Age 6-8: Traditons

Unit 3: Family Life

Activity: My Family
Answer questions about your family.

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My Family

Answer questions about your family.

How many generations live at your house?

Would you like your grandparents to live with you? Why?

Activity: Family Portrait
Draw what is unique or special about your family.

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Family Portrait

Write about or draw a picture showing what is unique or special about your family.

Muslims believe that family is very, very important. In the past, three or more generations of families might live in the same house.

Hands with Henna

Marriage is important in Muslim families. A wedding is a great celebration. The bride often decorates her hands and feet with designs in henna paint.

Activity: Henna
Draw a henna design on the hand.

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Henna

Draw a henna design on the hand. You may find other pictures on the internet or in the school library. You may just want to create your own design on the hand.

Create Henna

Henna is made from the dried leaves of the henna shrub, which is made into a powder.