La Arabic Yes Book 03 Unit 02 Fathah

© 2009 Talibiddeen Jr. Arabic YES!
Book: 3 Reading Unit: 2: The Short Vowel Fathah Page 1

Lesson 1: The Sound of Fathah .................................................................. 5
Lesson Plan ............................................................................................ 5
Review .................................................................................................... 6
Learn: Sounds of Fathah ......................................................................... 7
Activity 1-1: Sort the Sounds ................................................................ 8
Activity 1-2: “Who” Said That? ............................................................. 9
Activity 1-3: Dictation ......................................................................... 10
Lesson 2: Reading with Fathah................................................................. 11
Lesson Plan .......................................................................................... 11
Review .................................................................................................. 12
Learn ..................................................................................................... 13
Activity 1: Bang! ................................................................................. 16
Lesson 3: Grammar: Past tense, singular verb ......................................... 17
Lesson Plan .......................................................................................... 17
Review .................................................................................................. 18
Learn ..................................................................................................... 19
Study/Drill .......................................................................................... 20
Activity 3-1: Charades ........................................................................ 21
Activity 3-2—Cover Up!...................................................................... 22
Wrap Up ................................................................................................ 23
Lesson 4: Reinforcement Lesson.............................................................. 25
Lesson Plan .......................................................................................... 25
© 2009 Talibiddeen Jr. Arabic YES! Book: 3 Reading Unit: 2: The Short Vowel Fathah Page 2
Review .................................................................................................. 26
Activity 4-1: Muhammad’s Day........................................................... 27
4-2: What Did He Do? ........................................................................ 28
Dictation............................................................................................. 29
Wrap Up ............................................................................................ 30
Unit Test ............................................................................................ 31
Appendix............................................................................................ 32
Unit 2: The Short Vowel Fathah
Unit Goals:
1. To learn the sound of the short vowel fathah with all the letters of the
alphabet.
2. To read words with fathahs as the only vowel.
3. To write words with fathahs only (from memory)
4. To learn that 3 letter words with fathahs only are 3rd person, male
past tense verbs.
5. To learn the meanings of 12 common verbs 3rd person, male past

tense verbs.
Lesson 1: The Sound of Fathah
Lesson Plan
Do Review
Do Learn section
Do Activity 1-1: Sort
Do Activity 1-2: “Who” Said That?
Do Activity 1-3: Dictation
Homework:
Sounds of Fathah Reading Drill: Take the cards from the

sorting activity and play “Bang!” with student or student just
pulls a card from the pouch and says the sound.
Sounds of Fathah Writing Practice. Teacher/parent pulls a

card from sorting activity from pouch, says the sound and
student writes.
If student need reinforcement of writing connected letter forms,

let him/her practice writing the all the forms of the letters found
in the box in section 2 of the Review section.
Teacher Pre-Preparation:
1. If desired, cut the Learn section table into “6 column” strips for drills.
2. Cut out Sorting Board and Cards from Learn section and make a file
folder/pocket activity.
Review
Alphabet Action
1. How many letters are there in the Arabic alphabet? Recite the
alphabet in order.
2. Name the letters in the box and tell what position they would be in a
word (i.e. beginning, middle, end).

3. Tell what letter comes after each letter in the box above.
4. Name the letters in the following words:

Vowel Review
How many short vowels _______ ________ ________

are there in Arabic?
Name them. Write each
one in the box.
Learn: Sounds of Fathah
In this lesson, insha Allah, we learn the sounds of the short vowel fathah.
On certain letters, it makes one sound, on others, it makes a different
sound.
Listen to your teacher say each letter with fathah. Repeat after your
teacher. (Teacher: Repeat each row several times before moving to next)
‫ح‬
َ ‫ج‬
َ ‫ث‬
َ ‫ت‬
َ ‫ب‬
َ ‫َا‬
‫س‬
َ ‫َز‬ ‫َر‬ ‫َذ‬ ‫َد‬ ‫خ‬
َ
‫ع‬
َ َ‫ظ‬ َ‫ط‬ ‫ض‬
َ ‫ص‬
َ ‫ش‬
َ
‫َم‬ ‫ل‬
َ ‫ك‬
َ ‫ق‬
َ ‫ف‬
َ ‫غ‬
َ
‫ي‬
َ ‫َو‬ َ ‫ن‬
َ
Activity 1-1: Sort the Sounds
Sort the letters by the sounds that fathah makes when written over them.
Sounds like “a” in apple* Sound like “o” in octopus*
*Approximations
Activity 1-2: “Who” Said That?
Circle the letter in each group of three, that made each sound that your
teacher says.

