THE SWIRLING HIJAAB
What is the story about?
A little girl imagines all the different ways she can play with her mother’s hijaab. Her imagination takes her to different colourful
places and she sees many interesting things.
Play a game/other ideas
Take a piece of cloth and enact this story
using this cloth as a hijaab.
Choose one of the things the girl imagines
the hijaab to become, act it out and ask
someone to guess who you are.
Read the story
Discuss the title of the story – what do the words ‘swirling’ and ‘hijaab’ mean?
What is a fort?
Who do you think is in the picture?
Have you ever tried to make a tent like that?
Discuss who Bedouins are and what a desert is?
Where can you find deserts in the world?
Describe the lady getting married, her clothes and her jewellery.
What foods are there for the tea party?
What is your favourite party food?
What do the words ‘warrior’, ‘cloak’ and ‘nomad’ mean?
Which animal can you see carrying people?
Look at the last picture, discuss how you pray or have a special thinking time.
Language:
ENGLISH
Talk together
Discuss the different reasons why people
might cover their head, for example for religion,
to keep warm, to protect their head, for
hygiene purposes when cooking.
The little girl’s mother’s hijaab is special to her,
what makes something special?
Talk about your special things or places.