Parent & Teacher Basics Guide
A practical overview for planning Islamic studies at home, homeschool, weekend school, or maktab. Keep lessons short, warm, accurate, and connected to real life.
Designed as a professional printable: download the PDF for clean handouts, or print directly from this page.
Core basics to cover
Quran
Respectful listening, short surah review, vocabulary recognition, and teacher-guided recitation.
Wudu
Purification before salah, careful washing, not wasting water, and asking teachers for detailed rulings.
Salah
Names of the five prayers, local prayer times, focus, cleanliness, and gradual habit building.
Five Pillars
Shahadah, Salah, Zakah, Sawm, and Hajj taught as age-appropriate foundations.
Ramadan
Mercy, fasting for those accountable and able, Quran, dua, sadaqah, patience, and family worship.
Duas & Dhikr
Short authentic duas connected to real moments: studying, parents, forgiveness, gratitude, and guidance.
Islamic Manners
Truthfulness, mercy, respect for parents, sharing, cleanliness, keeping promises, and good speech.
Prophets
Quran-based lessons from prophets without drawings or speculative details.
Arabic
Letter recognition, handwriting, vocabulary, and pronunciation with teacher support.
Weekly structure
- Start with intention and a warm welcome.
- Teach one small concept, not ten at once.
- Use one printable activity or coloring/reflection page.
- Play a matching Salam Games activity for review.
- End with one real-life action: kindness, dua, gratitude, or practice.
Accuracy guardrail: For tajweed, fiqh details, advanced aqeedah, hadith grading, or personal religious questions, refer to qualified local scholars and teachers.