Mid-Ramadan Week Planner
Insyaallah, this is my plan for this week. I hope I don't get too distracted with the 'cultural' side of the upcoming Eid and will persevere for the coming weeks, insyaallah.
Day 13
Circle
Aim: Seeking the right guidance in life
Talk about the special things that we do during Ramadan; fasting, terawih, read more Quran, learn more about Islam…
Read this verse and its meaning;
Ramadhan is the (month) in which was sent down the Qur'an, as a guide to mankind, also clear (Signs) for guidance and judgment (Between right and wrong). So every one of you who is present (at his home) during that month should spend it in fasting, but if any one is ill, or on a journey, the prescribed period (Should be made up) by days later. Allah intends every facility for you; He does not want to put to difficulties. (He wants you) to complete the prescribed period, and to glorify Him in that He has guided you; and perchance ye shall be grateful.
Ayah 185, Sura 2 (Al-Baqara), translation by Abdullah Yusuf Ali[7]
Remind the children of the lesson on the Prophet’s first revelation last week.
(we read from Prophet Muhammad by Iqra Foundation)
Talk about how this month is special as the ayat said that the quran was revealed in this month.
Talk about how Angel Jibrail would come and the Prophet would revise his Quran with him.
Highlight the part of the ayat about the quran being a clear sign for guidance and judgement.
Give situations like a disagreement, taking something or pretending to do something.
• How do we decide if what we do is right or wrong?
• We can ask an adult, teacher,or look up a book. However, best reference is the quran and hadith.
• If we don’t know where to find an answer or dare to ask anyone, we can also make du’a to Allah for guidance.
• We should especially make special effort to train ourselves to stop and think of our actions this month as Allah has chained syaitan and closed the door of jahannam and syaitan would not be able to whisper bad deeds to us. Hopefully, in other months we have trained ourselves well enough to counter him.
Quran
The Night of Power
As we approach the last ten days of Ramadan, this week we will be reading and learning the meaning of surah al-Qadr.
We will be using our Ad-Duha mini-tafseer book for this.
Arabic
Copywriting ‘Al-Layl’, ‘Al-Qadr’, ‘Salaam’, ‘Al-Fajr’, ‘Malaikat’.
Activity
High
Fundamental Needs of Humans
Spiritual needs- Factsheet on the Four Holy Books
Editing- The Wudhu (p7) in My Salat Fun Book
Medium
Months of the year
The long ‘I’ reader- The Kind Knight
Low
Days of the week/Introduction to months of the year
Blends with the Small Movable Alphabets
Reader- My Ramadan Colouring Book
Sight Words- been, when, away
Day 14
Aim: To instill a sense of Muslim identity that crosses political and geographical boundaries.
• Read ‘Food and Mealtimes’ from the book ‘Saudi Arabia’ by Cath Senker.
• Identifying Muslim countries in Western Asia/Middle East on the Asian map.
(You can also review reading directions on the map to locate the different parts of Asia)
• We are using Lesson 26 of the Al-Ummah book from http://www.ad-duha.org/freezone/assets/applets/Al-Ummah.pdf for ideas and the Asian map
Arabic
Spelling ‘Al-Layl’, ‘Al-Qadr’, ‘Salaam’, ‘Al-Fajr’, ‘Malaikat’.
Craft
Making a Western Asia flag banner from the Al-Ummah book.
Activity
High
Converting percentage of Muslim population in Western Asia to decimals
Research- Prompts on the Middle East
Medium
Fraction Insets – equivalence
Labelling world puzzle map
Low
Fraction Puzzles (1/2, 1/3, ¼)
Colouring world puzzle map
Day 15
Circle
Aim: To instill the spirit of exploration with a knowledge that whatever we know is with His blessing only.
Read ‘The Space Race’ from DK Eyewitness’ ‘Moon’.
O assembly of jinns and men! If you have power to pass beyond the zones of the heavens and the earth, then pass (them)! But you will never be able to pass them, except with authority (from Allâh)!
33: 55
Talk about how the Russians and the Americans competed to get to the moon first.
Relate the competition to the verse above.
Would they have made it without Allah’s blessings?
Talk about how we have not been able to go to other planets.
Stress that knowledge itself is not enough, that one can only achieve the best of this life and the hereafter with Allah’s blessings.
We must not be proud of the knowledge that we have because whatever we know is a gift from Allah.
