Year 4Summer TermAges 8-9
Tips & Hints
Months of the Year
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You don't need to be an Arabic expert to teach your child. Consistency, encouragement, and making it fun are far more important than perfection. These tips will help you feel confident and prepared.
🏫 For Teachers
- The Arabic month names used here (يناير, فبراير, etc.) are the internationally used names — some Arabic-speaking countries use different names. Mention this if appropriate.
- Link this topic to maths by creating graphs of birthday months with Arabic labels.
- A classroom calendar with Arabic months displayed daily provides constant reinforcement.
- Month names are similar to English, which makes this topic accessible — use this as a confidence booster.
🏠 For Parents
- Change your phone or home calendar to show Arabic month names — daily exposure helps.
- Ask your child "في أي شهر نحن؟" (What month are we in?) regularly.
- Mark family birthdays and events on a calendar using Arabic month names together.
- The month names in Arabic are similar to English (يناير = January) — point this out to reassure your child.
💡 Learning Hints & Memory Tricks
- ✦Most Arabic month names sound like their English equivalents: يناير (yanayir - January), فبراير (fibrayer - February). This makes them easier to learn!
- ✦شهر (shahr) means "month" — use it before the month name: "شهر يناير" (the month of January).
- ✦Some Arabic-speaking countries use different month names (e.g., كانون الثاني for January in the Levant). The names in this lesson are the most widely understood.