From teacher-led learning aids which will ensure your class stay focused during adult-led sessions, to appealing continuous provision enhancements; you are certain to find the perfect activities for your class. Educating children about the story of Ramadan in an age appropriate way will help them to support other communities, and take an interest in beliefs which differ to their own. You might want to encourage children celebrating the event to share their experiences with their peers, giving them a platform to discuss their home-lives and religious beliefs. During Ramadan, Muslims will not eat between dawn and sunset. They can eat in between these times. At the end of Ramadan there is a festival called Eid. Here Muslims gather and celebrate with friends and family. The measurements for the fillings are approximate. Usually you buy (or make) a big batch of qatayef, prepare enough for at least the first half of the month, then freeze them. You can obviously eat as many or as few as you like but, for the larger stuffed ones, about three a person is a generous portion to work on. It’s hard to stop at one!

These engaging activities and resources will be great to use when supporting your classes understanding of the Story of Ramadan. All of our resources are teacher-made and offer top quality, age appropriate learning. During early development children are learning about the world around them and broadening their understanding of their own community.Embedding teaching and learning about various cultures, beliefs and traditions will help children to develop a greater understanding of the world and our diverse society. Here at Twinkl, we are committed to ensuring that learning is accessible and engaging for all children. Our Story of Ramadan resources use a range of teaching and learning techniques to support each child's individual learning journey and preferred learning styles. For the cheese and walnut or cream-filled qatayef: combine the sugar, a half-cup water, orange blossom water and lemon juice in a small, heavy-based saucepan. Bring to the boil and boil until the syrup is clear. Set aside.

Arrange the filled qatayef in one layer on the lined freezer tray place in a freezer bag, securely closed, then freeze for at least two hours. (For ease, each freezer tray should only hold one type of filling.) It’s important to freeze the qatayef so they hold their shape and don’t break open when fried.

We used blue tac and added them to the windows and even used our homemade light box to enhance the colours. The children really loved the vibrancy of colours that appeared as the light shone through their pictures. Simply browse the collection and save your favourite activities and resources to your online lesson plans. All of our activities are easy to print and are available in a range of printing options. These Eid activities for early years go together with our resources for Ramadan. Try our EYFS Ramadan Information PowerPoint . This will help explain the tradition to younger children. You could then go on to discuss what happens after Ramadan with our PowerPoint explaining Eid . This will help children bring together the celebrations and you could even re-create your own celebration in your learning environment! Teaching Your Class About Different Cultures and Beliefs

Now that we’re settling into the month of March, it’s officially time to prepare for Ramadan! The monthlong holiday lasts from March 22 to April 21 this year, so you have plenty of time to secure some gorgeous decorations and display them while celebrating the Islamic holiday. And we love the sound of that! For those who want to flex their home decor muscles or just generally get festive, we’d like to present to you 15 Ramadan decoration ideas to get your space ready this holiday. Not sure where to start? Well, you could always go for some classic Ramadan-themed decor—which usually consists of displaying glowing lanterns, festive wreaths, and items that are adorned with or in the shape of the moon and stars. Or you could go for something a little more obvious, like a sign that says “Ramadan Kareem” (which essentially translates to “Generous Ramadan”). All of our resources use this lovely learning theme to support children across all areas of learning. Each activity can be adapted to suit children's individual attainment and encourage their next steps in learning. These fab Ramadan and Eid resources will enable you to embed the learning theme within your setting whilst taking a holistic approach to children's development. Being Iraqi, I didn’t grow up eating qatayef. It’s a dessert I discovered after I married my Palestinian-Jordanian husband. For him, Ramadan is simply not Ramadan without qatayef.

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I really do love sharing with children different religions, festivals and celebrations. They really find them fascinating. So far this year some of the cultural trays we have enjoyed are Shrove Tuesday, St Davids Day, Handas Suprizeand Easter.