Ramadhan 2020 Annexe Girls and Boys (4 -7 Years) Activity ideas

Dear parents, The Annexe Boys and Girls teams have worked in collaboration to bring you a set of activities around the

topic we had chosen for this Ramadhan. Our aim is to continue inspiring our younger generation with a range of activities to keep them engaged and motivated during this amazing month. We have chosen 9 animals

with a range of activities on each that can be used over 2 or 3 days.

TOPIC: Animals in the Quran

Please watch ‘Makaton Signed Allah Made Everything’ on the following link https://youtu.be/_fiE_UYWgN8

Learning Objectives: To learn the names of the animals in Arabic To learn a verse/sura linked to that animal

To understand the story in the Quran around that animal To explore some key facts about that animal

To participate in creative activities linked to the animal. Animal/Topic Lesson General Ramadhan activity ideas

• General Ramadhan videos can be found here:

https://www.youtube.com/user/Ramadhan4U/videos

• Ramadhan activities for kids: http://www.islamfromthestart.com/2017/04/50-things-to-do-in-month-of-ramadhan.html

Animal/Topic Lesson Phases of Moon

• Watch this story about searching for Allah’s amazing creation, using a telescope.

Ilyas and Duck Search for Allah https://youtu.be/SRyzZJwMiy8

• Watch this story about the Ramadhan Moon and one family’s experience of Ramadhan Storytime for kids: Ramadhan Moon https://youtu.be/IwRQ6rvi02g

• Try to make a simple telescope using this youtube tutorial. How to make a cardboard telescope https://youtu.be/9QwwhTu5N-I

• Listen to the Yusuf Islam nasheed as you make your telescope! Fun nasheed by Yusuf Islam https://youtu.be/fm7DrLOc9U4

• Go on a hunt for all the different creations of Allah. You could make a scavenger hunt list for your children https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXQqXcXck4k Bonus: can your child find the Arabic words for the creations of Allah that they spot?

• Say a little prayer on the sighting of the moon, remember it is a beautiful sign of Allah’s power and infinite love for you.

• Use the moon tracker to track the days of the month.

• Use black paper circles and use chalk to colour in the moon faces. https://www.twinkl.co.uk/resource/t3-sc-360-phases-of-the-moon-homework-activity-sheet

• Listen to the following rhyme: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMdsa4z2nkY

Animal/Topic Lesson The Cow Baqarah

• Quran verse to learn: (He said) “Oh Yusuf, man of truth, explain to us about

seven fat cows eaten by seven lean ones and seven green spikes of grain and others that were dry – that I may return to the people; perhaps they will know (about you) (Surah Yusuf 12:46)

• Watch video/read the story of Prophet Musa and the Golden Cow. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=elfew7LeDZE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNIAs7aVojw

• Listen to the story of P Yusuf and the King’s dream about 7 cows.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYByt399JPM

• What do cows give us? (Milk/leather/meat). Discuss and create mind map.

• Recite parts of Suratul Baqarah (Watch Maryam reciting S Baqarah- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jL8FeVQMdNs)

• Show video/pictures of how cows are milked.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWFExh_fp7o

• Watch the video about science facts about cows. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9eqt6YPI7Y

• You could fill up a plastic glove with water. Poke a hole at the finger tips and children ‘milk’ the glove.

• Children could make a white handprint and then put black crepe paper or tissue to create a cow and write facts about the cow.

• Children can taste different types of milk – dairy/oat/soya. Which one do you like? How are the different milks made? Why do we need different types of milk?

• Children could make a strawberry/vanilla/chocolate milkshake to have at iftar time.

Animal/Topic Lesson The Snake Thu’baanun

• Quran verse to learn: So Musa threw his staff, and suddenly it was a snake.

(Sura Al A’ raaf 7:107)

• Watch the Prophet Musa’s stick turning into a snake – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofbxAhMOykQ&feature=youtu.be

• Where would we see snakes? Can you find Facts about snakes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cf2qpXb81lA&feature=youtu.be

• Play snake movements and all move together as snake to illustrate how they move their body-squash together and move.

