Today we began reading The Conference of the Birds by Peter Sís. This version describes the distance that the birds travel to reach the Simourgh in cosmic detail. My son said his favourite part is the page where the birds look like they circle the sun.
I decided to show him The Powers of Ten video on YouTube so that he would have some idea of how far away the birds were at the end of part 3.
We look forward to reading more of the book soon as a preparation for our Ramadan project The Pool of Paradise based on The Conference of the Birds story.
Please share your ideas for teaching children the rites of Ramadan.