You may want to quote some of these verses with relation to pride from http://www.islamicemirate.com/discover/personal-development/1728-luqmans-advice-to-his-son.html;
7. Arrogance is an attribute of Allâh alone and not for man.
The Creator and Owner of the universe is the only One who deserves to be Arrogant. Allâh threatens arrogant people with punishment in Hellfire. Luqmân said:
"And turn not your face away from men with pride." [31:18]
8. To be moderate is a great attitude anyone can possess,
"Nor walk in insolence through the earth. Verily Allâh likes not each arrogant boaster." [31:18]
Allâh does not like that man is arrogant and proud of themselves.
9. To be moderate in walking and talking is also one of Luqman's advises to his son,
"And be moderate (or show no insolence) in walking." [31:19]
Islâm offers a code of conduct in every aspect of life. Even the way Muslims walk and talk are regulated. Islam offers guidelines in this regard that will produce the best behavior and generate respect.
10. Luqmân reminds his son that being harsh while talking will liken his voice to the braying of a donkey. Shouting does not win hearts, rather , it will offend and alienate people,
"And lower your voice. Verily the harshest of all voices is the voice (braying] of a donkey!!" [31:19]
Luqmân shows great wisdom in his advice to his son.
Arabic
Translation of ‘Al-Layl’, ‘Al-Qadr’, ‘Salaam’, ‘Al-Fajr’, ‘Malaikat’.
Craft
Continued: Making a Western Asia flag banner from the Al-Ummah book.
Baking
Date and Pecan Loaf as found on page 22 of The Sunday Times on the 22nd of August.
200gm dates, pitted and chopped
150ml boiling water
½ tsp baking soda
150gm butter
120gm brown sugar
2 eggs
100gm pecan nuts, chopped
220gm flour
1 ½ tsp baking powder
Method
1. Preheat the oven to 180 deg C. Grease a 23 cm loaf pan.
2. Combine the dates and boiling water in a bowl, stir in the baking soda and set aside.
3. Cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy, then beat in the eggs one at a time. Add a little flour if the mixture starts to curdle.
4. To this, add the date and water mixture, and chopped pecans. Stir in the sifted flour and baking powder.
5. Place into the loaf pan and bake for about 50 minutes.
6. Turn the loaf onto a rack to cool. Serve warm, sliced with a little butter.
Day 16
Circle
Read Young Muslims Worship Allah in ‘I am Muslim’ by Susan Douglass.
Craft
Iftar at the masjid accordion book.
I was inspired by ummabdulbasir’s but I think my boys’ are too old for the illustrations so we’re are just making one that is dome shaped or looks like an arched doorway. Inside we will write/draw about:
i. parts of the masjid
ii. People in the masjid
iii. Things you do at the masjid
iv. dua when entering and leaving the masjid
v. Ramadan at the masjid
vi. Why I love the masjid
which should fit the six (back and front) colums of the book.
I will just do the printout available from the sister’s site for my five year old gal.
Activity
‘The Book of Allah’ and ‘The Quran’ in The Holy Prophet Workbook.
High
Prefix/Suffixes revision exercise
Revision- The Animal Kingdom Hierarchy
Medium
Parts of Speech- an introduction
Revision- Types of Vertebrates
Low
Arabic alphabet puzzles.
Revision-Animals and their young nomenclature
High/ Medium
Revise memorization of surah al-Qadr
Day 17
Circle
Islamic Trivia game using the Knowledge Quest Board as found on http://rplanfamily.wordpress.com/2010/08/07/game-knowledge-quest/
Activity
Revelation of the Quran (p22,23) of My Quran Workbook.
High/Medium
Translation of surah al-Qadr- I will read the Arabic and the children will find the cards for the matching meaning.
Baking
Sticky Date Pudding as found on page 22 of The Sunday Times on the 22nd of August.
Ingredients
1 ¾ cups dates, pitted and chopped
1 ¼ cups water
1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
60g butter, softened
2/3 cup raw or caster sugar
2 eggs
1 cup sifted self-raising flour
Thick cream or ice-cream to serve
Sauce
¾ cup brown sugar
100g butter, chopped
¾ cup thickened cream
Method
1. Preheat oven to 170 dec C. Grease and line a 20cm-deep cake pan.
2. Place dates and water in a saucepan and bring to boil. Remove from heat and stir in the baking soda. Let stand for five minutes.
3. Beat butter and sugar together until creamy, then beat in the eggs one at a time. Stir in sifted flour, then the date mixture. Pour into the prepared pan.
4. Bake for 50 minutes to one hour, or until cooked. Let stand for 10 minutes, then upturn onto a serving plate.
5. To make the sauce, place all the ingredients in a saucepan. Heat, stirring continuously until boiling. Reduce heat and let simmer for five minutes.
