Sunday School Lesson Plan 5: Who is Allah?

This is part of the Sunday School Teaching and Learning series

Date: 11/02/2008, 05/Dho Al Qe’dah/1429

Class Topic/Title: Who is Allah?

Goal:
- To gain better understanding of some of Allah’s names

Objective:
- Allah is the all hearing
- Allah is the all knowing
- Allah is the all seeing
- Allah is the all ever living, the first and the last
- Memorize Surat Al Ikhlas (and explain meaning)

Methodolody:

- review last week’s lesson (10 minutes)
- Who is Allah?
- Group activity (discuss names of Allah and solve worksheet)

Sunday School Lesson Plan 2: Good Bye Ramadan

This is part of the Sunday School Teaching and Learning series

Date: 09/28/2008, 28/Ramdan/1429

Class Topic/Title: Good Bye Ramadan

Goal: Emphasize that Ramadan is almost over but not over yet. Encourage students to continue the efforts after Ramadan. Very cheerful Eid image.

Methodology:

- Show that Ramadan is almost over
- Ramadan is not over yet (1 or 2 more nights)… could be lailat al qadr
- Life after Ramadan: life is like Ramadan
- Eid is coming (concept of Eid for Muslims) and etiquettes of Eid. Cheerful Eid image.

Expected results:

- Each student knows that Ramadan is not over yet
- Each student misses Ramadan appropriately
- Each student contemplates life after Ramadan
- Each student knows how to behave for Eid. Be very cheerful and happy for eid.
- Ramadan vs. life

Class planning:

Style: Write the number 2 on the board with no comment

2 minutes Introduction and check up on students + attendance

5 minutes: last week’s revision, check on students (how they are doing, thoughts, etc) and homework wrap up (distribute new papers)

5 minutes: Ramadan News:

• Spain knows all about Ramadan
• New York knows all about Islam
• Chicago knows all about Islam
• Does the people close to you know about Ramadan?

Sunday School Lesson Plan 1: The Last 10

This is part of the Sunday School Teaching and Learning series

Date: 09/21/2008, 21/Ramdan/1429

Class Topic/Title: The Last 10

Goal: Develop and awaken awareness and appreciation for the last 10 nights of Ramadan (and lailat al qadr)

Methodology:

- Introduction to the benefits of the last 10 nights with proof
- How those benefits relate and affect you?
- Simple actions to do that can help you get those benefits
- What not to do.

Expected results:

- Each student would know that the last 10 nights have arrived (including lailat al qadr)
- Each student knows that those nights are special
- Each student tries to do simple actions in those nights
- Awaken sense of responsibility for the Muslims
- Feel that Ramadan is leaving

Class planning:

Style: Write the number 9 on the board with no comment

2 minutes Introduction and check up on students + attendance

5 minutes: last week’s revision and homework wrap up (distribute new papers)