Use resource to teach students about the tradition of Ramadan. Resource includes interactive engagement with the Mosque, story about Ramadan, PPT, song and activities.
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Ramadan is the month of fasting that followers of Islam celebrate across the world. While kids don't need to fast, they usually do have a lot of fun sitting down with the family to try the special dishes made during Iftar - the meal had at the time of breaking the fast at sunset.
There are many ways in which kids can be involved during this Holy Month too. One thing that is emphasized the most during Ramadan is charity, and being kind to others. It is also about refraining from lying, and other bad deeds.
This document is a calender with 30 acts of kindness and facts for Ramadan. Anyone can use the free calendar printable and partake in the spirit of giving. The calendar can be used by kids who celebrate Ramadan at home, and even kids who would like to learn more about this special month in the Muslim calendar.
You can also think of it as a tool to teach them about how Ramadan is associated with charity and kindness, and how the smallest acts of good towards others are still significant. One kind deed a day can bring so much goodness into the lives of others. Family members are included in this calendar, so kids can understand how being kind starts at home.
Strand: Useful Websites
Suggestions for use: Tips for using this Ramadan Calendar:
- Choose any act of kindness every day of the month during Ramadan. Kids can circle each one when they're done.
- I have also included some Ramadan Facts which you can discuss with them.
- Most of the acts of kindness are general, but you may want to modify them to suit you, or even do something of your own instead.
Suggestions for use: Tips for using this Ramadan Calendar:
- Choose any act of kindness every day of the month during Ramadan. Kids can circle each one when they're done.
- I have also included some Ramadan Facts which you can discuss with them.
- Most of the acts of kindness are general, but you may want to modify them to suit you, or even do something of your own instead.
Key Skills: Being Creative Communicating Managing Information and Thinking Staying Well Working with Others Literacy Managing Myself
Strand: Useful Websites
Suggestions for use: Provide each student with the Calendar worksheet. First introduce the phases of the moon and link to the Ramadan start and end dates for this year. Emphasis that the date of Ramadan changes and it is important to know the start and end date by looking up at the moon. During the Ramadan festival, encourage students to record the daily appearance of the moon on their calendar and check that it matches the stage of their Ramadan using the worksheets. Students can read the facts and need to join the puzzle piece of the calendar together using glue.
Strand: World Religions
Key Skills: Being Creative Communicating Managing Information and Thinking Staying Well Working with Others Literacy Managing Myself
This is interesting worksheet to teach students about the phases of the moon. This is an important lesson as we have to sight the moon in order to start and end Ramadan ,insha Allah.
How about a calendar to track the days of Ramadan and the phases of the moon?
This is an interactive calendar that not only does that, but also has fun moon facts to help familiarize your child with moon knowledge,insha Allah. Have your student's color the calendar in and have fun reading the facts and hadith!
Strand: Useful Websites
Suggestions for use: Provide each student with the Calendar worksheet. First introduce the phases of the moon and link to the Ramadan start and end dates for this year. Emphasis that the date of Ramadan changes and it is important to know the start and end date by looking up at the moon. During the Ramadan festival, encourage students to record the daily appearance of the moon on their calendar and check that it matches the stage of their Ramadan using the worksheets. Students can read the facts and need to join the puzzle piece of the calendar together using glue.
Strand: World Religions
Suggestions for use: Provide each student with the Calendar worksheet. First introduce the phases of the moon and link to the Ramadan start and end dates for this year. Emphasis that the date of Ramadan changes and it is important to know the start and end date by looking up at the moon. During the Ramadan festival, encourage students to record the daily appearance of the moon on their calendar and check that it matches the stage of their Ramadan using the worksheets. Students can read the facts and need to join the puzzle piece of the calendar together using glue.
Key Skills: Being Creative Communicating Managing Information and Thinking Staying Well Working with Others Managing Myself
A student friendly story about a pen-pal who is fasting for Ramadan. A short 5 turns to the story but includes the major details and traditions observable to the world.
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Suggestions for use: Use the story as an introduction to world religions and in introducing the Ramadan to students. From this, students should be given a set of topics to research based on Ramadan. Students should collaborate together in creating a poster presentation of the Ramadan tradition.
