High Tea with Farah

In this episode, Mubashera discusses how to be present with our children during this age. She discusses the different curriculum she used with her children.
Mubashera highlights the importance of having good friendships during their homeschool years.

The new theme for 2021 is Homeschool by the Grades. In this episode. Qanita M. sheds some light on how to homeschool KG & 1st grade. Her homeschool thrives on self-directed learning.
In this episode, Qanita inspires us by telling us how her homeschool day looks like. She mentions, ' KG & 1st grade are her favorite grades in homeschool.' Qanita discusses the curriculum she uses in Math, Language Arts, Science, and History. She has a checklist approach which can be super helpful in our homeschool.
Open-ended free play, and read aloud are popular in Qanita's homeschool. Qanita mentions how she reads aloud to different ages.
You can find Qanita on IG on @qanitaquests.

In this episode, Dr. Abdullah talks about travel while homeschooling. She mentions what she does before the beginning of a new year to incorporate camping and backpacking into the family calendar. Dr. Abdullah also sheds some light on homeschool co-ops and their benefits. She also talks about experiences that can direct your career choices to make a meaningful impact. You can reach her at https://www.instagram.com/khadeejabdullah/

Sama Wareh discusses the importance of incorporating being outdoors for children, especially homeschooled children. She shares her passion for nature and gives some advice on how to incorporate it creating a wholesome schooling experience. For those that are local to southern California, she talks about GPS adventures and how it came about.
You can learn more at https://www.artandwildernessinstitute.com/
About Sama Wareh
Naturalist, University Lecturer, Artist, Author of "How to Draw 60 Native CA Plants and Animals: A Field Guide" and Environmental Educator for over 14 years.
Sama has a Masters Degree in Environmental Studies from CSUF. Her Bachelors is in Filmmaking and she has a minor in Art. Wareh has led over a thousand hikes, taught TK to the university level, and has done workshops for arboretums, nature centers, OCParks, and museums all across California. She has spoken before the UN, given a TED-X talk, and has received multiple awards, including the OC Register's 40 Under 40 award, OC Weekly's People of the year, and Access California's Humanitarian Heart Award. She has received a certification in Wildlife Tracking from Tom Brown Jr.'s Tracker School, is a certified Project WILD and Project Wet Facilitator. She founded the Art and Wilderness Institute along with Dr. Khadeeja and Syma.

Dr. Taylor joins us again and gives us an overview of Dyslexia and dysgraphia, which are related to reading and writing.
You Can find more resources here (https://docs.google.com/document/d/1SNPW8hsE8WeiA8MTfo7riA6r3AR7U86MNu0QjK70Mlw/edit?usp=sharing)
More about Dr. Taylor:
Heather Taylor Wizikowski is assistant professor in the College of Education and Integrative Studies at Cal Poly Pomona. . Dr. Wizikowski is also currently co-director of the Integrated Teacher Education Preparation program at Cal Poly Pomona. Her current research interests include maximizing student potential in K-12 education for a modern, diverse student population, effective teacher preparation, and effective new teacher mentoring. Dr. Wizikowski holds a Ph.D. in Education from Claremont Graduate University.