim and Ismail raising the Kaaba's foundations stone upon stone.
- A library visit: Go to the neighbourhood library, borrow a book about a Muslim country or scholar, and read a page from it each night.
- A plant on the windowsill: Plant a seed in a cup on the windowsill, watch it every day, and talk about patience and about the trees in the Qur'an.
- The direction of the qibla: Find the qibla direction in your home together with a compass or the sun, and mark it with a small sign on the wall.
- A picture from the local mosque: Visit the neighbourhood mosque outside prayer time, look at its mihrab and minbar, and compare them with the museum's pictures.
- A little play: Act out the Hijra together: the long journey, the arrival in Medina and the people's joy. Everyone gets a part.
- A silk thread: Tell the Silk Road story with a long thread on the floor passing through the cities: from China to Samarqand to Baghdad.
- Hospitality: Invite a neighbour or friend for tea, let the child serve, and talk about honouring a guest.
- Night stars: Go out at night and find one star with an Arabic name (Aldebaran, Altair…), and tell the story of the astrolabe.
- A thank-you note: Write a thank-you note together for a teacher, a neighbour or a doctor, and deliver it by hand.
- Our city and theirs: Compare your city with a city from the museum: what is shared (a market, a school, a place of worship) and what differs? Draw a table.
- The thanks list: Before bed each night this week, each person names one thing to thank God for. Write them all on one sheet.
- A day in history: Open 'today in the museum' and see what happened on this day. Pick one event and tell it at dinner.
- A shared meal: Prepare a simple meal together and share it with a neighbour, the way iftar is shared in Ramadan, whatever the month.
- The home gallery: Hang the child's drawings of this month on a string in the hallway and open 'the gallery' with a family visit and a tour by the artist.
- An hour without a clock: Spend an hour with no screens and no clock, and guess the time by the sun and the shadows as people did before clocks.
- A passport on the fridge: Print the museum passport, hang it up, and tick every stamp the child earned this month. Celebrate at least one stamp.
- A handmade gift: Make a small gift by hand for someone you love, and wrap it in paper you decorated with a pattern.
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