Teaching Kids about Ramadan

Ramadan, the Muslim holy month, has just begun, and it’s a great time to teach kids about Islam and what Ramadan is all about.

I’ll admit to not knowing all that much, but there are some great resources online for kids and adults alike to increase their knowledge of this important time in the Islamic calendar.

All Done Monkey has a great collection of resources in its Ramadan lesson plan, which covers things like the life of Muhammad (and why there are no images of him in books about him), the Islamic calendar and how it differs from the western one (which is why Ramadan can be celebrated at different times of year) and books and activities to learn about the holiday.

That post was part of a blog hop and link up, so there are lots of other resources there you can explore. In particular check out the printable activities and crafts for Ramadan from Words n Needles, the six lessons kids learn from celebrating Ramadan at Multicultural Kids Blogs and 21 children’s books about Ramadan and Eid (the celebration at the end of Ramadan).

If you have any good resources for learning about Ramadan, I would love for you to share them!

I did a post earlier this year with activities and ideas for teaching the alphabet, but a lot or learning letters and recognizing them just has to do with seeing them and working with them a lot.

That means coloring, tracing, identifying things that start with different letters and more.

One way to reinforce the letters is through little activity books like these cute printable alphabet books from Life Over Cs.

These are available for free when you subscribe to her newsletter, and I’d say that’s well worth it if you have a little one (or a group of little ones!) working on the alphabet and letter recognition.

Each mini book includes a collection of things that start with that letter to color, color and read with words that start with the letter, tracing the letter, finding the letter in a grid and other coloring pages with objects that start with that letter.

These little books are super useful reinforcing the different letters and giving kids different activities related to the letters.

If you do a letter of the day or letter of the week you can use a new book for each one, and then keep the copies in your reading center or in a basket where kids can look at them again.

And of course you can add in all the other letter activities you like, go on a scavenger hunt for items that start with that letter, read alphabet books, practice writing letters in rice or with pompoms or playdough or whatever sensory activities you like.

You can grab the free printables when you enter you email address at Life Over Cs, and check out her other great alphabet resources and activities while you are over there.

Do you have favorite activities for teaching letters to kids? I’d love to hear about them!

[Photo: Life Over Cs]

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shari harniss says
June 8, 2016 at 7:57 am
I agree. We should teach our children about this religion. Adults need to know about this religion. Knowledge is power.
You can’t know who to fight if you don’t know your enemy.
Gizala says
June 12, 2016 at 7:23 pm
Thanks for the post! Ramadan is a very exciting month for Muslims. A time for reflection, building bridges, charity and tolerance.

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