Ramadan: Sighting the Crescent - Crescent Suncatchers

Ramadan Mubarak!

This year I have two children ages 10 and 3. I am returning to my school for another year as a middle school teacher. I have a wonderful husband. Allah has blessed me with the time this year to sit down and create a special Ramadan experience for my family.

Backstory: I was not raised Muslim. I found Islam over 6 years ago, alhamdelillah. I wanted for my children to grow up with a nostalgia for family holiday traditions that were as special and unique as those I remember. I want them to feel deeply that their holidays and traditions are something worthy of holding dear and passing down to their children.

So.....

This year I'm planning a craft each day of Ramadan for my munchkins with a coordinating Islamic and academic lesson. Somedays during this month, I will be setting up my classroom and getting ready for school so they will be smaller (daddy-friendly) activities.

Day 1 Theme: The Sighting of the Moon: Ramadan Begins

Craft for kids:
"Stained Glass" Crescents and Stars for the windows all around the house.

 Islamic Lesson: 5 ayat and hadith about Ramadan and the sighting of the moon. Will print for Ramadan Wall.

 Academic Lesson: D ...will learn about moon phases by starting a lunar chart. (something he should have learned in 4th but didn't). A will practice shapes, adding crescent to the ones she knows.

Calendar: Day 2 for Calendar will be done at Maghrib as we break fast.

* Day 1 of calendar was done the night before to reinforce that the date of Ramadan changes at sunset the night before. A got hairbands, D got a Yo-Yo.