Elementary+Arabic+Curriculum

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Ask and respond to “What is your name?” Count to ten in Arabic Name the color of objects that are red, yellow, blue, or white Respond appropriately when asked to sit or stand ||  || Hello / (response)  Hello and welcome/(response) How are you?/ I’m fine  Goodbye red yellow  white  blue  sit  stand What is your name?  My name is__ <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> girl/girls <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> boy/boys ||  || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">“Ahalan wa Sahalan” <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> “Wahed Inthnayn Thalatha” <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Color Conga <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Sit/Stand Game <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Name Game || Tell about the number of my family members ||  || I/me family mother/my mother father/my father sister/my sister brother/my brother grandmother/my grandmother grandfather/my grandfather I have… ||  || “Nahnu al A’ila” Role play In my family I have…. || Recognize and sound out the letters listed above Name four common pets (Dog, cat, fish, bird) Talk about the color of stuffed animals and pictures of animals ||  || dog cat fish bird ||  || Fly swatter game Four corners Stuffed animal toss Animal grab || Recognize and sound out the letters listed above Name some common fruits in Arabic Talk about the colors of the fruits Tell which fruits I like ||  || apple banana lemon orange green orange brown purple black ||  || “Ureed an a’kl, a’kl, a’kl tuffah wa mowz” Pass fruit around circle, stating name of fruit Pass fruit around circle, naming fruit and color “Which apple do you like, red or green?” Video – “Al Fawakeh Helwa Kiteer” || Recognize and sound out the letters listed above Make a polite request Respond appropriately to “Thank you” Ask to get a drink Ask to go to the bathroom Answer “yes” or “no” to a simple question Name several classroom objects ||  || Arabic class bathroom water again please thank you you’re welcome yes in Arabic in English Arfa’a yadak ||  || Take turns repeating polite requests and going to get a drink Answer “yes” and “no” questions as a class, and as individual students Conversation pairs Puppets || Find objects of a color requested by the teacher Answer questions about the color of objects ||  || What color is the…? ||  || “Ma huwa lown al asfoor?” Picture game Animal game || State which fruits I like State which animals I like Ask others what they like ||  || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I like ___ <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">What do you like? ||  || Puppets ask each other about likes and dislikes Students ask as a group Students use puppets to carry on a conversation about likes and dislikes || Recognize and sound out the letters listed above Describe people and pictures of people or animals using colors and descriptive adjectives Describe myself, my classmates, and people in my family Give the opposite to common adjectives ||  || tall short handsome/beautiful ugly handsome nice, kind smart strong weak big old small/young ||  || Action game - action for each word Describe self Describe pictures Describe classmates Describe family members Match description to picture “Who am I?” Game || you (m) you(f) we/us you all he/him she/her they/them ||  || Pronoun puzzle Describe pictures using pronouns Who is he/she? Describe him/her. || Recognize and sound out the letters listed above Tell how I am feeling Ask others how they are feeling Tell what I need Ask others what they need ||  || happy sad angry afraid hungry thirsty tired sick ||  || Match pictures with feelings Charades “I’m hungry”/ “I’m thirsty” circle games What does he need? || Tell today’s date Recognize numbers higher than 10 ||  || day/days the week Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Numbers 11-31 ||  || “Ayam Al oosboo’a” Calendar reading Number games || Recognize and sound out the letters listed above Ask about the weather Describe weather conditions Name the four seasons Describe the weather normally associated with each season ||  || weather season/seasons spring summer fall winter cold hot sunny cloudy rainy snowy How’s the weather? ||  || Al Fusool Chant Four Corners Picture matching “Rajl theljee” || Recognize and sound out the letters listed above Describe what I am wearing using clothing names and color words Describe clothing in a picture using clothing names and color words Tell what clothing is appropriate for the weather in each season Tell which color of an item of clothing I like ||  || shirt pants shorts jeans dress suit pajamas shoes coat hat gloves ||  || Clothing relay Guess who? Choose the outfit Match the outfit to the weather || Tell which sports I like Ask others what they like ||  || reading drawing dancing travel watching TV watching movies listening to music singing soccer (football) basketball baseball What sports do you play? party ||  || Hobby Charades Interviews Plan a party || Tell about the occupation of others State the occupations of people in pictures, using pronouns with new vocabulary Tell what occupations I like ||  || Student Teacher Engineer Doctor Farmer Pharmacist Singer Mechanic ||  || Identify people in pictures Charades “Introductions” skit ||
 * ~ Unit 1: Greetings, Colors, Numbers  ||~   ||~   ||~   ||~   ||
 * === By the end of this unit, I can… === ||  || === Vocabulary Base === ||   || === Songs and Activities === ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Greet someone in Arabic and ask, “How are you?”
