Arabic١٢٣
Year 3Spring TermAges 7-8

Lesson Plans

Connecting Arabic Letters

1

Letters Change Shape!

⏱ 35–45 minutes

Lesson Objectives

  • Understand that Arabic letters change shape based on position
  • Identify the isolated form of common letters

🌅 Warm-Up (5 min)

Write 5 Arabic letters on the board — these are their "alone" forms. But what happens in a word?

Main Activities

  1. 1Explain: Arabic letters have up to 4 forms — isolated, beginning, middle, and end
  2. 2Show examples with Ba (ب): isolated ب, beginning بـ, middle ـبـ, end ـب
  3. 3Compare isolated and connected forms of 5 familiar letters using a chart
  4. 4Circle the same letter in different positions within Arabic words on the worksheet

Resources Needed

Letter forms chartExample wordsPosition identification worksheet

⭐ Extension Challenge

Look at Arabic text and try to spot letters you know — even if they look different!

2

Beginning, Middle, End

⏱ 35–45 minutes

Lesson Objectives

  • Recognise letters at the beginning, middle, and end of words
  • Identify letter position in simple words

🌅 Warm-Up (5 min)

Letter forms quiz: show a connected letter — can children identify which letter it is?

Main Activities

  1. 1Practice with 6 common letters: show each letter in all positions with example words
  2. 2Position sorting: given letter forms, sort them into beginning, middle, or end columns
  3. 3Word detective: look at simple Arabic words and identify each letter and its position
  4. 4Complete the tracing worksheet practising letters in different positions

Resources Needed

Letter position cardsSorting chartSimple Arabic word cardsTracing worksheet

⭐ Extension Challenge

Pick 3 letters and practise writing them in all their forms — isolated, beginning, middle, end.

3

Connecting Letters Into Words

⏱ 40–45 minutes

Lesson Objectives

  • Connect simple letters to form short words
  • Write basic Arabic words by joining letters

🌅 Warm-Up (5 min)

Letter jigsaw: connect letter cards together to see how they form a word!

Main Activities

  1. 1Model connecting letters: write "بيت" (bayt — house) step by step, showing how letters join
  2. 2Practice words: كتب (kutub), قلم (qalam), ولد (walad) — trace the connections
  3. 3Letter connection rules: some letters connect on both sides, some only on the right
  4. 4Write 5 simple words by connecting individual letters together

Resources Needed

Letter connection guideSimple word listWriting paper with guidelines

⭐ Extension Challenge

Try writing your name by connecting Arabic letters — even an approximation is great!

4

Reading Simple Words

⏱ 35–45 minutes

Lesson Objectives

  • Read at least 5 simple Arabic words by sounding out letters
  • Feel confident recognising connected letters

🌅 Warm-Up (5 min)

Word building relay: teams race to arrange letter cards into words!

Main Activities

  1. 1Reading practice: sound out simple words letter by letter, then blend them together
  2. 2Word matching: match connected Arabic words to their meanings (with picture support)
  3. 3Write 5 words from memory — focus on correct letter connections
  4. 4Complete the writing practice worksheet on letter connections

Resources Needed

Simple reading cardsWord-picture matching gameWriting practice worksheet

⭐ Extension Challenge

Read Arabic text you find at home (food labels, books) — try to sound out words!

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