Last year, for the first time, I presented a mini-lesson to my students about Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr. I searched YouTube for relevant videos to show, and I landed on two. The goal of the lesson is for understand what Ramadan is, but also to reinforce where in the French-speaking world Islam is practiced.
First, I showed the below video. Although it is in English and not a product of the French-speaking world, I felt it gave the best overview of Ramadan. After we watched it, I recapped the video in French with the students and went over the dates for the current year. Email subscribers, click here to watch the video.
Next I went over with students where Islam is generally practiced in the French-speaking world. Any time we are talking about a specific French-speaking locale, I show a map so students can get an idea of where it is in the world. Next we went to Madagascar to see how one French-speaking city celebrated Eid al-Fitr, the celebration that marks the end of Ramadan and the end of fasting.
We watched the below video. Email subscribers, click here to watch the video.
Next, we played a quick Time to Climb on Nearpod. Below is the Nearpod. Email subscribers, click here to access it.
To top it all off, students sampled ghraybeh, a traditional shortbread cookie eaten on Eid al-Fitr. I ordered mine online, but there are many recipes.
Although Ramadan has officially begun, I presented this lesson a couple of days after Eid al-Fitr last year, so that if students were observing the holiday, they could partake of the sweet treat.
Do you teach students about Ramadan? If so, what resources do you use? I would love to hear!
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