18. ACTIVITY BOOK SURAH AT-TIN

SURAH ‫التين‬ The Fig 95 ACTIVITY BOOK



THE MOUNTAIN 1 PROPHET Induction We have known that the first verse hints at two of the noblest prophets - Isa and Nuh. So, who does mount Sinai represent? Let us do an activity to figure it out. Lesson Outcome At the end of this lesson, student will be able to: 1. Identify the prophet hinted at by verse 2. 2. Explain the geography and the sites involved in surah al-Tin approximately. Relate the geography of verse 1 with verse 2 approximately. Materials 1. Mahjong paper. 3. Blue construction paper. 4. Acrylic paint 3. Paint brush 2

Instructions 1. Paint brown triangles at the top half 2. Then, add a grassy field on the of the paper and top them with a bottom half of the paper, below the little white for a snowy effect. mountains. 3. While the mountains and grass are drying up, the teacher can incorporate the history of Mount Sinai. 4. Finally, put the crafted mountain on a mahjong paper. Guide the students to draw the geography that are referred to in Surah al-Tin. 3

Lessons: In verse 2, Allah mentioned Mount Sinai. Mount Sinai is one of the places that has a historical value in the history of Islam. It was where Prophet Musa conversed with Allah directly without an intermediary. Lesson Assesment FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT Recall the previous lesson about olive and fig. 1. What is the country referred to in Surah al-Tin? .................................................................................................................................... 2. What is the story behind this Prophet and Mount Sinai? ...................................................................................................................................... ...................................................................................................................................... ...................................................................................................................................... ...................................................................................................................................... ...................................................................................................................................... ...................................................................................................................................... ...................................................................................................................................... 4

Match the characters to the correct icons. 1 Figs 5 Olives Mount Sinai Peaceful Makkah Wisdom

WHERE IS THE LOWEST 2 POINT ON THE EARTH Induction In the previous activity, we have looked at how tests are necessary as the means for us to come out of the other side stronger and more perfect. But what happens if we fail the tests? Let us make an experiment to understand the consequences. Lesson Outcome At the end of this lesson, student will be able to: 1. Understand the role of tests as the factor of human perfection. 2. Describe the consequences of failing the tests given by Allah. 3. Understand the mechanism of water and air pressure. Materials 2. Plastic water bottle 4. Plasticine 3. Water 1. Bendable straw 6

Instructions 2. Cut off the straw to leave just 1” from both sides of the corrugated 1. Fill up the bottle with water up to part. the neck. 3. Bend the straw and cover the openings with some plasticine. Make sure they are airtight. Do not let the air come in and out. 4. Next, put in the straw inside the bottle and put on the cap. You will see that the straw floats. 5. Now, the interesting part is yet to come. Squeeze the middle part of the bottle and see what happen. The straw sinks. Amazing! 7

Lessons: In verse 5, Allah says that He returns man, because of his own disobedience, to become the lowest of the low – like a submarine that sinks into the lowest point on Earth, Challenger Deep. Although submarines sinking into the depth of oceans are a good thing, man sinking into the dark abyss of misguidance is a bad thing. That is why we must always be mindful to be safe from becoming the worst that we can be. Teachers can use the images of ugly creatures in the dark depths of Challenger Deep to portray the ugliness of man when becoming low himself. Lesson Assesment FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT 1. Give the students a series of hypothetical situations that involve tests from Allah. Ask them if they were to be in the situation, what they would do to overcome the situation and come out more perfect. 2. What are the consequences of failing the tests given by Allah. ...................................................................................................................................... ...................................................................................................................................... ...................................................................................................................................... ...................................................................................................................................... ...................................................................................................................................... ...................................................................................................................................... ...................................................................................................................................... ...................................................................................................................................... 8

2 Break up thewords into individual letters. ______ ______ ______ ____ ______ ______ 9

CRAFT: THE BEST ATTRACTION 3 IN MALAYSIA- KLCC Induction If you were to go to Egypt, or Mekkah, or Jerusalem, or any other Arab countries, what would be the things that you would likely see? In Malaysia, for example, without doubt there is the Kuala Lumpur twin tower. And whenever we describe our country, surely this tower is one of the landmarks that we will mention to make the description interesting. Similarly, the Quran does exactly the same. Let us make an activity to understand the style of the Quran. Lesson Outcome At the end of this lesson, student will be able to: 1. Understand one of the presentation styles of the Quran. 2. Find similar styles in the Quran whenever they find the similar examples in other surahs (exclusively in juz 30). Materials 2. Glue gun 1. Cardboard sheets 4. Scissors 10 5. Tooth picks

Instructions: 1. Trace these star shapes onto the cardboard and them out. You need 6 pieces of each shape. b Ba A 2. You need 6 pieces of each shape. cd CD B A CD 3. Cut out a piece of cardboard like this: 4. Fold in and out alternatively along the dotted lines to get this: PART A1 PART A1 11

5. Take 3 pieces of Shape A and attach it part A1. 6. Make another one. PART A2 PART A2 PART A2 6. Repeat steps 2-6 with Shapes B, C & D. PART B1 + PART B2 PART C2 B PARTD2 PART C1 + C + PART D1 D 12

