The Tarbiyah Method

What do I begin with my two-year-old: colors or letters?

Jeel al-Khilafah
The Tarbiyah Method

The question

As-salamu alaykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu.

Please, what do I begin with for my two-year-old daughter? Colors? Shapes? Numbers? Letters? Do I move to something else after she has mastered something specific, or can I mix?

Our answer

Wa alaykum as-salamu wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu. Begin with the creed cards: who is your Lord? What is your religion? Repeat them until they are fixed in her mind. Then choose what you wish after that. Maybe food first, then colors and letters, and so on — vary. But what's important is repetition. When she masters it, move to the next, then review again from time to time to ensure she has truly grasped all this information.

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