Digital Library Lesson -- Ramadan

***PLEASE NOTE: This lesson was written by a non-Muslim librarian, but I have done all I can to ensure the authenticity of the information. It is thoroughly-researched and includes source information in notes section of each slide. I also sent it to a sensitivity reader (who is Muslim) to check for accuracy, sensitivity, and thoroughness.

This product is a combination of Digital Storytime and Digital Bulletin Board. Many elementary librarians have been purchasing both the Digital Storytimes and Digital Bulletin Boards for each weekly theme. When it’s appropriate for the topic, I combine them into one presentation to save you money and time. I’ve covered all grades here, from K-6.

See a demo of one of my Digital Storytimes here. (YouTube link)

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This K-6 library lesson will save you so much time! You just need to add your school’s information to a few slides (weekly agenda, birthdays) and select your read-aloud.

Needed to open and edit: Google™ Slides OR PowerPoint; ability to open PDF documents

Recommended for Grades: K-6

Includes:

• 64-slide PPT + Google™ Slides–all text is editable; you choose which slides you want to use.
• Two PPT and Google sizes–8.5″ X 11″ (for printing) and 16 X 9 (for presenting)
• 20 slides walk you and your students through a library lesson and discussion of Ramadan.
• 39 of the slides are “scrolling presentation” slides that are great for extending lessons or scrolling in the library during checkout and downtimes.
• All 14 recommended books in the presentation are also listed on a separate “Recommended Reads” list. The list is great to hand out to parents, teachers, and students looking for high-quality, interesting books related to the theme of Ramadan and Islam. All titles were selected specifically for Grades K-6 and received positive professional reviews for use with Grades K-6.
• Detailed explanation of how I have used themed library lessons like this one for storytime on the “Specials” rotation. (10 pages, PDF)
• Google™ Classroom Basics (4 pages, PDF)
• Instructions on how to set up PPT slide timings for digital bulletin boards (2 pages, PDF)
• Detailed prep instructions and lesson plan (2 pages)

20 Library Lesson / Class Discussion Slides Include:

• sign language slide and how-to link (“religion”)
• introduction to religion, Islam, and holy days. Emphasizes how major world religions are the same and different.
• information about Ramadan, fasting, mosques, iftar, and Eid al-Fitr
• three discussion questions about etiquette for non-Muslims: Should you offer your fasting friend food? Should you eat food in front of your friend who is fasting? Should you go to iftar if invited?
• Every slide in the presentation is illustrated with brightly-colored, high-resolution clipart and photos for K-6.

Digital Bulletin Board Slides include:

• 39 slides for Grades K-6
• fun facts and trivia about Islam, Mecca, iftar, suhoor, chewing gum, hijab, Muslim foods, breaking the fast, mosques around the world, and hajj
• 14 visual booktalks; all feature Muslim characters and customs
• Vocabulary words: fasting and pilgrimage
• This week’s birthdays, weekly and daily agenda slides

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