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Teacher: Arbitrarily pick a letter from each group of three and say its sound with fathah to carry out the
activity. You may want student to point at the letter during a first drill and then circle the letters during a
second drill to provide for more practice with different letters. Or you can laminate to make a reusable
activity. Alternatively, cut into groups of threes to make activity cards.
Activity 1-3: Dictation
Write the letter with fathah that your teacher says the sound for.
End form Middle form Beginning form Standalone form
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_________ _________ _________ _________

Teacher: Arbitrarily pick letters for student to write; particularly using letters you know student has a
problem with writing or identifying. Again, you may want to laminate to use again. Place this in the Arabic
Center after this lesson in a section called “Dictation Station.”
© 2009 Talibiddeen Jr. Arabic YES! Book: 3 Reading Unit: 2: The Short Vowel Fathah Page
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Lesson 2: Reading with Fathah
Lesson Plan
Do Review
Do Learn Section
Do Activity 2-1: Bang! (Reading Practice)
Wrap Up
Homework:
Reading Drill 2-2 in Arabic Center.
Learn section squares from Lesson 1
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Review
Alphabet Action
alphabet in order.

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0 1 2 3
3. Tell what letter comes before each letter in the box above.

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Vowel Review
How many short vowels _______ ________ ________

are there in Arabic?
Name them. Write each
one in the box.
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Learn
Now, insha Allah, in this lesson, we learn how to read words that have the
vowel fathah in them.
We are going to start off reading one letter in a 3 letter word and the fathah
over it. Then, we’ll add the next letter, and then the last letter.
Optional: Before (or after) reading, name the letters in each 3 letter word.

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Teaching Tip:
Cut along the dotted lines to make reading cards.
Sometimes student may prefer to read from these than a book page.
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Activity 1: Bang!
Cut out the following cards. Place in a container. Without looking, pull out a
card and read it. If you read the word correctly, pull another card and read
it. Keep going until you have read all the cards. If you get a Bang! card, you
must put one card back (and the Bang! card!) and pick again.

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Lesson 3: Grammar: Past tense, singular verb
Lesson Plan
Do Review section
Do Learn section
Do Study/Drill activity
Do activity 3-1: Charades
Do activity 3-2: Cover Up!
Wrap Up
Homework:
Reading Speed Drill 2-2
Vocabulary Timed Drill
Pyramid Writing
Learn section squares from Lesson 1
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Review
alphabet in order.
word (i.e. beginning, middle, end). Next, tell what letter comes before
each letter.
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4. Read the following words
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Learn
You have learned to read three letter words whose only vowel is the fathah,
such as:

When you have words such as these (3 letters, only fathahs), these words
tell us three things:
1. They are verbs (words that show action) -- The word for verb in
Arabic is fi’l.
2. Tell us that a male or “it” did something
3. Tell us that the action was already done (past)
So when you see words like these, even if you don’t know what they
mean, you know that a male person (or it) did something already.
So let’s learn the meanings of some verbs like these:
Example:

This words means “he wrote.”
In this lesson, you will learn the meanings of 12 of these action words or
verbs
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Study/Drill
Review the following table. Then do the drills below.
1
C

he washed he wrote he ate

+ 5
7
he left he studied he sat
< B
he opened he carried he entered

4 ; < (
he went he gathered he found
Meaning Drill:
(Using only one row a time): Find and read the word for ‘he…..”
Repeat this drill for each row several times
Review Drill: Read the word, say the letters in the word
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Teacher Tip: You may want to cut the table up into three column boxes first, then do the drills. Student
can then only focus on a set of three words at a time instead of the whole page.
Activity 3-1: Charades
1. Watch your teacher perform certain actions. Name the verb in Arabic
that fits what your teacher did, remembering that the verbs really
mean “ a he” already did something.
2. Cut out the verbs cards below. Scramble them up. Pick a card. Read
it and perform the action on the card for others to guess,
remembering again that the verbs really mean “a he” already did
something.
1
C

