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SK Islamic Studies Curriculum Framework
SK Islamic Studies Curriculum Framework
SK Islamic Studies Curriculum Framework
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As Salamu Alaykum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh,
Dear Teacher,
You have the document in your hand, now what? You are in a unique position to
influence the lives of Muslim children for many years to come. When you view
the curriculum framework please keep one thing in mind: This document is for
you.
you It is to help guide your lesson plans and ensure that the children you teach
leave your classroom with a solid, authentic understanding of Islam. Please keep in
mind, at the kindergarten level you will not say such words as “Ruboobiyah” and
“Uloohiyyah” as these are words that are far beyond the capacity of a four or five
old What you will be able to do insha’Allah is teach the basic concept. This
year old.
means that children at this age can understand that Allah is One, that He subhana
wa ta ‘ala Created everything, that no one shares in His Power, etc. So you will
teach insha’Allah the basic concept, not an in depth study of these concepts.
Again, this is beyond their capacity. A child at this age can understand that Allah
Created us to worship Him. With your guidance this can be done insha’Allah.
When you explain these basic concepts in a language that is suitable for four and
five year olds it can be done. You must make it fun, keep it light. Present as much
of the curriculum as you can in stories or through art work and activities. Avoid
lectures and direct instruction as much as possible. We have provided sample
lesson plans to show how this can be done insha’Allah. For example, when you
tell the stories of the wives of the Propeht keep the story interesting and make
them exciting. The children can remember three to four names of the wives of the
Prophet and they will be able to retell, in their own words, why these women
were great. You will guide them along and it will be a step by step process but
we are confident that if children at this age can tell you everything about their
favorite cartoon then they most certainly have the ability to tell you about their
Lord, His Prophet and The Mothers of the Believers.
We ask that Allah accept this work from us and place it on our scales of good
deeds on the Day of Judgment and we ask that He make you successful as you
mold and shape the Muslims of tomorrow. Ameen.
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Islamic Studies Curriculum Framework
The curriculum is organized into Grade Level Expectations (GLEs) and each
expectation contains statements defining what students are expected to
know and be able to do. The expectations are divided into five content
strands: Tawheed (T), Aqeedah (A), Seerah (S), Fiqh (F), and History,
Hadith and Biographies (H). Within each strand there may exist several
sub-strands. In addition to the strands and their accompanying sub-strands,
concrete examples are provided insha’Allah that will guide teachers through
the process of incorporating GLEs into their curricular planning. The
educator will also find that Bloom’s Taxonomy structure is interwoven into
the framework ensuring that students are challenged at the various levels of
learning whenever and as often as possible insha’Allah. Whenever
appropriate, activities that incorporate the different levels of Bloom’s
Taxonomy (i.e. knowledge, comprehension, application, analysis, synthesis, and
evaluation) are included. These activities are suggestions and teachers
should modify the activities only to the extent that the Bloom’s structure is
not significantly altered. The framework, in so far as its physical look is
concerned, was adapted from various national school districts throughout
the country. It is the hope that this familiar design will facilitate ease in
comprehension and application of the material insha’Allah. We will now turn
our attention to the structure and content of the Framework insha’Allah.
Each expectation falls within one of the five content strands and also
contains a grade level, expectation number and a sub-strand. An example
follows:
A:AW:00:01 would indicate:
A – Aqeedah
AW – Allah’s Will
00 – Kindergarten (SK) Expectation
02 - Second expectation in the grade level Allah’s Will sub-
strand.
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Strand 1 Strand 2 Strand 3 Strand 4 Strand 5
Tawheed Aqeedah Seerah Fiqh History, Hadith &
Biographies
Sub-Strands
Tawheed ar- Allah’s Will Early Wudo (W) Sahaba/Companions
Rubobiyyah (AW) Childhood of As-Salat (C)
(TR) Day of the Prophet (AS) Dua’at (D)
- Allah’s Judgment(DOJ) (EC) Eating &
Above-ness Al-Qadr (AQ) Family of Drinking (ED)
(AA) The Angels the Prophet Cleanliness(C)
- Allah’s (MA) (F) • Etiquette
Knowledge(AK) The Advent of of using
Tawheed al Messengers (M) Prophethood the
Uloohiyyah The Books (B) (AP) Bathroom
(TU) Miracles of • Entering &
Tawheed al- the Prophet Leaving
Asma wa (M) the
Siffat (TA) Life in bathroom
Mecca and Sleeping &
Medina Waking (SW)
(LMM)
The framework was designed with students and teachers in mind insha’Allah.
It is the hope that these expectations will provide teachers with the tools
to plan exciting units that will enable our children to attain more than a
topical understanding of Islam. It is hoped that units designed from this
framework will give our students the tools needed to not only understand
their religion but to also practice and live Islam according the Quran and
Sunnah insha’Allah as the Sahaba understood them.
The societies in which many of our students are raised are not based on the
shari’ah of Allah aza wa jal and it is our duty to provided not only the pieces
of the religion of Islam, we must give the students the glue and teach them
how to put those pieces together and benefit from the whole of the religion
insha’Allah. As a teacher you have the unique opportunity to mold the
Muslims of tomorrow insha’Allah by what you teach them today. Make it
count.
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Tawheed
Tahweed Ar-
Ar-Ruboobiyyah
Students will…
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Allah’s Knowledge
Students Will…
Allah’s Aboveness
Student’s Will…
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Tawheed al – Uloohiyyah
Students Will…
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Tawheed al-
al-Asma wa-
wa-Siffat
Students will…
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Aqeedah
Allah’s Will
Students Will…
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The Day
Day of Judgment
Student’s Will…
Al Qadr
Students will…
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The Angels
Students Will…
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The Messengers
Students Will…
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The Books
Students Will...
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Seerah
Students Will…
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The Family of the Prophet
Students Will…
Advent of Prophethood
Students Will...
S.AP.00.01: know and retell two events that occurred prior to the
Prophet’s advent of prophethood (i.e. rebuilding al-Ka’ba and
the arbitration issue).
S.AP.00.02: know how the events that occurred prior to the
prophethood prepared Muhammad for the task of prophethood.
S.AP.00.03: know the story of the cave of Hira and retell in their
own words.
S.AP.00.04: know and recite the aya that were revealed to the
Prophet when Jibril visited him in the cave of Hira.
S.AP.00.05: with teacher guidance, know and discuss the
interruption in revelation and how this affected the Prophet (i.e.
he was very sad and longed to receive more revelation from
Allah).
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Miracles of the Prophet
Students Will…
Students
Students Will…
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Fiqh
Wudhoo
Students Will…
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As-
As-Salat
Students Will...
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Manners of Eating and Drinking
Students Will...
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About the Etiquette of Cleanliness
Students Will…
F.C.00.01: listen to, repeat and memorize the authentic dua one
says when entering the bathroom.
F.C.00.02: know and apply the correct method of washing one’s
private area after using the bathroom.
F.C.00.03: listen to one or two authentic ahadith related to the
prohibition of using one’s right hand to clean oneself after
relieving oneself.
F.C.00.04: listen to, repeat and memorize the authentic dua one
says when exiting the bathroom.
Students Will…
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History/
Ahadith&
Biographies
Sahaba
Sahaba (Companions)
Students Will…
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Ad’iyah (Supplications)
(Supplications)
Students Will…
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