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Beginning Arabic Grammar

Arabic, Arabic-Grammar 20 February 2017

Below is a sample outline I put together for beginning Arabic grammar. I have linked to lessons and other materials I have made. Occasionally I will link to outside resources, in shaa Allah.

Parts of Speech

Introduction to the Parts of Speech

Lesson: Introduction to the Parts of Speech in Arabic.

The Ism: Types of Isms (beginning level)

Gender

Lesson: Gender

Attached Pronouns

Ism Review

The Harf: Introduction

Chart: Harf Chart (a really nice chart I found in one of my Arabic reference books

The Effect of Harf preceding words

The Harf with attached pronouns

The Verb: The 3 Verb Tenses

Flashcards: 100 verb roots (verbs you will find in the Quraan/hadith).

The Past tense verb/conjugating

Review Chart Template - for recording new verbs as you learn them; great review aid
Chart: Conjugating Past Tense Verbs - I made this as a reminder chart for my kids
Lesson: Introduction to the Past Tense Verb
Conjugating for I (Anaa)
Conjugating for He/She (Huwa/Hiya)

The Present tense verb

The “Future tense verb”

Template for conjugation practice of present and past verbs
Template for Universal Conjugation - contains a list of verbs and teacher can decide which type of conjugation (tense and person) to assign to student. Version 2
Review Lesson

Final Review

Types of Sentences

Jumlatul Ismiyyah

Jumlatul Fi’liyyah

Review

Numbers

(recognition, if not already taught, or up it to using the numbers in context)

Cardinal numbers

0-10

Flashcards and file folder activities - super old school but may provide inspiration for making your own activities.

11-20

21-99

Converting between Arabic and Hindi numerals worksheet

100 - 999

Counting by 100s - Reading board

1000 and beyond

Counting by 1000s - digit and word form of 1000s
Counting by 1000s - reading board drill

Ordinal numbers

Chart of ordinal numbers from 1-20

Review

Negation

Negation recording sheet - a single sheet I made up to record negation words and when they are used and the rules for using them.

Arabic Activity Bank

Arabic, Arabic-Teaching Helps 17 February 2017

I love to follow routines when we are learning so my kids know what to expect. But, at the same time, I like to vary activities within our routines to make our time more engaging. This is a list I made up eons ago to make it easy for me to vary the types of activities we were doing in our Arabic learning.

The ideas are ones that you may already use for English but might not have considered for learning Arabic. There are ideas for when your student is learning the alphabet, some ideas to use for spelling and vocabulary, and a few for grammar.

Alphabetize the words
Conjugate verbs
Spelling Pyramid: Great for writing practice and spelling. Write the first letter of a word on one line. Drop down to the second line and write the first two letters of that word. Continue dropping down a line each time adding one letter of the word until the whole word is written. Repeat a few times.
Write misspelled words several times (5, 10, etc)
Pronunciation: Have student pronounce all the words correctly.
Fill in the blank with the correct word
Write each word in a sentence. Try to use the grammar skill you are working on in the sentences.
Meaning match: match words with their correct definition
Plurals, write the plurals of nouns
Unscramble words or sentences
Go together, what belongs, what doesn’t? In a list of words which go together.
Keep a journal of the misspelled words for review
Tic Tac Toe (Must spell the word correctly to place your X or 0). Draw miscellaneous shapes/letters instead of X's or O's.
Picking Apples/Climbing Ladder/Stairs (write letters or words on apples, student must read the word or give the definition to "pick" the apple; for the ladder/stairs, write the words on rungs or steps and students must read the word or give the definition to "walk" up the ladder/stairs (this has always been a winner for us) Sometimes I would place a treat (money, candy--we usually just use pictures of these and not the real thing) at the top as incentive. If the student reads incorrectly, I usually tell them the correct answer and have them start back over from the beginning.
Bang: Place a letter, or word cards in a can. Place one or two cards with the word "Bang" on them in can with the other cards. Child picks out one card at a time and read it. If he reads the card correctly, he continues. If he gets a "Bang" card, he must put all cards back and start over. Child wins when he has read all cards.Note: for smaller children, I would only put 1 "Bang" card in the can.

Bingo/Cover Up. Write the letters or words on a bingo board. Call out letters, or words and student covers up. Student wins when a complete row, column, or diagonal is covered. Variation: Cover up: Child must cover the whole board.

Clue/Riddle Game. Student is given a list of words that he is working on. Teacher gives a clue about one of the words. Student scans the list for the word and writes the word down. Continue with the rest of the words.

Read/Draw. Provide student with a list of words with surrounding blank space. Student reads the word and draws a (non-image) picture. Variation: Provide pictures and student writes the word.
Speed Contest. Student or teacher selects a word. Set a timer for 45 seconds. Student and teacher compete to see who can write the word the most times in 45 seconds (or you could write just a letter). If students are beginning writers, a rule can be set up that the teacher must write the word, say, 3 times as much as the student. Ideas from Peggy Kaye's series of books, "Games for....."
Unscramble the Word. Scramble words the student is working on. Have him unscramble them and write them correctly.
Supply the Missing letters. Leave out a letter or letters from words.
Match pictures to words
Hangflower. Variation of hangman, just use a different picture, say a flower. Student must supply letters to guess a word before the picture is completely drawn.

Arabic Yes! Book 1: Arabic Alphabet Standalone Forms

Arabic, Arabic Alphabet, TJ Store 23 January 2017

In teaching my kids how to read Arabic over the years, I found that most of the teaching texts I came across did not provide what I thought was ample review for letter recognition. So, I created a book of drills to give them more practice.

Each lesson has an "in lesson progress chart" that lets the student know which letters they are working on, which ones they have learned, and which letters have yet to be learned.

There are also teaching notes that help you set up a basic routine for your lessons which includes review, writing practice, and dictation. There are flashcards.....

a progress chart to color in

and other aids to help you teach such as teaching notes and word lists. At the end, there is a certificate that you can present to your student for learning the alphabet.

This book addresses only recognition of the standalone Arabic alphabet forms (the connected forms are taught in book 2, coming soon, in shaa Allah)

You can purchase Book 1 at the following sites:

Sun and Moon Letters

Arabic, Arabic-Reading, Arabic-Sun/Moon Letters 15 January 2017

Here are a few resources for teaching the sun and moon letters in Arabic:

Brief Shamsiyyah & Qamariyyah lesson – this is an old, quickie lesson, but I thought I would post it because I think it is still useful.

Sun and Moon Letter Online Flashcards, I found these at quizlet (I love quizlet). Do a flashcard drill or play a few simple games to practice