Arabic١٢٣
Year 1Autumn TermAges 5-6

Lesson Plans

More Arabic Letters

1

Meeting More Letters

⏱ 30–35 minutes

Lesson Objectives

  • Recognise letters Kha, Dal, Dhal, Ra, Zay, Sin
  • Say each letter name clearly

🌅 Warm-Up (5 min)

Point to letters on the alphabet chart from the first topic — who can name them fastest?

Main Activities

  1. 1Introduce خ, د, ذ, ر, ز, س with large flashcards — say each name 3 times together
  2. 2Letter sorting: group "letters I know" and "new letters" on the table
  3. 3Trace the new letters on whiteboards — say the name while tracing
  4. 4Letter hunt worksheet: circle the new letters in a grid of mixed letters

Resources Needed

Alphabet flashcardsMini whiteboardsLetter hunt worksheet

⭐ Extension Challenge

Count how many Arabic letters you can now recognise — try to beat your own record!

2

Letter Sounds and Pictures

⏱ 30–35 minutes

Lesson Objectives

  • Match letters to their sounds
  • Connect each letter to a word that starts with it

🌅 Warm-Up (5 min)

Play "Thumbs Up, Thumbs Down" — say a letter name and hold up a card; thumbs up if they match!

Main Activities

  1. 1Show picture cards: "Dal is for Dub (bear), Ra is for Rajul (man)" — repeat each pairing
  2. 2Children draw their own picture for each letter and share with a partner
  3. 3Play "I spy with my Arabic eye" — find objects starting with the new letters
  4. 4Complete the picture-vocab worksheet matching letters to pictures

Resources Needed

Picture flashcardsDrawing materialsPicture-vocab worksheet

⭐ Extension Challenge

Make a mini poster of your favourite new letter with pictures of things that start with it.

3

Tracing and Writing Practice

⏱ 30–35 minutes

Lesson Objectives

  • Trace and write letters Kha through Sin
  • Form letters with correct stroke direction

🌅 Warm-Up (5 min)

Air-writing: trace each letter in the air with your finger while saying its name.

Main Activities

  1. 1Model writing each letter on the board, talking through the strokes
  2. 2Children trace each letter on the tracing worksheet three times
  3. 3Rainbow writing: trace the same letter in three different colours
  4. 4Pair check: swap whiteboards with a partner — can you read each other's letters?

Resources Needed

Tracing worksheetColoured pencilsMini whiteboards

⭐ Extension Challenge

Write a row of your neatest letters and decorate the page — make it fridge-worthy!

4

Letter Detectives

⏱ 30–35 minutes

Lesson Objectives

  • Identify all learned letters quickly
  • Distinguish between similar-looking letters

🌅 Warm-Up (5 min)

Letter stretch: make body shapes for different letters — can friends guess which one?

Main Activities

  1. 1Speed round: flash cards one at a time — children call out the name as fast as they can
  2. 2Spot the difference: compare similar letters like د and ذ — what is different?
  3. 3Complete a matching worksheet — draw lines from letters to their names
  4. 4Play letter dominoes: match letters end to end around the table

Resources Needed

FlashcardsMatching worksheetLetter dominoes set

⭐ Extension Challenge

Create your own "spot the letter" puzzle for a friend or family member.

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