Arabic١٢٣
Year 1Summer TermAges 5-6

Lesson Plans

My Arabic Year

1

Letters and Greetings Review

⏱ 30–35 minutes

Lesson Objectives

  • Recall Arabic letters learned this year
  • Use Arabic greetings confidently

🌅 Warm-Up (5 min)

Sing the Arabic alphabet song together — celebrate how many letters you know!

Main Activities

  1. 1Alphabet relay race: teams compete to arrange letter cards in order
  2. 2Greetings role-play: act out arriving at a party — greet everyone in Arabic!
  3. 3Create a "My Arabic Year" scrapbook page about letters and greetings
  4. 4Share and celebrate: show your favourite Arabic letter — why do you like it?

Resources Needed

Letter cardsScrapbook templatesColouring materials

⭐ Extension Challenge

Make an Arabic alphabet bookmark to use over the summer holidays!

2

Numbers and Colours Celebration

⏱ 30–35 minutes

Lesson Objectives

  • Count to 10 in Arabic
  • Name all main colours in Arabic

🌅 Warm-Up (5 min)

Rainbow countdown: count from 10 to 1 in Arabic, each number a different colour!

Main Activities

  1. 1Number and colour bingo: combine both topics in one bingo game
  2. 2Craft: create a colourful number line poster with Arabic numerals and colour labels
  3. 3Musical numbers: play music, stop, hold up a number — say it in Arabic!
  4. 4Add the numbers and colours page to your "My Arabic Year" scrapbook

Resources Needed

Bingo cardsPoster materialsMusic playerScrapbook

⭐ Extension Challenge

Teach a family member to count to 5 in Arabic using your number line poster!

3

Animals and Phrases Party

⏱ 30–35 minutes

Lesson Objectives

  • Name animals in Arabic
  • Use polite phrases in context

🌅 Warm-Up (5 min)

Animal parade: walk around like different animals — say the Arabic name as you go!

Main Activities

  1. 1Animal flashcard quiz: how many can you remember? Personal best challenge!
  2. 2Polite phrases practice: set up a pretend party — use Arabic greetings, please, thank you
  3. 3Create animal name tags in Arabic for a toy animal display
  4. 4Add the animals and phrases page to your scrapbook

Resources Needed

Animal flashcardsParty propsName tagsScrapbook

⭐ Extension Challenge

Set up a pretend Arabic tea party at home — use all your polite phrases!

4

Year 1 Celebration!

⏱ 30–40 minutes

Lesson Objectives

  • Celebrate all Arabic learning from the year
  • Feel proud and motivated to continue

🌅 Warm-Up (5 min)

Stand-up celebration: every time you hear an Arabic word you know, stand up and repeat it!

Main Activities

  1. 1Complete the scrapbook with a final page: "Things I am proud of learning"
  2. 2Class Arabic show: children present their favourite Arabic word or phrase
  3. 3Play a whole-class team quiz covering everything learned this year
  4. 4Award "Year 1 Arabic Champion" certificates — celebrate with "Mumtaz!"

Resources Needed

ScrapbookQuiz questionsCertificatesParty decorations (optional)

⭐ Extension Challenge

Keep practising Arabic over the summer — even 5 minutes a day helps you remember!

Back to Year 1