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Star Craft:
http://www.dltk-kids.com/usa/fold_and_cut_star_shape.htm
Star Pattern to use in crafts:
http://www.robinsfyi.com/holidays/christmas/activities/fivepointstarpat.htm
Coloring:
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/rhymes/coloring/Twinkle.shtml
Starry Eyed Sunglasses
http://www.sesameworkshop.org/parents/activity/article.php?contentId=58683
Star Name Tags
http://www.dltk-kids.com/crafts/space/mstartag.htm
Sparkling Star Finder
http://www.sesameworkshop.org/parents/activity/article.php?contentId=58700&
Starlight Starbright Globe
http://www.sesameworkshop.org/parents/activity/article.php?contentId=58700&
Shining Stars
Have the children dip star-shaped cookie
cutters (or potatoes cut into star shapes) into paint and
press them on paper to make prints. Let them sprinkle
glitter on the wet paint to make shining stars.
http://sherik.tripod.com/activities/stars.htm
Nighttime
Surprises
For each child, use a white crayon to
draw stars on a piece of white construction paper. (Press
down hard with the crayon while drawing.) Set out the papers
along with brushes and black tempera thinned with water to
make a wash. Then let the children brush the tempera wash
over their papers to discover the star surprises that will
show through.
http://sherik.tripod.com/activities/stars.htm
Reading
Level 1 for younger children
Level 2 for older children
http://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/science/know_l2/stars.html
Imagine the Universe: The Life Cycle of
Stars:9-12th grade Free PDF: Reading and
activities
Some ayaat
which are shorter and might be good for younger
readers: 77:8, 81:2, and 25:61.
Writing
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After reading about stars,
answer the guiding questions.
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Write star themed sentences.
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Use the
following words (taken from words in star related
ayaat) in sentences:
Sirius,
piercing, pagan, reckoning, beholders, subjected,
justified, disgraces, rebellious, pelted, pursued,
beautified, landmark. See TJ's
Writing Descriptive Sentences
or
TJ's Sample Weekly Writing Plan for tips
on writing great sentences.
Alphabet
Phonics:
arm, art, star, start,
chart, farm, harm, park, part, mark, shark
Grammar/Usage:
Using several
of the ayaat from:
List of some ayaat which make reference to stars
complete several of the activities below:
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Circle
prepositional phrases, nouns, verbs, adjectives,
articles, pronouns
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Discuss
that when referring to Allah, we capitalize pronouns
that would not normally be capitalized for people
unless at the beginning of a sentence.
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Find/write
as many compound words or phrases that contain the
word "star" such as starlight, movie star, etc. Use
these words in sentences. You may use a dictionary
or other resource. Do this in English and in
Arabic, if possible.
recipe:
http://spaceplace.nasa.gov/en/kids/recipe.shtml
Cinnamon star
cookies:
http://www.ehow.com/how_6163_make-cinnamon-star.html
Peanut Butter
Star Sandwiches
http://www.sesameworkshop.org/parents/activity/article.php?contentId=97040&
http://www.activityvillage.co.uk/star_pattern_to_colour.htm
Cut
out several sizes of stars. Let the children arrange
them in order from smallest to largest. Then have them
count the stars.
http://sherik.tripod.com/activities/stars.htm
Draw
eight stars on the insides of a file folder and number
them from 1 to 8. Draw matching stars on construction
paper or index cards and cut them out. Use dots to
number the stars from 1 to 8. Give the children the file
folder and cutout stars. Let them take turns matching
the numbers by placing the cutouts on the corresponding
pictures on the file folder.
http://sherik.tripod.com/activities/stars.htm
Make a
matching game for the children by cutting a star out of
cardboard and coloring each of its five points a
different color. Then color the ends of five clothespins
to match the colors on the star points. To play the
game, have the children clip the clothespins on the
matching colored star points.
http://sherik.tripod.com/activities/stars.htm
Copy one or more as
handwriting practice/dictation. Younger students can
copy words.
How many
different words are used for star/stars in Arabic in the
Quraan?
List of some ayaat which make reference to stars
Color in a
STAR for each ayaat or surah that you know
Download them
from TJ's Quraan Page
Science
- Observes
the stars at night. Talk about what you see.
Ask the
children why they think they can see stars only at
night. Then ask them to help you do this experiment.
Turn on all the lights in your room. Have two or three
children stand away from the group and give them each a
flashlight that has been turned on. Ask the group if
they can see the light from the flashlights. Gradually
darken the room. What happens to the light coming from
the flashlights? Does it become easier or harder to see?
Help the children to understand that just as they can't
see the light from the flashlights when the room lights
are on, they can't see the light from the stars when the
sun is shining.
http://sherik.tripod.com/activities/stars.htm
Current Events/News
Write the headlines, and
source of the articles. Write one sentence to summarize
what each article is about.
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