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Short-Term Lesson Plan
Short-Term Lesson Plan
Learning outcomes: By the end of the lesson you should be able to:
describe the origins of Ramadan
explain why Muslims fast in the month of Ramadan
discuss the importance of observing Ramadan in the UK.
Progression of learning and teaching:
Key teaching points
Lesson hook: Slide 3 (5 minutes). Points to remember: Key learning and teaching
strategies
Learners are to make a list of all the food they ate the day before. This lesson could be given as an Assembly or a
classroom lesson.
Teaching suggestions: you could do this verbally, on post- its, as a Think-
pair-share activity. Resources
Please be sensitive to learners who may have an eating disorder. Key vocabulary
Ramadan
Islam
Qur'an
lunar calendar
Eid al-Fitr
Night of Power
fasting
Key questions
Slide 4 (5mins): Take learners through the information of how Ramadan began. This is also a very basic overview of Islam.
Assessment for Learning: Can you explain what a lunar month is? This could be a good opportunity for Islamic learners to take
the lead and share some of their culture with their class.
Slide 5: (5 mins) Take learners through the reasons and focus of fasting. There is a link to a great article about how athletes stay in peak
performance while also observing Ramadan.
Teaching tip: I have not mentioned pregnancy or periods on the slide so it can be used at a KS2 level however if you are delivering this
to KS3 or 4 please make mention of this to your class to bring awareness of the allowance for women.
Assessment for Learning: If you were God would you accept their fast at another time? This could be a good opportunity to push the
idea that the blessing from the fast is not just because they performed the act of fasting but because their heart and attitude was about
getting focussed on God.
Slide 6: (10 min) Take learners through the breaking of the fast and the festival of Eid.
Teaching tip: If you have a particular restless class I would suggest jumping straight to the script read through. This gives learners the
opportunity to ‘step in someone elses shoes’ as they act out the little scene.
Assessment for Learning: Comparing Eid and Christmas. This would be an opportunity for learners to look at the things that bring us
together rather than the things that separate cultures.
Slide 7: (20mins) Task: Learners decide if they agree or disagree with the statement.
Teaching tip:
Homework
Learners will write a diary entry from the perspective of a person who has some challenges in fasting for Ramadan.