Winter break is a good time to start a small Quran habit. School is off and the days are short. This plan asks for only 15 minutes a day, for 10 days.
Each task comes from one of our other guides: wudu steps, daily duas, Noorani Qaida letters and short surahs. You do not need to know Arabic to follow it. It is a simple plan, not a promise of results, and it gives no religious rulings.
What Is a Good Winter Break Quran Plan for Kids?
A good plan is short and the same every day. This one takes 15 minutes a day for 10 days. Each day has one small task. It is a wudu step, a dua, a row of Qaida letters or one ayah of a short surah. The table below lists all 10 days, plus a free chart for daily stars.
It suits children from about age 4, with a parent beside them. If your child already reads Arabic, see the tip further down.
When Is Winter Break? The Dates Differ
Winter break dates differ by school district in the USA and by province in Canada. We do not list dates here, because a date we give may not match your school. Check your school's calendar.
The plan works on any 10 days. If your break is shorter, do the days you have, then finish on weekends or evenings after school starts again.
The 10-Day Table: Winter Break Activities for Muslim Kids
Each day has the same shape. Spend 2 minutes to settle down and say Bismillah. Spend 10 minutes on the day's task. Spend the last 3 minutes going over yesterday's task, then let your child colour a star. On day 1, go over the wudu again. Here are the 10 days:
| Day | 15-minute task | What to practise |
|---|---|---|
| Day 1 | Put the practice chart where your child can see it. Make wudu together. Then play or say Al-Ikhlas 3 times while your child listens. | The wudu steps: wash 3, wipe 1. Surah Al-Ikhlas: listen only. |
| Day 2 | Learn ayah 1 of Al-Ikhlas. You say or play it first. Your child repeats it, then says it alone. Say Bismillah before lunch. | Al-Ikhlas, ayah 1. The dua before eating: Bismillah, from our daily duas for kids. |
| Day 3 | Open a page of single Qaida letters. Name each letter and say its sound. Point as you go. | Noorani Qaida single letters, the first lesson: one row only. Look-alike letters: baa, taa and thaa. |
| Day 4 | Learn ayah 2 of Al-Ikhlas. Join it to ayah 1. Your child leads the wudu steps while you watch. | Al-Ikhlas, ayahs 1 and 2. The wudu steps in order. |
| Day 5 | Teach the two duas that go together: waking up and going to sleep. Say them at the right moment today. | The waking dua and the bedtime dua, from our daily duas guide. |
| Day 6 | Learn ayah 3 of Al-Ikhlas. Join ayahs 1 to 3. | Al-Ikhlas, ayahs 1 to 3. |
| Day 7 | Learn the three short vowels. Read them on one row of letters. Keep each sound short. | The short-vowel lesson of the Qaida: fatha gives an "a" sound, kasra an "i" sound and damma a "u" sound. |
| Day 8 | Learn ayah 4 of Al-Ikhlas. Then say the whole surah once, from start to end. | Al-Ikhlas, all 4 ayahs. |
| Day 9 | Review day, with no new work. Your child makes wudu alone, says both duas and recites Al-Ikhlas. Read one Qaida row again. | Everything from days 1 to 8. |
| Day 10 | Show time. Your child recites Al-Ikhlas to a grandparent or the family. Colour the last star, then choose the next surah together. | Al-Ikhlas. Next surah: Al-Kawthar or Al-Asr, 3 ayahs each. |
For each new ayah, follow the steps in our guide to short surahs for kids. They are: listen, repeat, join, review and praise. Not sure how a word should sound? Ask a teacher or your imam to listen once. A wrong sound learned by heart is hard to undo later.
How to Fit the Plan to Your Child
Every child is different, so change the plan to suit yours:
- Age 4 or 5: keep the task but shorten the time. Five or ten minutes is fine. For a young child, one ayah a day is plenty.
- Your child already reads Arabic: use days 3 and 7 to read a surah your child knows, aloud, to you. Our guide on how to memorize Juz Amma lists the short surahs in order.
- You miss a day: do not skip ahead. Do the missed day next and move the plan on by one day.
- You are visiting family or travelling: all you need is the chart, a pen and 15 minutes. For the Qaida days, take a Qaida book or a printed sheet.
Use the Free Kids' Quran Practice Chart
Our free kids' Quran practice chart turns the plan into stars. It has a month of daily stars. It also has a My Quran Journey page and a Juz Amma tracker with all 37 surahs. The chart talks about 10 minutes a day, but the same star works for your 15-minute day.
For days 3 and 7, the free Noorani Qaida chart gives you the letters and the short vowels on paper. Print them and keep them by the chart.
Here is how to use the practice chart:
- Print it and put it where your child can see it, such as on the fridge.
- After each 15-minute day, your child colours one star.
- At the end of each week, count the stars together and sign the row.
- Praise the effort, not the speed. Agree on a small reward if you like.
What to Learn After Day 10
Keep the habit going. A few minutes a day beats one long session a week. Your child can keep saying the two duas every day and go over Al-Ikhlas each week.
Next, add Al-Kawthar and Al-Asr. They have 3 ayahs each. Our guide to short surahs for kids lists 15 easy surahs in order, with the ayah count of each.
Winter Break Classes With a Live Teacher
A home plan is a good start, but a teacher can hear every sound and fix it on the spot. At Salam Campus, each class is live, one-on-one and 30 minutes long, with a male or a female teacher. Kids can start from age 4, and parents may join any class.
Classes run 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, set in your own time zone. So a morning slot is possible while school is out. See our pages on online Quran classes for kids in the USA and online Quran classes for kids in Canada.
The first class is a free 30-minute trial, and no card is needed. You can book a free trial class in a few minutes. Already in classes? Tell your teacher your break dates and ask about class times.