Arabic١٢٣
Year 4Summer TermAges 8-9

Lesson Plans

Places Around Me

1

Places Around Town

⏱ 35–45 minutes

Lesson Objectives

  • Learn 8 place names in Arabic
  • Say "I go to..." with place names

🌅 Warm-Up (5 min)

Picture guessing: show partial images of places (mosque dome, hospital cross) — pupils guess and say Arabic name.

Main Activities

  1. 1Introduce 8 places: مسجد (mosque), مدرسة (school), مستشفى (hospital), حديقة (park), سوق (market), مكتبة (library), مطعم (restaurant), ملعب (playground)
  2. 2Flashcard matching: Arabic name to place picture
  3. 3Practise: "أذهب إلى..." (I go to...) with each place
  4. 4Complete the Places Vocab Cards worksheet

Resources Needed

Place flashcardsCity map posterVocab Cards worksheet

⭐ Extension Challenge

Draw a map of your area and label all the places you know in Arabic.

2

What Do We Do There?

⏱ 40–45 minutes

Lesson Objectives

  • Describe activities at different places
  • Form sentences combining places and actions

🌅 Warm-Up (5 min)

Where am I? Teacher describes what they are doing — pupils guess the place in Arabic.

Main Activities

  1. 1Teach activity phrases: "أقرأ في المكتبة" (I read in the library), "ألعب في الحديقة" (I play in the park)
  2. 2Matching game: pair activities with places
  3. 3Write sentences about what you do at 5 different places
  4. 4Complete the Writing Practice worksheet

Resources Needed

Activity-place matching cardsWriting Practice worksheetSentence starters

⭐ Extension Challenge

Write a "Day Out" paragraph describing visiting 3 different places in Arabic.

3

Simple Directions

⏱ 40–45 minutes

Lesson Objectives

  • Give basic directions in Arabic
  • Use direction words with place vocabulary

🌅 Warm-Up (5 min)

Follow the leader: teacher gives directions in Arabic — pupils follow (stand up, turn right, walk forward).

Main Activities

  1. 1Teach direction words: يمين (right), يسار (left), أمام (in front), خلف (behind), بجانب (next to)
  2. 2Map activity: give directions to different places on a simple map
  3. 3Pair work: one pupil gives directions, the other follows on the map
  4. 4Write directions from school to 2 different places

Resources Needed

Simple city mapDirection word cardsWriting paper

⭐ Extension Challenge

Create a treasure map with directions written in Arabic.

4

My City Review

⏱ 35–40 minutes

Lesson Objectives

  • Name places and give directions confidently
  • Describe activities at different locations

🌅 Warm-Up (5 min)

Place name bingo: teacher calls out Arabic place names — pupils cross them off.

Main Activities

  1. 1Tracing worksheet for place names and direction words
  2. 2Create a "My City Guide" booklet: one page per place with drawing, name, and what you do there
  3. 3Oral activity: give a tour of your city using Arabic
  4. 4Reflection: which places and direction words are you most confident with?

Resources Needed

Tracing worksheetBooklet paperColouring materials

⭐ Extension Challenge

Write a tourist guide page about your area — all in Arabic.

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