+ 5
7
< B

4 ; < (
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Activity 3-2—Cover Up!
Game 1: Your teacher will call out a word in Arabic. Using 12 objects
as markers, place a marker over the word that is called out.
Game 2: Your teacher will call out a word in English. Using the
objects, cover the Arabic word for what was called out.
Games are finished when all squares are covered.

< B 5
7

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Variation: Teacher performs the action and student covers the
corresponding word.
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Wrap Up
1. Tell three things that a three letter word with only fathahs tells us
about the word.
2. Read the words from the table/cards in the Learn section.
3. Your teacher will call out a verb in English, tell what it is in Arabic;
your teacher will call out a word in Arabic, tell what it is in English.
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Pyramid Writing
Write the words from this lesson pyramid style. Write the first letter on the
first line. On the second line, write the second letter of the word. Finally, on
the third line, write the whole word. Repeat several times with each word.

Do this activity on the board or in your notebook.
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Lesson 4: Reinforcement Lesson
Lesson Plan
Do Review
Do Study/Drill Activity from lesson 3.
Do activity 4-1: Muhammad’s Day
Do activity 4-2: What Did He Do?
Dictation (words from lesson 3)
Wrap Up
Homework:
Alphabetize the words (for older students)
Reading Speed Drill 2-2
Writing Speed Drill
Vocabulary Speed Drill
Learn section squares from lesson 1
25
Review
alphabet in order.
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6=
4. Read the following words
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Activity 4-1: Muhammad’s Day
Read/listen to the following story. Write the underlined verbs in Arabic
as they appear in the story.
Muhammad’s Day
Muhammad woke up. He washed his face. Then he ate breakfast.

He gathered his books and he left for school. He carried his books in
his backpack. He entered his class and he sat down. He opened his
desk and put his books inside. In school he studied his lesson. He
wrote in his notebook. After school, he went home. He found his
mother in the kitchen cooking dinner.
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4-2: What Did He Do?
Read/listen to the clue, write the word in Arabic to match.
1. Ahmed did this with his breakfast.
2. Muhammad did this with his face.
3. Basheer did this with a pencil.
4. Ali did this with the door.
5. Write the two words that tell what Umar did when he
left for school.
6. What Musa did with the toys on the floor.
7. Jafaar did this with a chair.
8. Isa put his books in his backpack and did this.
9. Ismaeel did this to the house when he came home.
10. Yusuf did this when he looked down and

discovered a penny on the ground.
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Dictation
Your teacher will dictate words to you from lesson 3. Write them.
Your teacher will dictate an English phrase to you. Write the verb in
Arabic.
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Wrap Up
1. Tell three things that a three letter word with only fathahs tells us
about the word.
2. Read the words from the table/cards in the Learn section of

Lesson 3.
Based upon the dictation drill and wrap up section above, determine
whether student has mastered the unit objectives. If not, use
subsequent class time to review through the reading and writing drills,
and games and activities already presented or introduce new games
to practice the material. It’s best not to move on until student has
truly mastered the material.
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Unit Test
1. Read all the squares from Lesson 1’s Learn Section. (Say the sounds
of each letter with fathah. (28 points)
2. Read the words from Lesson 2’s Bang! activity.(27 points)
3. Vocabulary. Either dictate the English phrase for the verbs to student
and have him/her write or do a matching activity (write English and
Arabic on board and have student match (or make this activity ahead
of time) (12 points)
Total Points Possible: 67 Student’s Score:___________
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Appendix
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Reading Drill 2-2 (after Lesson 2) – use in Daily Practice File Folder
See how fast you can read the words.