• Compare how their bodies feel to touch and how a snake’s would (snake toy in freezer to get cold, or balloon tied with water.)

• Make a snake accordion with coloured strips of paper.

• Create a paper plate snake and move it using a string.

Animal/Topic Lesson The Bird Hud hud

• Story of the Hoopoe and Prophet Sulayman.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFp0-4rFFCo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2MKoxtvCII&safe=active

• Make a bird feeder to hang outside. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_AtclnI5ABg

• Listen to the sound of the Hoopoe bird:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mERIvytIcpQ

• Watch and listen to interesting facts about the bird https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IR1ccFYX2zM

• Go outside and count how many birds you can see. Were there different types of birds? Use a bird fact sheet to see what types of birds you saw.

• Make a bird using a paper plate https://ithappensinablink.com/paper-plate-bird/

• Try making this origami bird https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPdqlj5VwgE

Animal/Topic Lesson The Bee An-Nahl

• Quran verse to learn: And your Lord inspired the bee: build homes in mountains

and trees, and in (the hives) they build for you. Then eat from all the fruits, following the design of your Lord, precisely. From their bellies comes a drink of different colors, wherein there is healing for the people. This should be (sufficient) proof for people who reflect.(Sura An-Nahl 16:68-69)

• Listen to Suratul Nahl. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTy_CxmicMU

• Some facts about bees https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1vgUmugy4I

• How do bees make honey? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AECtOFpbgVs

• Why do bees make honey? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0248uQf_ao

• Children play game to transfer pollen (marshmallows or cotton wool) from one bowl to another using a straw.

• Discuss the Hadith of the Holy Prophet about eating honey

• Create a honey bee bookmark.

• Children can make flapjack using honey. http://allrecipes.co.uk/recipe/25525/honeyflapjacks.aspx

• Read some Interesting facts about Bees:

1. Bees maintain a temperature of 92-93 degrees Fahrenheit in their nest regardless of whether the outside temperature is very hot or very cold.

2. Honeybees produce beeswax from small areas on the underside of their body. 3. Honeybees must consume about 17-20 pounds of honey to be able to produce each pound of

beeswax. 4. Honeybees can fly up to 10 miles from their nest in search of food. Usually, however, they fly one or

two miles away from their hive to search for food on flowers. 5. Worker honeybees live for about 4 weeks in the spring or summer but up to 6 weeks during the

winter. 6. The queen may lay 600-800 or even 1, 500 eggs each day during her 3- or 4-year lifetime. This

daily egg production may equal her own weight. She is constantly fed and groomed by the worker bees.

7. A busy colony may contain 40, 000 to 60, 000 bees. 8. Honeybees fly at 15 miles per hour. A honeybee visits 50-100 flowers during one collection trip. 9. Honey is 80% sugars and 20% water. It is a delicious food when eaten by itself or added to other

food. 10. 1Honey has been used for thousands of years as a topical dressing for wounds since microbes

cannot live in it. 11. The honeybees must tap about two million flowers to make one pound of honey. 12. A hive of bees flies over 55, 000 miles to bring you one pound of honey. The average worker

honeybee makes only 1/12 teaspoon in her lifetime.

Animal/Topic Lesson The Whale Hooth

• Quran verses to learn: “So the whale swallowed him while he did that for which

he blamed himself” ( Sura Al-Saffat 37:142) “There is no God but You, Glorified be You! Truly, I have been of the wrongdoers.”(Surah Al Anbiya, 21:87)

• Watch Prophet Yunus story and recite along with the nasheed. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2I-MdrBkUY&safe=active

• Recite 70x Astaghfirullaha wa atoobu ilayh'. We are asking Allah for forgiveness. As we recite, think of all the things we have done that may have made Allah sad.