Strand: World Religions
Suggestions for use: Use the story as an introduction to world religions and in introducing the Ramadan to students. From this, students should be given a set of topics to research based on Ramadan. Students should collaborate together in creating a poster presentation of the Ramadan tradition.
Key Skills: Being Creative Communicating Managing Information and Thinking Managing Myself
Fasting is an important ritual in major world religions. Encourage your students to explore the importance of fasting in Islam by studying the month of Ramadan with this colourful and engaging power point presentation.
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Suggestions for use: This power point presentation can be used to help students collect and gather their own study notes on Ramadan. This presentation also includes a video that can help teachers determine what students have learnt throughout the lesson and what information needs to be revisited in class.
Key Skills: Communicating Managing Information and Thinking
15 questions based on the Ramadan. Use worksheet as a guide to research or as a means to a class quiz.
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Suggestions for use: Print worksheet out to each group and see who can answer the most questions the quickest. Allow research for 3 questions only.
Key Skills: Being Creative Communicating Managing Information and Thinking Staying Well Working with Others Literacy Managing Myself
This is a chart to focus on students good deeds so that he/she will naturally rally to do them on his/her own when they get older. Students record their good deeds by colouring in one rectangle for each good deed completed. Positive reinforcement works wonderfully with students. Students moral reasoning hasn't fully developed until they reach the approximate age of 23 years, therefore students need these recording charts to practice and guide students moral reasoning.
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Suggestions for use: This is a chart to focus on students good deeds so that he/she will naturally rally to do them on his/her own when they get older. Students record their good deeds by colouring in one rectangle for each good deed completed. Positive reinforcement works wonderfully with students. Students moral reasoning hasn't fully developed until they reach the approximate age of 23 years, therefore students need these recording charts to practice and guide students moral reasoning.
This is a chart to focus on students good deeds so that he/she will naturally rally to do them on his/her own when they get older. Students record their good deeds by colouring in one rectangle for each good deed completed. Positive reinforcement works wonderfully with students. Students moral reasoning hasn't fully developed until they reach the approximate age of 23 years, therefore students need these recording charts to practice and guide students moral reasoning.
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Suggestions for use: Print out the worksheets, match together to resemble picture. Explain how students can complete good deeds and how the chart will work in recording each good deed they complete. Stick the good deed chart on the wall for students to adjust at the end of the day.
Printable worksheet to guide student research on Ramadan. Alternatively, worksheet can be used a quick quiz after students have completed their own research / projects on Ramadan.
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Suggestions for use: Print worksheet out and give one between two. Each pair must research the answers to the questions given in the worksheet using books/internet to find the appropriate answers. Emphasis that students must record the website they found the information on. Emphasis the importance of reliable sources rather than Wikipedia.
After research time is given. Bring the class back together to collaborate their research as a class group.
Strand: World Religions
Suggestions for use: Print worksheet out and give one between two. Each pair must research the answers to the questions given in the worksheet using books/internet to find the appropriate answers. Emphasis that students must record the website they found the information on. Emphasis the importance of reliable sources rather than Wikipedia.
After research time is given. Bring the class back together to collaborate their research as a class group.
Key Skills: Managing Information and Thinking Managing Myself
A checklist to show your class on how important self-restrict is to Muslims during the Ramadan. Students can discuss the daily required activities, friday activities and the required weekly activities during the 30 days of Ramadan.
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Suggestions for use: Print out the checklist to each pair. Students discuss the requirements of Ramadan. From the requirements, students must create interview questions as if they were to interview a person completing Ramadan. Highlight the importance of being aware of one another'c religious beliefs.
Key Skills: Being Creative Communicating Staying Well Working with Others Literacy Managing Myself
Poster on the meaning of Islam and the countries flags where Muslim is pre-dominant religion.
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Suggestions for use: Print poster and provide each group with a copy to discuss. Once discussion time over, ask class some questions based on the poster. Afterwards, assign each group a specific country to research. Once research time is up, presentations of findings can begin.
Key Skills: Being Creative Communicating Managing Information and Thinking Staying Well Working with Others Literacy Managing Myself
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