Kids Halaqa

Bismillah,

I have recently started an Islamic after-school circle for girls in my local area. I have decided to make the sessions a mixture of Arabic, Qur’an and Islamic studies and definitely a safe space for the girls to express themselves.

This page will document the journey and I hope will help other local after-school groups insha Allah. Please note that I have linked to other people’s work too.

Monday 21st September: Session (1) 

• Introduction: I introduced myself to the group and told them about the ice breaker which would allow us to get to know each other. 
• Ice breaker: Asked girls to sit next to someone they didn’t know. Then, I gave out a doll template (can be purchased from Poundland in the UK) to each kid and asked them to interview each other. Questions could be about: name, age, hobbies, favourite food etc. Then we went around the circle, starting from the right side, and each child got to tell us about their findings and presented the doll template to their partner at the end as a gift.
• Main: As we were in the 10 Days of Dhul Hijja, I took the opportunity of sharing the “10 things to do in the 10 days of Dhul Hijja”.
• Download the lesson plan I used HERE

Monday 28th September: Session (2) Surah an-Nas 

• The session revolved around the study of Surah an-Nas. The Juzz Amma resources section of this website is what I have been using to pull out old material. Insha Allah, you will find useful too.
• I handed out a print out of Juz Amma progress chart
• Helpful Links: 
  • Ummi Homeschools Me (using Tafsir of Surah Nas to work on geography topics). 
  • Surah an-Nas workbook 
  • Write the Surah in Arabic and English printout 
  • Tafsir of Surah an-Nas
• Download my lesson plan HERE

Monday 5th October: Session (3) Surah al-Falaq

• This session revolved around the study of Surah al-Falaq.
• I handed out this keyword sheet and asked the students to memorise and create flashcards for the keywords until the keyword for “The Daybreak” in prep for the next session. Download the keyword sheet HERE.
• Helpful Links:
  • Surah al-Falaq booklet download and games ideas
  • Why Should I read Surah al-Nas/al-Falaq? worksheet and poster
  • 8 Productivity lessons from Surah al-Falaq
  • Picture translation of Surah al-Falaq
• Download my Lesson Plan HERE

Tuesday 13th October: Session (4) Surah al-Ikhlas

• This session revolved around the study of Surah al-Ikhlas.
• Helpful Links:
  • Surah al-Ikhlas Booklet. This site page has a lot of ideas too on how to utilise the games and worksheet this Siser has put together Masha Allah.
  • Cartoon explanation of Surah al-Ikhlas

• Download the accompanying worksheet I created for Surah al-Ikhlas HERE

• Download my Lesson Plan HERE

The girls and I ended the session by playing the game UNO. I explained how the theme of Oneness which we explored in the tafsir of Surah al-Ikhlas led me to remember the game UNO which means one in Spanish.

Tuesday 20th October: Session (5):  Autumn

• This session revolved around Autumn and the Remembrance of Allah.
• Helpful Links:
  • Trees mentioned in the Qur’an
  • Fall leaf Collage video
  • Autumn crafts for kids (Pinterest)
• Download the Autumn worksheet HERE

• Download Arabic phrases and autumn Hadith printout HERE

• Download my Lesson plan HERE

Here are some pictures from the leaf collage activity we did in this session:

 

Enjoy, HM 🙂