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Arabic · Grade 1

Read and Build Familiar Words

Learners put the code to work on real words for school, home and food. They read fully vocalized words and match them to meanings, learn how the article الْ (the) behaves with moon and sun letters, build and spell words from letters and syllables, and finish by reading two short lists and writing one of their own.

  • 4 lessons
  • About 90 minutes
  • Familiar words check: 9 questions
  • Ways to answer: fill in the blanks, choose an answer, highlight a text, match pairs, sort into groups and arrange tiles
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What learners will discover

  • Read about twenty fully vocalized words for school, home and food and connect them to their meanings.
  • Make a noun definite with الْ: pronounce the ل before a moon letter (الْقَمَرُ) and double the next letter after a sun letter (الشَّمْسُ), dropping the tanwin.
  • Build and spell familiar words from letters and syllables with correct joining and vowel marks.
  • Read a short practical list and find the items a question asks for, then write a list of your own.

Lessons

  1. Words for school, home and food 4 steps3 practiceabout 22 min
  2. The: الْ with moon and sun letters 5 steps3 practiceabout 24 min
  3. Build and spell 5 steps3 practiceabout 22 min
  4. Read a list, write a list 4 steps3 practiceabout 22 min
  5. Familiar words check 9 questions at the end

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