• Create the Whale cup game. https://meaningfulmama.com/jonah-whale-craft-teaches-lesson-obedience.html

• Make a whale craft activity – https://iheartcraftythings.com/cupcake-liner-whale-craft-for-kids.html http://www.islamfromthestart.com/2014/06/clothes-peg-whale-craft.html

Animal/Topic Lesson The Ant An-Naml

• Qur'an Verse to learn: Ants:

Until when they came to the valley of the Naml, a Namlite said: O Naml! enter your houses, (that) Sulaiman and his hosts may not crush you while they do not know. 27:18

• Prophet Sulayman story or video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFp0-4rFFCo

• Story of The Wise Ant https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlsXFW5nlvQ

• Watch the story on amazing ants: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ploW2KEUmLw

• Here are some facts about ants: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b8sl8AE418o

• Make an ant by wrapping pipe cleaner round the spoon.

• Create an ant using circles and rectangles – example below.

• Explore in the garden – Find a rock and carefully turn it over. See if you can find some ants. Watch them – Can you see one that may be carrying food? See how they all follow one another. Create a fact sheet about what you have found.

• Here is a colouring worksheet showing an ant hill and ants at work

https://i.pinimg.com/originals/c5/5a/a7/c55aa71ff4ab3ce8c2b264759b10ce02.jpg

• Here is the full story of P Sulayman and the ants as colouring sheets. https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4GeOqf0oLIeampoazJJLVdNZ0k/view

Animal/Topic Lesson The Elephant Al-Feel

• Qur'an Sura to learn: Al-Feel

• Suratul Feel story animation

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHC-0cpdupQ

• Suratul Feel - Sura recitation and story explanation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6PeBxgQYXMo

• Memorise Suratul Feel – Here is a video to help you - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FoYa8ctG8eA

• Re-enact the story using toy elephants/chd as elephants and others throwing pom pom balls/balls of paper to scare elephants away.

• Put a sock over your hand and arm and try: - Race against the clock to see how many marbles can

you transfer between containers. - Blindfolded, and with your sock trunk, feel a basket of

prepared items to see if you can guess what they are.

• Make a paper plate elephant or balloon elephant.

• Try this online puzzle: http://www.first-school.ws/puzzlesonline/animals/elephant.htm

Animal/Topic Lesson The Spider AL-Ankabut

• Quran verse to learn from Suratul Ankabut: The example of those who take

allies other than Allah is like that of the spider who takes a home. And indeed, the weakest of homes is the home of the spider, if only they knew. 29:41

• Here is a video link for the Arabic ayat: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mS-SgTVjTFc&feature=youtu.be

• Video of how a spider weaves a web and traps flies. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNtSAQHNONo&feature=youtu.be

• Discuss the story of Hijrah. This was when a spider built a web over the cave that Prophet Muhammed (SAW) was hiding in and it helped to keep the Prophet safe. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3yla3gPXsw

• Handprint Spider on black paper. Children put their two hands next to each other

and draw around.

• Good deeds are like bricks, which we can use to build our house in Jannah. Build a strong house of good deeds. Children write a good deed on blocks and join them together to make a house.

• Punch around a painted paper plate and weave wool across it to create a web. Attach

a spider.

Animal/Topic Lesson The Camel Al-Jamal

• Quran verse to learn – Camel: This is a she-camel; she shall have her portion of

water, and you have your portion of water on an appointed time. 26:155

• In the Qur’an, Allah tells us to think about the way the camel has been created, (88:17). Allah has especially designed every single part of the camel so that it can live and serve people in the hot desert. The camel is a sign of Allah. Although we cannot see Allah, we can see signs of His creation all around us. Allah tells us in the Qur’an, tafakkaroona fi khalqi, to think about what Allah has Created.

• Read the story of Prophet Salih and the She Camel story or watch the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_RUNc_lZBVA&safe=active

• Research how a camel is specially created-hump, long lashes etc. and create a

fact sheet.

• Prophet Muhammed (SAW) told us to “Trust in Allah but tie our camel”. Discuss what you think this means. Can you link this to your daily life?

