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Arabic · Preschool

Explore Joining Forms with Guidance

Arabic letters hold hands! With lots of guidance, children see how ب changes its shape a little when it joins other letters, build three picture words from tiles (بَابٌ door, بَيْتٌ house, ثَلْجٌ snow), and discover the special letters that only hold hands on one side.

  • 3 lessons
  • About 30 minutes
  • Joining check: 5 questions
  • Ways to answer: choose an answer, sort into groups and arrange tiles
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What learners will discover

  • Notice that Arabic letters join inside a word and that a letter keeps its dots but changes shape a little (ب alone, بـ at the start of a word).
  • Build a simple picture word from two syllable tiles with a model: بَابٌ, بَيْتٌ, ثَلْجٌ.
  • Recognise letters that hold hands on one side only (ا، د، ر، و), leaving a small gap after them.

Lessons

  1. Letters hold hands 4 steps2 practiceabout 10 min
  2. Build a word 3 steps2 practiceabout 10 min
  3. Letters that hold one hand 3 steps1 practiceabout 10 min
  4. Joining check 5 questions at the end

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