6. Prick the pudding all over with a fine skewer. Spoon half a cup of sauce over the pudding and allow it to sink in.
7. Serve with some of the remaining sauce and ice cream, or a dollop of cream.
Day 13
Circle
Aim: Seeking the right guidance in life
Talk about the special things that we do during Ramadan; fasting, terawih, read more Quran, learn more about Islam…
Read this verse and its meaning;
Ramadhan is the (month) in which was sent down the Qur'an, as a guide to mankind, also clear (Signs) for guidance and judgment (Between right and wrong). So every one of you who is present (at his home) during that month should spend it in fasting, but if any one is ill, or on a journey, the prescribed period (Should be made up) by days later. Allah intends every facility for you; He does not want to put to difficulties. (He wants you) to complete the prescribed period, and to glorify Him in that He has guided you; and perchance ye shall be grateful.
Ayah 185, Sura 2 (Al-Baqara), translation by Abdullah Yusuf Ali[7]
Remind the children of the lesson on the Prophet’s first revelation last week.
(we read from Prophet Muhammad by Iqra Foundation)
Talk about how this month is special as the ayat said that the quran was revealed in this month.
Talk about how Angel Jibrail would come and the Prophet would revise his Quran with him.
Highlight the part of the ayat about the quran being a clear sign for guidance and judgement.
Give situations like a disagreement, taking something or pretending to do something.
• How do we decide if what we do is right or wrong?
• We can ask an adult, teacher,or look up a book. However, best reference is the quran and hadith.
• If we don’t know where to find an answer or dare to ask anyone, we can also make du’a to Allah for guidance.
• We should especially make special effort to train ourselves to stop and think of our actions this month as Allah has chained syaitan and closed the door of jahannam and syaitan would not be able to whisper bad deeds to us. Hopefully, in other months we have trained ourselves well enough to counter him.
Quran
The Night of Power
As we approach the last ten days of Ramadan, this week we will be reading and learning the meaning of surah al-Qadr.
We will be using our Ad-Duha mini-tafseer book for this.
Arabic
Copywriting ‘Al-Layl’, ‘Al-Qadr’, ‘Salaam’, ‘Al-Fajr’, ‘Malaikat’.
Activity
High
Fundamental Needs of Humans
Spiritual needs- Factsheet on the Four Holy Books
Editing- The Wudhu (p7) in My Salat Fun Book
Medium
Months of the year
The long ‘I’ reader- The Kind Knight
Low
Days of the week/Introduction to months of the year
Blends with the Small Movable Alphabets
Reader- My Ramadan Colouring Book
Sight Words- been, when, away
Day 14
Aim: To instill a sense of Muslim identity that crosses political and geographical boundaries.
• Read ‘Food and Mealtimes’ from the book ‘Saudi Arabia’ by Cath Senker.
• Identifying Muslim countries in Western Asia/Middle East on the Asian map.
(You can also review reading directions on the map to locate the different parts of Asia)
• We are using Lesson 26 of the Al-Ummah book from http://www.ad-duha.org/freezone/assets/applets/Al-Ummah.pdf for ideas and the Asian map
Arabic
Spelling ‘Al-Layl’, ‘Al-Qadr’, ‘Salaam’, ‘Al-Fajr’, ‘Malaikat’.
Craft
Making a Western Asia flag banner from the Al-Ummah book.
Activity
High
Converting percentage of Muslim population in Western Asia to decimals
Research- Prompts on the Middle East
Medium
Fraction Insets – equivalence
Labelling world puzzle map
Low
Fraction Puzzles (1/2, 1/3, ¼)
Colouring world puzzle map
Day 15
Circle
Aim: To instill the spirit of exploration with a knowledge that whatever we know is with His blessing only.
Read ‘The Space Race’ from DK Eyewitness’ ‘Moon’.
O assembly of jinns and men! If you have power to pass beyond the zones of the heavens and the earth, then pass (them)! But you will never be able to pass them, except with authority (from Allâh)!
33: 55
Talk about how the Russians and the Americans competed to get to the moon first.
Relate the competition to the verse above.
Would they have made it without Allah’s blessings?
Talk about how we have not been able to go to other planets.
Stress that knowledge itself is not enough, that one can only achieve the best of this life and the hereafter with Allah’s blessings.
We must not be proud of the knowledge that we have because whatever we know is a gift from Allah.
You may want to quote some of these verses with relation to pride from http://www.islamicemirate.com/discover/personal-development/1728-luqmans-advice-to-his-son.html;
7. Arrogance is an attribute of Allâh alone and not for man.
The Creator and Owner of the universe is the only One who deserves to be Arrogant. Allâh threatens arrogant people with punishment in Hellfire. Luqmân said:
"And turn not your face away from men with pride." [31:18]
8. To be moderate is a great attitude anyone can possess,
"Nor walk in insolence through the earth. Verily Allâh likes not each arrogant boaster." [31:18]
Allâh does not like that man is arrogant and proud of themselves.