• Create a camel using one of these ideas: Clothes peg camel or envelope camel https://www.artistshelpingchildren.org/camelscraftsideasactivitieskids.html

• Try an activity from this website:

http://www.islamfromthestart.com/2014/02/the-camel-reflecting-on-creation.html?m=1

Animal/Topic Lesson Bibi Khadija Wafat on 10th of Ramadhan

• Watch this sad poem about Bibi Khadija’s death. Think about how special she was to our Prophet Muhammed (SAW). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-BOerPJrnY

• Bibi Khadija was one of the 4 greatest ladies in Islam. Find out who the other three were.

• Bibi Khadija’s kindness to others was well known. She spent all her fortune on spreading the message of Islam. She gave her wealth to the needy, fed and clothed the poor, looked after the orphans and supported anyone in need. Make a kindness tree: Draw a tree trunk and branches on A4 paper. Cut out some leaves from any other coloured paper. Each time you do something kind, write it on a leaf and stick it on a branch. Try and do many kind things especially at home for your parents, siblings and extended family. Sample below.

• Use money coins to illustrate how Bib Khadija was a business Woman. You could set up a little shop for the children’s snacks, give them a little money to spend and get them to select how many coins they need for certain things.

• Explain to children how money needs to be used in the correct places to survive.

• Tidy up toys and children could select which toys they may want to sell off and give money to charity.

• Make a charity box: http://www.islamfromthestart.com/2013/07/saving-for-

charity.html

• Here are a few other activities on charity http://www.islamfromthestart.com/2014/05/every-good-act-is-charity.html

Animal/Topic Lesson Imam Hassan (AS) Wiladat on 15th of Ramadhan

• Listen to this poem about the birth of Imam Hassan (AS)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_EfjO6NsEU4

• Watch and listen to this story about Imam Hassan (AS) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0bZl6UWkxI

• Here is a fact sheet about Imam Hassan (AS)

https://i.pinimg.com/originals/96/20/dc/9620dc7f46f9295218cf3ac33cfe9218.jpg

• Create a Dua hand reminding yourself to pray for others before praying for yourself.

• Remember to wish Khushali Mubarak to all the family.

• Here is a booklet about all our Imams. Scroll down to read more about Imam Hassan (AS) https://qfatima.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/aimmatiy_childrensbook.pdf

• Here is a colouring booklet on all our Imams. Scroll down to Imam Hassan (AS)

https://qfatima.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/aimmatiy_adult_Web.pdf

Animal/Topic Lesson Imam Ali (AS) The Lion Wafat on 21st of Ramadhan

• Watch and listen to this story about Imam Ali (AS)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0Zj-2ok1LU

• Read some of the sermons of Imam Ali(AS) in his famous compilation. • https://www.al-islam.org/gallery/kids/Books/nahjkids/index.html

The children can recreate some of the sermons – draw pictures to remind them of each sermon. http://www.islamfromthestart.com/search/label/Nahjul%20Balagha

• Why is Imam Ali (AS) called the Lion? What name refers to this?

• Listen to this poem about Imam Ali(AS)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3eWhZsjuYB8

• Prepare these objects in a story bag; get the children to pick one at a time and relate each object to the life of Imam Ali (AS). http://www.islamfromthestart.com/2020/03/imam-ali-storybag.html?m=1

• Here is a booklet about all our Imams. Scroll down to read more about Imam Ali (AS) https://qfatima.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/aimmatiy_childrensbook.pdf

• Here is the story of Imam (AS) in a colouring booklet.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/14tAB9zHrtsx2i3OiCCw8HG88Ul6avBvE/view Here is a colouring booklet on all our Imams. Scroll down to Imam Ali(AS) https://qfatima.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/aimmatiy_adult_Web.pdf

Animal/Topic Lesson Laylatul Qadr The Night Quran was revealed

• Amaal booklet for chn http://www.islamfromthestart.com/2013/08/laylatul-qadr-amaal-book.html

• Create an angel http://www.islamfromthestart.com/2013/07/angel-jibrael.html