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PACK ONE: Id-ul-Adha and the Hajj

This is one of the resource sets that can be found in the books for schools pack. This pack 

supports two of the units from the QCA (Qualifications and Curriculum Authority) Scheme

of work for RE in Key Stage 2.

The first being Unit 2C: Celebrations – Generic and the second being Unit 5B: How do

Muslims express their beliefs through practices?

This pack contains 5 sections of teacher notes, 6 sections of activity sheets (which are

 photocopiable) and 1 ‘dear diary’ story book (which is also photocopiable).

LESSONS

a) The first lesson is called ‘Time to celebrate’ . The learning objectives of this are to

explore which celebrations are important to children personally, to distinguish

 between personal and collective celebrations and to compare the differences in time

and place, by looking at the diverse ways special occasions are celebrated.

To achieve these aims, children are required to complete various tasks.

- For example, one of the tasks includes children interviewing each other about

celebrations and filling out a chart that is included in the pack. When they are

finished, they are required to use these notes to write a magazine article.

- Another activity children may execute is interviewing a grandparent/parent or 

older neighbour on how they celebrated the same occasion in the past. Children

must then compare their answers to their own experiences of the same celebration.

- A follow on activity for children is to collect the interviews they have conducted

and compare how occasions were celebrated in the past and compile them into a

 book called ‘Celebrations – Now and Then’ for example.

 b) The second lesson can be called ‘Id in the context of the lunar calendar’ and the

learning objectives for this lesson are to understand that Muslim celebrations are

 based on the lunar calendar and to appreciate the effects of using the lunar calendar in

relation to festival timings.

- This can be conducted through a whole class activity for example time lines can

 be drawn on the white board, and children can come up individually and draw the

various stages of the moon to show for example a new month begins with the

crescent of the new moon.

- A follow on group activity can be conducted where children discuss in groups the

difference between celebrating a special day such as Id in two different seasons,

such as summer and winter.

- Children can then represent their ideas in a brainstorming session, in which they

record their ideas in a spider diagram.

c) A third lesson which teachers can take is called ‘The story of Prophet Ibrahim

(Abraham) peace be upon him’  and the learning objective here is to understand that the

celebration of Id-ul-Adha gains its meaning from the story of Prophet Ibrahim (pbuh).

 

- Children will need to do some research and reading on the story of this Prophet

and his connection with Id-ul-Adha. B4S have various websites that the children

can go on to find accurate and precise information as well as a selection of books.

- The children can also be introduced to the importance of the Prophet Ibrahim in

three faiths: Christianity, Judaism and Islam.

- After doing some research, the children can be asked to put together statements

given on the story of the Prophet and put them in order, on the Story circle activity

sheet which is provided.

- The follow on activity for children is to imagine a situation where someone has to

give away or share something very precious to them. Students can then write this

out and act it out in a role play with a partner.

d) The fourth lesson which can take place is called ‘Contemporary setting of Id-ul-Adha,

the Rashid family celebrating Id.’ The learning objectives are to identify the key

features of celebrating the Id-ul-Adha day and to recognise cultural diversity in the

way Id is celebrated.

- This activity contains a profile of a real Muslim family and high-lights the main

 parts of the day from the mother’s and daughter’s perspective.

- The children can then use this to organise a celebration of their own for example,

a function for local senior residents, a cultural evening or maybe an international

food bazaar.

- Based on this, the children can advertise their event by designing leaflets, posters,

 presentations and so forth.

e) The final lesson can be called ‘ Dear Diary’ and the lesson objectives are to

understand that special occasions can have a religious meaning and significance, to

make the connection between Id-ul-Adha and Hajj and, to explore the meaning and

significance of Hajj as the journey of a lifetime.

- This section contains a story which takes the view of a child’s experience leading

up to Id-ul-Adha and in parallel; it looks at the experience of his grandparents who

set off for Hajj.

- As a whole class warmer, an introduction to journeys by the teacher can be given

using maps, or pictures, representing the widest range of journeys – from local to

the more distant.

- For an individual task, the children can paint a scene of the Ka’bah and the

surrounding Grand Mosque.

- As a final treat, this pack contains a popular Egyptian Id recipe using dates. It is

very straight forward and not only sounds great but also tastes great to!

- As a follow up activity, students can research various Id recipes from all around

the world using books and the Inter net.