At Taqwa Children & Youth

Assalamu alikum. We launched our Two week Ramadan club yesterday (missed two weeks due to school)
Anyway, Alhumdulillah, we're back again, and we've got an exciting two weeks ahead of us.

This year we will be learning the first 10 Ayahs of Surah Kahaf and have a jam packed schedule of all the other lessons and activities we intend to cover.
Here's what week one looks like

	Main Learning outcome		Related activities
	Learning objectives and out comes		Ages 6-8 years		Ages 9-12
Day 1	Gaining Taqwa “Fasting is a shield from the (Hell) fire like the shield of one of you in battle.” Understanding What Taqwa is Has this fasting day made us draw closer to Allah?		Children make a shield to represent the Hadith studied		Make good deed boxes. Children write a variety of good deeds which they can increase in doing over the next couple of weeks and place in a decorated ‘Good deed box’
Day2	Drawing closer to Allah Get closer to Allah by reciting and reflecting on Al-Qur’aan during night and day. “Whoever stands (for prayer at night) during Ramadaan, with faith and seeking reward, he will be forgiven for his previous sins.” [Al-Bukhaari and Muslim] Remembering Allah, sitting in circles of knowledge . “verily, in the remembrance of Allaah do hearts find rest” [13:28]		Children write out their dream duaas and share with their group.		Children given practical tips on how to complete the recitation of Quran. Maths challenge to calculate the rewards of Faatihah based on  the Hadith: "Whosoever read one letter from the Kitaab of Allah (Qur'aan), will be granted one reward for it and one is equal to ten. I do not say that Aleeef, Laam, Meem is one letter but Aleef is one letter, Laam is one letter and Meem is one letter. " [Tirmidhi]
Day 3	Having Patience and strong will Fasting teaches you to control  and restrain yourself because you have to keep away from food, drink and other wordly desires Patience and victory are twin brothers, for victory comes with patience, relief comes with distress and ease comes with hardship. The reward of patience is victory!  “Verily, I have rewarded them this Day for their patience; they are indeed the ones that are successful” [al-Mu’minoon 23:111]		Children play a variety of challenging games to test their patience.		Children are given some basic resources to build the tallest tower in a given period of time. It’s a race against time. Can they work in a team and have what it takes to complete the challenge.
Day 4	Checking our character IDENTIFY parts of character that need work, do you lie, cheat, gossip or backbite? Make dua, seek Allah's help and work hard to your bad manners. The Prophet (SAW) said, "I was sent to PERFECT good manners." [Maalik]		Children make mirror art. The identify parts of character that need work and talk about improving them.		Character Vision boards. Children brainstorm their character and come up with a range of characteristics they aspire to. They will use positive words to make a vision board.
Day 5	Remembering the poor and needy Raising Money for charity  APPRECIATE  Allah’s blessings To be grateful and GIVE THANKS for what you have.	Today children decorate pre made fabric pouches. They use fabric paints/pens. They will fill their money pouch over the week and donate their collection to charity.		In groups children come up with strategies to fund raise for charity. They must come up with a name for their group and plan a radio advert to help them fundraise. Children also make posters to advertise their cause. Over the next week they will aim to raise as much money as possible for children who are less fortunate than themselves