Arabic١٢٣
Year 3Autumn TermAges 7-8

Lesson Plans

Fruit Basket

1

Apples, Bananas, Oranges

⏱ 35–45 minutes

Lesson Objectives

  • Say "tuffaha" (apple), "mawza" (banana), "burtuqala" (orange)
  • Match fruit pictures to Arabic names

🌅 Warm-Up (5 min)

What fruits do you like? List them in English — now let's learn them in Arabic!

Main Activities

  1. 1Introduce apple (تفاحة), banana (موزة), orange (برتقالة) with real fruit or pictures
  2. 2Fruit tasting (if possible): taste each fruit and say its Arabic name — multi-sensory!
  3. 3Fruit matching game: match Arabic name cards to pictures of fruits
  4. 4Complete the picture-vocab worksheet for the first 3 fruits

Resources Needed

Fruit pictures or real fruitsName cardsPicture-vocab worksheet

⭐ Extension Challenge

At the supermarket, point to fruits and say their Arabic names!

2

Strawberries, Grapes, Watermelon

⏱ 35–45 minutes

Lesson Objectives

  • Say "farawla" (strawberry), "inab" (grapes), "battiikh" (watermelon)
  • Name 6 fruits in Arabic

🌅 Warm-Up (5 min)

Fruit recap: hold up pictures of apple, banana, orange — children say the Arabic name!

Main Activities

  1. 1Introduce strawberry (فراولة), grapes (عنب), watermelon (بطيخ)
  2. 2Fruit salad game: children sit in a circle, assigned a fruit name — when their fruit is called, they swap seats
  3. 3Draw a fruit bowl: draw and label 6 fruits in Arabic
  4. 4Write sentences: "Uhibbu farawla" (I like strawberries)

Resources Needed

Fruit flashcardsDrawing materialsWriting paper

⭐ Extension Challenge

Make a real fruit salad at home and name each fruit in Arabic as you add it!

3

I Like Fruits!

⏱ 35–45 minutes

Lesson Objectives

  • Say "Uhibbu..." (I like) with fruit names
  • Read Arabic fruit names in written form

🌅 Warm-Up (5 min)

Fruit speed naming: how many fruits can you name in Arabic in 30 seconds?

Main Activities

  1. 1Practise "Uhibbu tuffaha" (I like apples), "La uhibbu..." (I don't like...)
  2. 2Class survey: ask 5 classmates their favourite fruit in Arabic — record the answers
  3. 3Read Arabic fruit labels and match them to pictures (reading practice)
  4. 4Create a "My Favourite Fruits" page in Arabic with drawings and sentences

Resources Needed

Survey sheetFruit label cardsDrawing materials

⭐ Extension Challenge

Tell your family your 3 favourite fruits in Arabic using "Uhibbu..."!

4

Fruit Market

⏱ 35–45 minutes

Lesson Objectives

  • Name at least 8 fruits in Arabic
  • Write fruit names and use them in sentences

🌅 Warm-Up (5 min)

Fruit charades: act out eating a fruit — others guess the Arabic name!

Main Activities

  1. 1Fruit market role-play: buy and sell fruits using Arabic names and numbers
  2. 2Fruit word search: find Arabic fruit names hidden in a letter grid
  3. 3Create a "Fruit Basket" poster with all fruits drawn and labelled in Arabic
  4. 4Complete the vocab cards worksheet for all fruit vocabulary

Resources Needed

Play market setupWord search sheetPoster paperVocab cards worksheet

⭐ Extension Challenge

Play "fruit market" at home — buy fruits using Arabic names and numbers!

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