Chapter 6 deals with the rise of Islam. We worked on the craft first. I definitely did not want to make an oasis scene with all the candy recommended, so I was glad they provided a low-sugar version. Even so, I decided that we could use LEGO bricks for the camel, since we did not have animal crackers.
Camel and bedouin in an oasis
The kids got into it when I told them to build me some palm trees.
Putting the oasis together
I prepared the sand by crushing up some old wheat crackers in a zip lock bag, with a rolling pin.
I made “sand” by crushing wheat crackers
They surprised me by adding a mini-figure to the scene. The water was aluminium foil, which I kept in place with double tape. Maybe it should have been something blue, like in the sugared up version of the scene, but aluminium works too, as it reflects light the way a body of water does.
Bedouin on camel coloring sheet; can you tell which one was colored by my kindergartner?
As I read the stories to them, they colored the bedouin on his camel (coloring sheet provided in the Activity Book). Then, I asked them the review questions. Finally, we worked on the map. It’s very tempting to do it all. But I decided this was enough for this chapter. There are three other activities recommended in the book, for those who do not have the book.