9. To be moderate in walking and talking is also one of Luqman's advises to his son,
"And be moderate (or show no insolence) in walking." [31:19]
Islâm offers a code of conduct in every aspect of life. Even the way Muslims walk and talk are regulated. Islam offers guidelines in this regard that will produce the best behavior and generate respect.
10. Luqmân reminds his son that being harsh while talking will liken his voice to the braying of a donkey. Shouting does not win hearts, rather , it will offend and alienate people,
"And lower your voice. Verily the harshest of all voices is the voice (braying] of a donkey!!" [31:19]
Luqmân shows great wisdom in his advice to his son.
Arabic
Translation of ‘Al-Layl’, ‘Al-Qadr’, ‘Salaam’, ‘Al-Fajr’, ‘Malaikat’.
Craft
Continued: Making a Western Asia flag banner from the Al-Ummah book.
Baking
Date and Pecan Loaf as found on page 22 of The Sunday Times on the 22nd of August.
200gm dates, pitted and chopped
150ml boiling water
½ tsp baking soda
150gm butter
120gm brown sugar
2 eggs
100gm pecan nuts, chopped
220gm flour
1 ½ tsp baking powder
Method
1. Preheat the oven to 180 deg C. Grease a 23 cm loaf pan.
2. Combine the dates and boiling water in a bowl, stir in the baking soda and set aside.
3. Cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy, then beat in the eggs one at a time. Add a little flour if the mixture starts to curdle.
4. To this, add the date and water mixture, and chopped pecans. Stir in the sifted flour and baking powder.
5. Place into the loaf pan and bake for about 50 minutes.
6. Turn the loaf onto a rack to cool. Serve warm, sliced with a little butter.
Day 16
Circle
Read Young Muslims Worship Allah in ‘I am Muslim’ by Susan Douglass.
Craft
Iftar at the masjid accordion book.
I was inspired by ummabdulbasir’s but I think my boys’ are too old for the illustrations so we’re are just making one that is dome shaped or looks like an arched doorway. Inside we will write/draw about:
i. parts of the masjid
ii. People in the masjid
iii. Things you do at the masjid
iv. dua when entering and leaving the masjid
v. Ramadan at the masjid
vi. Why I love the masjid
which should fit the six (back and front) colums of the book.
I will just do the printout available from the sister’s site for my five year old gal.
Activity
‘The Book of Allah’ and ‘The Quran’ in The Holy Prophet Workbook.
High
Prefix/Suffixes revision exercise
Revision- The Animal Kingdom Hierarchy
Medium
Parts of Speech- an introduction
Revision- Types of Vertebrates
Low
Arabic alphabet puzzles.
Revision-Animals and their young nomenclature
High/ Medium
Revise memorization of surah al-Qadr
Day 17
Circle
Islamic Trivia game using the Knowledge Quest Board as found on http://rplanfamily.wordpress.com/2010/08/07/game-knowledge-quest/
Activity
Revelation of the Quran (p22,23) of My Quran Workbook.
High/Medium
Translation of surah al-Qadr- I will read the Arabic and the children will find the cards for the matching meaning.
Baking
Sticky Date Pudding as found on page 22 of The Sunday Times on the 22nd of August.
Ingredients
1 ¾ cups dates, pitted and chopped
1 ¼ cups water
1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
60g butter, softened
2/3 cup raw or caster sugar
2 eggs
1 cup sifted self-raising flour
Thick cream or ice-cream to serve
Sauce
¾ cup brown sugar
100g butter, chopped
¾ cup thickened cream
Method
1. Preheat oven to 170 dec C. Grease and line a 20cm-deep cake pan.
2. Place dates and water in a saucepan and bring to boil. Remove from heat and stir in the baking soda. Let stand for five minutes.
3. Beat butter and sugar together until creamy, then beat in the eggs one at a time. Stir in sifted flour, then the date mixture. Pour into the prepared pan.
4. Bake for 50 minutes to one hour, or until cooked. Let stand for 10 minutes, then upturn onto a serving plate.
5. To make the sauce, place all the ingredients in a saucepan. Heat, stirring continuously until boiling. Reduce heat and let simmer for five minutes.
6. Prick the pudding all over with a fine skewer. Spoon half a cup of sauce over the pudding and allow it to sink in.
7. Serve with some of the remaining sauce and ice cream, or a dollop of cream.
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