I’m trying to put together my own curriculum for my kids .
Below is a listing of the goals/skills that I have come up with to teach. I thought they might be helpful to others, insha Allah who are trying to put together their own curriculum. I hope to make books and worksheets to accompany this. (Note: My file got corrupted for the alphabet books, but alhamdulillah, there is still a lot that is useable. So it will take me a little longer to get this finished, but I am still working on it)
Beginning Arabic Curriculum Goals
(Duration: 1-2 years)
Alphabet - Standalone Forms
· Visually identify all 29 letters of the Arabic alphabet in random order
· Write all 29 letters of the alphabet in their standalone forms
· Recite the alphabet in order, with correct pronunciation
· Tell what letter comes before or after a letter
· Tell what letter comes between two letters
· Be able to write dictated letters
Alphabet – Connected forms
· Visually identify all forms (beginning, middle, and end) of each letter of the alphabet by sight in words and when written alone
· Write all forms (beginning, middle, and end) of each letter of the alphabet
· Be able to write dictated letters (different letters/different forms dictated)
Numerals
· Visually identify all numbers from 0 to 100 in random order
· Know how to write all numbers from 0 to 100
· Count in order from 0 to 100
· Tell what number comes before or after a number
· Tell what number comes between two numbers
· Be able to write dictated numbers
· Can skip count in Arabic
Reading
· Knows the names of the three short vowels: fathah, kasrah, dammah and can recognize them in words
· Can read words with the three short vowels in them
· Knows what sukoon means; can recognize sukoon in words; can read words with sukoon in them
· Knows the three long vowels in Arabic (fathah followed by alif, kasrah followed by yeah, dammah followed by wow), can identify them and read words with the long vowels.
· Knows what vertical stroke above/below a letter means (long vowel) and can read words with this mark
· Knows what maddah is and how to read words with this mark
· Knows the three types of tanween: fathah tanween, dammah tanween, kasrah tanween; can identify the symbols and read words with them
· Knows the symbol for shaddah and what it means, reads words with the shaddah in them
· Knows the meaning of the article ”al;” knows which letters are shamsiyyah letters and which are qamariyyah and what that means
· Can read sentences and short stories in Arabic
Vocabulary
· Can identify colors in Arabic (can tell the color of objects)
· Knows names of common animals
· Knows names of basic school supplies
· Knows names of common fruits/vegetables
· Knows names of common things around town (park, street, store, etc)
· Knows how to tell time to the hour/half hour
· Knows names of basic food items (bread, sugar, etc)
· Knows names of basic beverages
· Knows names of the days of the weeks (advanced: months of the year)
· Knows the names of the four seasons
· Knows the names of basic shapes in Arabic (optional)
· Knows the names of basic names for family members (mom, dad, brother, sister, etc)
· Knows the names of basic professionals (doctor, nurse, teacher,etc)
· Knows the name of basic household items (furniture, appliances, rooms in a house)
· Knows the names of basic clothing
· Knows the names of basic vehicles
· Knows simple greetings, conversational phrases
Grammar
· Detached Pronouns (I, you, we, he, she, they, etc))
· Attached pronouns (his, hers, yours, mine, etc)
· Nouns
o Persons, places, animals, things, plants, inanimate objects
o “Adjectives”
· Harfu Jarr
· Past and present tense Verbs, conjugating (for I, you, he, she, we, they)
· Jumlatul Ismiyyah
· Jumlatul Fi’liyyah
Sample Sequence
1. Numerals 1 – 10
2. Numerals 11-100
3. Alphabet – Standalone Forms
4. Alphabet – Connected forms
5. Reading of words (short vowels, long vowels, shaddah, sukoon, tanween), simple sentences, very short stories, ayaat from the Quraan, short ahaith, duaas.
6. Vocabulary building + reading
7. Simple grammar concepts
Speaking of vocabulary, this site was an absolute find: http://www.happychild.org.uk/freeway/arabic/indexoverview.htm
It has loads of Arabic vocabulary! Definitely one to check out, insha Allah.
