Inclusive Islam Curriculum Unit 6
Unit 6 introduces students to the Islamic perspective on caring for the environment, emphasizing God’s creations, our role as caretakers, and how a love for nature reflects our faith. Through storytelling, art, songs, and sensory experiences, students will explore nature’s beauty, the importance of conservation, clean air, and ethical food habits, all through an inclusive lens that embraces diverse needs, abilities, and cultural backgrounds.
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Respecting Nature
In Lesson 1, students will learn that planet Earth is a beautiful gift from God and our shared home. They will explore how respecting nature by being kind to animals, plants, and the environment is also a form of caring for ourselves and others. Students will also discover different choices that we can make to protect our planet and natural environment.
In Lesson 1, students will learn that planet Earth is a beautiful gift from God and our shared home. They will explore how respecting nature by being kind to animals, plants, and the environment is also a form of caring for ourselves and others. Students will also discover different choices that we can make to protect our planet and natural environment.
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Conservation and Consumerism
Lesson 2 introduces students to the ideas of conservation and consumerism in simple, age-appropriate ways. Students will learn how to protect our planet by being careful about the resources we use and how our everyday choices should reflect Islamic values of responsibility and moderation.
Lesson 2 introduces students to the ideas of conservation and consumerism in simple, age-appropriate ways. Students will learn how to protect our planet by being careful about the resources we use and how our everyday choices should reflect Islamic values of responsibility and moderation.
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Clean Air
In Lesson 3, students will learn about air, including what it is, what it’s made of, and how it affects our health and the world we live in. We’ll also learn how trees helps us to breathe, the many things that contribute to dirty air, and the different ways that we can help to keep the air we breathe clean.
In Lesson 3, students will learn about air, including what it is, what it’s made of, and how it affects our health and the world we live in. We’ll also learn how trees helps us to breathe, the many things that contribute to dirty air, and the different ways that we can help to keep the air we breathe clean.
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Food and Agriculture
In Lesson 4, students will learn that food is a special gift from God that comes from the earth. We’ll learn what agriculture is, how it provides us with the food we need to live, and how it goes from the ground to our grocery stores. Finally, we’ll explore the importance of mindful farming and consumption to understand why organic and natural farming is better for the environment and our health.
In Lesson 4, students will learn that food is a special gift from God that comes from the earth. We’ll learn what agriculture is, how it provides us with the food we need to live, and how it goes from the ground to our grocery stores. Finally, we’ll explore the importance of mindful farming and consumption to understand why organic and natural farming is better for the environment and our health.
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"And there is no creature on [or within] the Earth or bird that flies with its wings except [that they are] communities like you"
Qur’an 6:38