Ramadan Story Time

Are you interested in presenting Ramadan to children? Ramadan Story Time is a fun
easy way to introduce Ramadan to children. Using good books and props, anyone
with a knack for presenting stories and activities to children can present Ramadan
story time. The following information can get you started along your Ramadan story
time adventure.

Introduction
1. Begin with a very brief explanation about Ramadan.
o Information regarding Ramadan can be found on the Ramadan page and
the subsequent Ramadan Information page. This section should only take
a minute, the real explanation is done with the props in section three of
the introduction.

2. Continue with a short non-fiction book regarding Ramadan.

o This section is for the non-fiction story reading. It provides the base for

o Ramadan learning. Books can be found on the Ramadan Books page.

o Books suggestions

Celebrations in My World / Ramadan / By Molly Aloian (middle

age children)

Holidays and Celebrations / Ramadan and Id-ul-Fitr / Nancy

Dickman (good for younger children approx. 4 yrs.)

3. Then move into the prop augmented interactive explanation of

Ramadan.
o This is the interactive section where you explain more about Ramadan
using props and volunteers from the audience.
Props used
o 1st Option:
Ramadan cube is a large cardboard cube with a picture on each face.
Each picture represents an important part of Ramadan. The cube is
passed around to a volunteer who then chooses the topic (side) to be
explained by the presenter.

Moon

No eating sign

Quran

Praying

Charity

Presents

o 2nd Option:
Printed pictures (full page, color) passed around to volunteers who stand
and show their picture when the respective information is being
presented by you. More detailed explanations of Ramadan are available
on the Ramadan information page.

Moon (ex. first, full, ending) 3 volunteers (fuller cycle if large

group)

Fasting (from food) (ex. no eating sign, food in red circle

w/slash through it, sunrise, sunset, family/friends, mosque) 3-5
volunteers (for larger groups add food pictures dates, breakfast,
dinner, water)

Quran

Praying - (ex. person praying, mosque, friends) 3 volunteers

 Fasting (from bad) - (ex. no mean/bad words sign, no fighting
sign, kindness sign) 3 volunteers (should be pared with charity if
fuller group)

Charity - (ex. helping someone - mom, dad, sibling, teacher,

classmate, elder, etc., saying kind words, feeding the hungry, etc.)
several volunteers

Eid - (ex. Eid sign, moon ending, mosque, crowds,

balloons/presents, food banquet, new clothes, family/friends,
entertainments (six flags, Chucky Cheese, restaurants, etc.))
several volunteers

Story Reading
1. Ramadan Story time then continues with reading the realistic fiction
story/s chosen.
o This reading section helps the audience to understand the feelings of
Muslim children during Ramadan. Books from this section can also be
found on the Ramadan Books page. Books should be geared towards the
ages presented.

Some book suggestions

My First Ramadan by Karen Katz

Rashads Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr by Lisa Bullard

Zakis Ramadan Fast by Ann P. El-Moslimany

Night of the Moon A Muslim Holiday Story by Hena Khan

Lailahs Lunchbox A Ramadan Story by Reem Faruqi

Under The Ramadan Moon by Sylvia Whitman

 2. Following the reading should be a brief discussion.
o Some discussion Questions

How did the main character feel about fasting (Did they want to
fast, was it hard for them, etc.)?

What are some things the main character felt was special about
Ramadan?

Have you ever fasted from something that was important to you
(toys, games, snack/dessert, etc.)? Was it easy or hard? Did you
want to do it? How did you feel when you accomplished it?

Activites
The last section of the Ramadan story time is the activity. The activity pulls
together the previous two sections and provides some hands on action.
Activity Suggestions
o Ramadan Collage Provide cut outs, magazines, posters

Crescent moon, no eating sign, Quran picture, prayer mat, charity,

sunset, Masjid, the word Ramadan (fancy)

Provide glue and embellishments.

o Ramadan Coloring Book provide printed copies of uncolored Ramadan

pages.

Collated for younger children, separate pages for older children.

Have ribbon or string for binding.

Have children collate and bind the book

Color the book in the time left.

o Ramadan Good Action Chain Multiple colored strips of paper with
numbers and messages printed on them.

The children fold each strip into a circle connecting it to the next
strip as they fold and securing each circle with glue or staples.

The assembled chain should have 30 strips to represent the 30

days of Ramadan. At home the child will have a good deed
reminder each day as they remove one chain each day as a
countdown.
o Ramadan Moon Plate Using paper plates have moon cutouts (or
stencils for older kids to cut out themselves). Have star cutouts and
letters spelling Ramadan also. The child can color the moon and stars,
glue the word Ramadan onto the moon and attach a string to the moon
and star, hanging the star in the middle of the moon.