Ramadan

We celebrate many holidays but have you ever wondered how the tradition began? Find out through a collection of short, fun and informative videos about Christmas, Columbus Day, Halloween, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, President's Day, Ramadan,...

Explains the five "Pillars of Islam," and defines key terms, such as jihad and hadith. Includes a link to another AAADC site with more information about Islam and a link to an Adobe pdf file with reading selections about Islam for high...

Looking for resources to add to teaching or learning about the holidays in December? Check out all the worksheets, activities, lesson plans and more offered by Teachnology.

Using Snowflake Bentley as a model, students create a working definition of multigenre text and then use that definition to create their own multigenre piece about winter or another theme.

This website provides basic information on each of the Five Pillars of Islam, "the framework of the Muslim Life" - faith, prayer, "zakat," fast, and pilgrimage.

Learn about Eid al-Fitr and its traditions in this interactive slideshow.

Here are several videos of Islam prayers recorded from IslamiCity.

TeacherLINK at Utah State University offers a wealth of topics and project information on celebrations held throughout the world. Click on "Topics and Authors," to access a long list of available lesson plans on a variety of...

Take a step into the world of Israel and Palestine with this team of Teacher Trekkers. You will look at life in the Middle East, celebrate Hanukkah and Christmas in the Holy Land and learn about their culture and religion.

[Free Registration/Login Required] Students read about how different holidays are celebrated with different types of food. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in classifying and categorizing.

When Arab armies of Islam conquered new lands, they began erecting mosques and palaces and commissioning other works of art as expressions of their faith and culture. The religious practice of Islam is based on tenets known as the Five...

Novels and picture books are great ways to teach across the curriculum. This site lists about 75 novels and picture books around which CanTeach has constructed lesson ideas and plans. All grade levels indicated.

Guardian correspondent Ian Black discusses the escalating unrest in Libya following the assassination of Abdel Fatah Younis. (July 31, 2011)