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Record your time each reading and keep track of your times on the
recording sheet. Practice reading the words daily, insha Allah.
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Vocabulary Timed Drill
• Write the correct Arabic word under the English word.
• See how long it takes you to complete the page.
• Record your time on the board. Try at least 5 times if time allows.
he wrote he ate he washed he sat
_______ _______ _______ _______
he left he went he carried he sat
_______ _______ _______ _______
he studied he wrote he entered he opened
_______ _______ _______ _______
he gathered he found he washed he ate
_______ _______ _______ _______
he opened he left he went he found
_______ _______ _______ _______
he sat he wrote he washed he carried
_______ _______ _______ _______

Let student use a study sheet, if necessary during the drill.
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Writing Speed Drills Page 1 of 3
How many times can you NEATLY write each word in 30 seconds*?
Do one word (column) per each 30 seconds only
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Writing Timed Drill Page 2 of 3
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© 2009 Talibiddeen Jr. Arabic YES!

Book: 3 Reading Unit: 2: The Short Vowel Fathah Page 1

Lesson Plan ............................................................................................ 5

Learn: Sounds of Fathah ......................................................................... 7

Activity 1-1: Sort the Sounds ................................................................ 8

Activity 1-2: “Who” Said That? ............................................................. 9

Activity 1-3: Dictation ......................................................................... 10

Lesson 2: Reading with Fathah................................................................. 11

Lesson Plan .......................................................................................... 11

Activity 1: Bang! ................................................................................. 16

Lesson 3: Grammar: Past tense, singular verb ......................................... 17

Lesson Plan .......................................................................................... 17

Activity 3-1: Charades ........................................................................ 21

Activity 3-2—Cover Up!...................................................................... 22

Lesson 4: Reinforcement Lesson.............................................................. 25

Lesson Plan .......................................................................................... 25

Activity 4-1: Muhammad’s Day........................................................... 27

4-2: What Did He Do? ........................................................................ 28

Unit Test ............................................................................................ 31

2. To read words with fathahs as the only vowel.

3. To write words with fathahs only (from memory)

5. To learn the meanings of 12 common verbs 3rd person, male past

Do Activity 1-1: Sort

Do Activity 1-2: “Who” Said That?

Do Activity 1-3: Dictation

Sounds of Fathah Reading Drill: Take the cards from the

Sounds of Fathah Writing Practice. Teacher/parent pulls a

If student need reinforcement of writing connected letter forms,

4. Name the letters in the following words:

How many short vowels _______ ________ ________

Sounds like “a” in apple* Sound like “o” in octopus*

End form Middle form Beginning form Standalone form

_________ _________ _________ _________

_________ _________ _________ _________

_________ _________ _________ _________

_________ _________ _________ _________

_________ _________ _________ _________

_________ _________ _________ _________

_________ _________ _________ _________

_________ _________ _________ _________

_________ _________ _________ _________

_________ _________ _________ _________

_________ _________ _________ _________

Do Activity 2-1: Bang! (Reading Practice)

Reading Drill 2-2 in Arabic Center.

Learn section squares from Lesson 1

4. Name the letters in the following words:

How many short vowels _______ ________ ________

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Do activity 3-1: Charades

Do activity 3-2: Cover Up!

Reading Speed Drill 2-2

Vocabulary Timed Drill

Learn section squares from Lesson 1

VW ;U8 NX( ;PO

2. Tell us that a male or “it” did something

3. Tell us that the action was already done (past)

So let’s learn the meanings of some verbs like these:

Activity 3-1: Charades

Games are finished when all squares are covered.

2. Read the words from the table/cards in the Learn section.

Do this activity on the board or in your notebook.

Do Study/Drill Activity from lesson 3.

How many short vowels _ __

_____ _ _ _____

_____ _ _ _____

_____ _ _ _____

_____ _ _ _____

_____ _ _ _____

_____ _ _ _____

_____ _ _ _____

_____ _ _ _____

_____ _ _ _____

_____ _ _ _____

_____ _ _ _____

How many short vowels _ __

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