7. Put A2,B2,C2 and D2 together 8. Make another one for Tower 2. to form Tower 1. PART D2 PART C2 PART B2 PART A2 9. Finally, make the bridge using tooth picks and cardboard. 13

Lessons: First, Mount Sinai is the mountain where Musa received his divine calling and is located in Egypt. Second, the secure city of Makkah, al-Balad al-Amin refers to Ibrahim who built the Kaabah as well as to Prophet Muhammad. Makkah is known as a peaceful city and the Kaabah is the main attraction. Here we can see how Allah uses some of the famous objects from different places to grab the readers’ attention. Lesson Assesment FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT 1. What is your favorites place in Malaysia? ...................................................................................................................................... ...................................................................................................................................... 2. Why do you think KLCC is the attraction of Malaysia? ...................................................................................................................................... ...................................................................................................................................... SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT 1. Is there any surah in Al-Quran that has a similar style as Surah al-tin? ...................................................................................................................................... ...................................................................................................................................... 2. Why do you think it is similar? ...................................................................................................................................... ...................................................................................................................................... 14

3 Cut the verses and rearrange them in the correct order. 15

4 GOOD DEEDS Induction Previously, we learnt about how to take care of ourselves in term of cleanliness of our body. However, we need to balance the care our cleanliness of our body and our behavior. These two things complete each other so that we can be a good human being. We need to sort out the good behavior and bad behavior so that we know what behavior we need to avoid to be a good person. Lesson Outcome At the end of this lesson, student will be able to: 1. Understand the importance of being self-aware with one’s own actions. 2. Demonstrate self-awareness correctly. Materials 2. A phone to play music with. 4. A pen 1. A group of students. 3. Things thatthe students choose to give to their friends. 16

Instructions 3. 1. Appoint a leader. His/her job is to control the music and to create a situation. For example “We are out in town.” The rest of the students form one big circle. 2. Hand over the pen to one student. The leader turns on the music and the student holding the pen must pass the pen to 4. the person to him/her. Keep on passing the pen until the music is When the music stops, the student with the stopped. pen turns to the person next to him/her . He then acts out a good deed to that person. I’d like to share this Wow! Choose a good deed that is relevant to the with you. Thank you!! situation decided earlier. Repeat the game untill everyone get to perform a good deed. 17

Lessons: This activity is to generate awareness among the students when they are in public. There are various things we can do from small acts of kindness to the big ones towards other people. Doing good to people is important because it warms our hearts and makes us feel good. Examples of good deeds are sharing your umbrella with someone, giving a compliment, listening to a friend’s problem, cleaning up and volunteering. This reflects verse 7,” except for those who believe and do good deeds for their shall be an unfailing recompense”, where our good deeds will not be ignored unrewarded. Lesson Assesment FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT 1. Did you perform all the five daily Solah today? ...................................................................................................................................... ...................................................................................................................................... 2. Have you said ‘Thank you’ to your mother for preparing you a breakfast? ...................................................................................................................................... ...................................................................................................................................... 3. Did you say something bad to you friend today? ...................................................................................................................................... ...................................................................................................................................... 4. What kind of good deeds have you done today? ...................................................................................................................................... ...................................................................................................................................... 18

4 Cut,fold and paste the template below to form a model of Kaabah. 19

1 Colour in the verse: Draw something based on your understanding of the verse. Write something based on your understanding of the verse. ...................................................................................................................................... ...................................................................................................................................... ...................................................................................................................................... ...................................................................................................................................... ...................................................................................................................................... 20

2 Colour in the verse: Draw something based on your understanding of the verse. Write something based on your understanding of the verse. ...................................................................................................................................... ...................................................................................................................................... ...................................................................................................................................... ...................................................................................................................................... ...................................................................................................................................... 21

3 Colour in the verse: Draw something based on your understanding of the verse. Write something based on your understanding of the verse. ...................................................................................................................................... ...................................................................................................................................... ...................................................................................................................................... ...................................................................................................................................... ...................................................................................................................................... 22

4 Colour in the verse: Draw something based on your understanding of the verse. Write something based on your understanding of the verse. ...................................................................................................................................... ...................................................................................................................................... ...................................................................................................................................... ...................................................................................................................................... ...................................................................................................................................... 23

5 Colour in the verse: Draw something based on your understanding of the verse. Write something based on your understanding of the verse. ...................................................................................................................................... ...................................................................................................................................... ...................................................................................................................................... ...................................................................................................................................... ...................................................................................................................................... 24

6 Colour in the verse: Draw something based on your understanding of the verse. Draw something based on your understanding of the verse. Write something based on your understanding of the verse. ...................................................................................................................................... ...................................................................................................................................... ...................................................................................................................................... ...................................................................................................................................... 25

7 Colour in the verse: Draw something based on your understanding of the verse. Write something based on your understanding of the verse. ...................................................................................................................................... ...................................................................................................................................... ...................................................................................................................................... ...................................................................................................................................... ...................................................................................................................................... 26

8 Colour in the verse: Draw something based on your understanding of the verse. Write something based on your understanding of the verse. ...................................................................................................................................... ...................................................................................................................................... ...................................................................................................................................... ...................................................................................................................................... ...................................................................................................................................... 27