Age 5-7: Symbols & Celebratons

Unit 2: Ramadan

Activity: The Night Sky
Draw what the night sky looks like with the moon and stars.

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The Night Sky

Draw what the night sky looks like with the moon and stars.

Activity: Piggy Bank Jar
Decorate a jar and collect your change in it. Donate the jars of change to a charity to help less-fortunate people.

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Piggy Bank Jar

Make your own jar to collect change. When it is full, give the money to a charity.

You will need:

1 glass jar
lots of 1 inch squares of tissue paper
a mixture of white glue and water

Cover the glass jar with a mixture of white glue and water. Stick on the tissue paper squares. Cover the tissue paper squares with white glue and water. Let it dry.

Ramadan coincides with the ninth month of the lunar calendar. It begins when the crescent moon is in the night sky. During Ramadan, Muslims do not eat or drink during the daylight hours. It is called fasting. This helps them remember poor people.