Arabic
Studies
Dear parents,
Ahlan wa sahlan! My name is Ms. Marwa Gadry and I am really
looking forward to teaching K2 Arabic and Islamic studies with my assistant Ms
Zeinab Farhat. I have been teaching Arabic in International schools for 5
years. It gives me great pleasure to
deliver my mother tongue language in a useful practical way to both Arabic
speaking and non-Arabic speaking K2 children living in KAUST.
This
month we have explored the “How we express ourselves”, we introduced simple
ways to name ourselves – esmi (my name is), sabah al khair (good morning),
marhabn (hello), ma’a al salama (good bye).
We also
looked at the “Who We Are” unit and have been using words associated with
physical movement - run, jump, swim and play football. To encourage children to
use these words our lesson was held outside so children could use these words
in context. From this activity we introduced other words like colors and other movements.
We continued inquiry by introducing Arabic names for healthy food e.g.
strawberry, apple, orange, lettuce, banana and carrot.
We have
had lots of fun as every child was able to draw their self-portrait, write their
name, paint and enjoy discovering the different corners and activities around
the classroom.
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Hello
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marhabn
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Good morning
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Sabah al khair
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My name
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esmi
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Bye bye
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ma’a al salama
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Big
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Kabeer
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Small
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Sagheer
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Strong
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Qawi
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Swim
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asbah
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Run
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ajri
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Jump
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Aqfiz
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Banana
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Mauz
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Apple
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Toffah
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Lettuce
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Khas
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Carrots
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Jazar
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Orange
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Bortoqal
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Best
regards
Marwa Gadry