 * ~ Unit 2: My Family  ||~   ||~   ||~   ||~   ||
 * === By the end of this unit, I can… === ||  || === Vocabulary Base === ||   || === Songs and Activities === ||
 * Name members of the family in Arabic
 * Name members of the family in Arabic
 * ~ Unit 3: Animals   Letters: alif, baa, taa, thaa  ||~   ||~   ||~   ||~   ||
 * === By the end of this unit, I can… === ||  || === Vocabulary Base === ||   || === Songs and Activities === ||
 * Write the letters listed above in all of their forms
 * Write the letters listed above in all of their forms
 * ~ Unit 4: Fruits and Fruit Colors   Letters: wow, yaa  ||~   ||~   ||~   ||~   ||
 * === By the end of this unit, I can… === ||  || === Vocabulary Base === ||   || === Songs and Activities === ||
 * Write the letters listed above in all of their forms
 * Write the letters listed above in all of their forms
 * ~ Unit 5: Classroom Words & Requests   Letters: Jiim, Ha, kha, daal, thaal  ||~   ||~   ||~   ||~   ||
 * === By the end of this unit, I can... === ||  || === Vocabulary Base === ||   || === Songs and Activities === ||
 * Write the letters listed above in all of their forms
 * Write the letters listed above in all of their forms
 * ~ Unit 6: Animals and Colors  ||~   ||~   ||~   ||~   ||
 * === By the end of this unit, I can… === ||  || === Vocabulary Base === ||   || === Songs and Activities === ||
 * Respond accurately to questions about the color of a stuffed animal, or animal in a picture
 * Respond accurately to questions about the color of a stuffed animal, or animal in a picture
 * ~ Unit 7: Likes and Dislikes  ||~   ||~   ||~   ||~   ||
 * === By the end of this unit, I can… === ||  || === Vocabulary Base === ||   || === Songs and Activities === ||
 * State which colors I like
 * State which colors I like
 * ~ Unit 8: Descriptions and Opposites   Letters: raa, zaa, seen, sheen  ||~   ||~   ||~   ||~   ||
 * === By the end of this unit, I can… === ||  || === Vocabulary Base === ||   || === Songs and Activities === ||
 * Write the letters listed above in all of their forms
 * Write the letters listed above in all of their forms
 * ~ Unit 9: Pronouns  ||~   ||~   ||~   ||~   ||
 * === By the end of this unit, I can… === ||  || === Vocabulary Base === ||   || === Songs and Activities === ||
 * Describe people using pronouns and adjectives ||  || I/me
 * Describe people using pronouns and adjectives ||  || I/me
 * ~ Unit 10: Feelings and Needs   Letters: Saad, Dhaad, Taa, Zhaa  ||~   ||~   ||~   ||~   ||
 * === By the end of this unit, I can… === ||  || === Vocabulary Base === ||   || === Songs and Activities === ||
 * Write the letters listed above in all of their forms
 * Write the letters listed above in all of their forms
 * ~ Unit 11: Calendar  ||~   ||~   ||~   ||~   ||
 * === By the end of this unit, I can… === ||  || === Vocabulary Base === ||   || === Songs and Activities === ||
 * Name the days of the week
 * Name the days of the week
 * ~ Unit 12: Seasons and Weather   Letters: a'yn, ghayn, faa, qof  ||~   ||~   ||~   ||~   ||
 * === By the end of this unit, I can… === ||  || === Vocabulary Base === ||   || === Songs and Activities === ||
 * Write the letters listed above in all of their forms
 * Write the letters listed above in all of their forms
 * ~ Unit 13: Clothing,   Letters: kaaf, laam, meem, noon, haa  ||~   ||~   ||~   ||~   ||
 * === By the end of this unit, I can… === ||  || === Vocabulary Base === ||   || === Songs and Activities === ||
 * Write the letters listed above in all of their forms
 * Write the letters listed above in all of their forms
 * ~ Unit 14: Sports and Hobbies  ||~   ||~   ||~   ||~   ||
 * === By the end of this unit, I can… === ||  || === Vocabulary Base === ||   || === Songs and Activities === ||
 * Tell what hobbies I like
 * Tell what hobbies I like
 * ~ Unit 15: Occupations  ||~   ||~   ||~   ||~   ||
 * === By the end of this unit, I can… === ||  || === Vocabulary Base === ||   || === Songs and Activities === ||
 * Ask about someone’s occupation
 * Ask about someone’s occupation