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Al-Hoda International School

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Lesson Plan - Respect


Grades 4 and 5 October 2011 Islamic Studies 2 sessions (each 45 min.) Respect 1. Define what respect means 2. Identify whom we should respect and why 3. Analyze how respect is a mutual value Give it to get it 4. Describe how to show respect in different real life situations 5. Introduce new words: Respect, Parents, Elders, obey, Prophet Muhammad, Sunnah, follow, Privacy, Property My Mother song by Yusuf Islam Materials video Respect in our lives scenes printed in colors and laminated - My Tower of Respect sheets (# of class) 1. E5- Respect: My Duty, I love Islam - Level 3 Resources 2. Respect, Living Values Activities for Children Ages 8-14 Note for teachers: Self restrain and respect from you to kids is very important. Show them respect and they get it. Never restore to humiliation, It decreases self respect. Every now and then, tell them I respect you that s why I You are not respecting your friends when you interrupt others answering I respect all of you I will give all of you a chance Help them respect each other by giving turns when they raise their hands like Ahmed1, then Salma2, then . It helps them listen to one another and wait for their turn, and that s respect.

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Al-Hoda International School Stage Activity 1 Engage

Muslim and Proud Material The song is taken from hadith by the Prophet (pbuh) My when a man came asking who among the people is most Mother deserving of my good companionship? He said, Your song mother. The man asked, Then who? He said, Your mother. He asked, then who? He said, Your mother. He asked, Then who? He said, Your father. It shows us that we should obey Allah and the Messenger (pbuh) at all times then our mother then our father in actions like respect, listen to, never say no to. Also, it gives reasons through enlisting what mothers do for us that we may forget as we grow up. And that s why she is the most honored after Allah and the Prophet (pbuh)

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1. Play the video song. Most probably if not always kids ask to replay it, so I do it while they are singing since the lyrics are written in the video 2. Elicit from them what is the hadith behind the song. Usually one or two figure it out. 3. Elicit from kids what they understood from the song. Why do we have to respect our mother the most ? 4. Establish this hierarchy of Allah, then Prophet Muhammad then Parents. 5. Usually they come up with the word Respect is the topic 1. Tell them that Allah has sent prophets to tell people how to worship Allah and how to treat each other. And especially Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) was sent to perfect our manners 2. The most important manner of a Muslim is respect. Muslims have to deal with Allah and all creations of Allah with respect.

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Al-Hoda International School 5 min. 3. Respect Definition: Respect means to show someone that they are important, and that you care for what they say and what they do. 4. Elicit from them how do we respect Allah I respect Allah by obeying Him I respect Prophet Muhammad by following his Sunnah. Here we can mention how Allah ordered Muslims never to raise their voice over the Prophet s voice and the situation behind it. Usually kids come up with the ayah 5. Elicit from them How do they show respect to their parents tell them to say concrete examples like I listen when they talk. I do what they tell me to do. I help my mother in the kitchen. 6. Show them the video Respect elders by helping them, they come always first. Kiss their hands, and show them love. Usually kids details how they help old people cross the street, or lean on them to climb up the stairs. 7. Respect Teacher. It s a good opportunity to get them enacting class rules such as Wait for teacher to finish her sentence Listen when she talks Raise your hand quietly Wait for your turn Don t leave your seat without permission Afterwards, it works like magic how most of them restore to order when you say Where is respecting teacher?

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Al-Hoda International School 3 Activate 1) The best activity for this lesson is acting real situation T-S to show respect. 2) Divide them into groups of 4. Write the steps on board or PPP: y Discuss the scene together y See which type of respect it talks about y Invent a story y Find the characters and setting y Write the dialogue and rehearse y Acting on stage in front of class 5 min. 3) Reserve the scene about respect other s privacy and property as an example. (Kid curious about the closed T-S-T package!) a) Characters: The kid and the Devil. i) Ahmad: Hmm. whose package is this? I guess it s for my mom. Guess what s inside! ii) Devil: whispering Open it Open it iii) No No, it s my mother s. I have to respect her privacy! 3 min. 4) Ask them what privacy is. Most probably, it s a new word. Get suggestions then tell them it s . 5) Introduce the last type which is property which is which means if I borrow some one s pen, I have to keep it safe and clean. I have to keep my desk clean and safe as it is school property. 10 min. 6) Acting Preparation a) Pass by every team. Try to help them develop ideas S-S from the scene. It really helps if there are 2 teachers here. b) Help them with the dialogue. 25 min. 7) Acting S-S-T a) Every team has 3 min. to act b) 2 min. after each scene for eliciting from other teams the type of respect that was just displayed. 3 min.

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Ms. Asmaa Abdelaty

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Al-Hoda International School 8) Sometimes, they like teacher to take photos of them acting. So a good camera is good to have. 9) In some classes, we couldn t ace because of limited time. So the activity was distributing the My Tower of Respect Pyramid Sheet for them to fill and then color to be hanged in their rooms.

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Usually there is no time for this.

Ms. Asmaa Abdelaty

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