Year 3 Islamic RE: Summer 1 worksheet

“What breaks the fast?” is free to print, with no account. It is the first sheet in the Year 3 Islamic studies unit “Islamic RE: Summer 1”, for children aged 7 to 8, and takes about 23 minutes.

Print it on A4. The child's pages come first; the answers, and what each wrong answer tells you, are on the grown-up page that follows. Weeks 25 to 30 of the year, 6 sheets in the unit.

Free sample · answers on the last page

What breaks the fast?

Name: ____________ · Date: ____________
Year 3 · Islamic RE · about 23 minutes
Answers are on the grown-up page

Today I can tell which actions break the fast and which do not.

A Look back3 min

1.
Circle the prayer that comes after Asr.
MaghribIshaFajr
2.
Write what happens in the empty box.
3.
Write the year of the Hijrah to Madinah.

B Watch me, then you4 min

Ola is fasting in Ramadan. At lunchtime she forgets she is fasting and takes a sip of water. Does her fast break?

Watch me

Ola forgot she was fasting, so she did not drink on purpose.

Eating or drinking because you forgot does not break the fast.

So Ola's fast is still valid.

Now you

1.
Ali feels thirsty and drinks a glass of water on purpose at midday. Does his fast break? Circle the answer.
Yes, it breaksNo, it does not break

C Your turn8 min

Read each situation. Circle the answer. Remember: does the person do it on purpose?

A bowl of dates and a glass of water on a low table by a window

1.
Sara swallows her own spit during the day in Ramadan. Does her fast break? Circle the answer.
Yes, it breaksNo, it does not break
2.
Ben forgets he is fasting and eats a cracker. Does his fast break? Circle the answer.
Yes, it breaksNo, it does not break
3.
Priya rubs cream on her dry hands on purpose. Does her fast break? Circle the answer.
Yes, it breaksNo, it does not break
4.
Zara makes herself sick on purpose during the day. Does her fast break? Circle the answer.
Yes, it breaksNo, it does not break

Say it out loud: What one word in each story changed the answer? Say it to your grown-up.

D Spot the mistake3 min

A toothbrush and a small cup of water on a bathroom shelf

Kit says: “Ali rinsed his mouth for wudu and spat all the water out, so his fast is over.”

1.
Is Kit right? Write why in one line.

E Think deeper4 min

Read the picture, then answer in your own words.

A small bag, water bottle and folded blanket on a bench

1.
Why do you think Allah lets sick people and travellers miss a fast and make it up later? Give two reasons.

How did it feel?1 min

Think about what you learnt today. Tell your grown-up one thing that surprised you.

I can do it Nearly Not yet

For the grown-up

What breaks the fast? · 2 minutes to read

Answers, and what a wrong one tells you

A

1. Maghrib

2. Look for: says Ibrahim (AS) is thrown into the fire

3. 622

B

1. Yes, it breaks

C

1. No, it does not break your child may think anything swallowed breaks the fast. Spit is not food or drink, so the fast is still valid.

2. No, it does not break your child may say yes because food went in. Ask: did Ben know he was fasting? Forgetting means the fast is still valid.

3. No, it does not break your child may think anything on the body breaks the fast. Cream on the skin does not. Nothing is eaten or drunk.

4. Yes, it breaks your child may think being sick never breaks the fast. Being sick by accident does not, but making yourself sick on purpose does.

D

1. Look for: says Kit is wrong because Ali swallowed no water, so the fast is still valid If they say Kit is right, ask: did any water go down Ali's throat? Rinsing and spitting out does not break the fast.

E

1. Look for: gives two reasons, such as Allah wanting ease or mercy, or protecting a sick person or traveller from harm

Words to use

Say“Ask two questions: is it eating or drinking, and did the person do it on purpose?”

Instead of“Anything that goes near the mouth breaks the fast, so stop the child from brushing teeth.”

After the sheet

At dinner, ask your child to give one example of something that breaks the fast and one that does not, then say why.

Tick what your child got right in StudyDen. Anything missed comes back in a later Look back box, so there's no need to redo the sheet.

The rest of this unit

5 more sheets come with a StudyDen plan, in teaching order:

Four Ramadan words(with a plan)
Isa (AS): a prophet of Allah(with a plan)
Maryam (AS): Honoured by Allah(with a plan)
Building My Prophets Book(with a plan)
Good, wrong and checking myself(with a plan)

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