Eleven lessons, in order

Each lesson explains one skill with an example, shows a common mistake, and offers a short exercise, printable sheets and a board activity.

1. The Arabic Alphabet and Letter FormsYou will be able to recognise the 28 letters, and know that most of them change shape with their place in the word.
2. Similar Arabic Letters and Their DotsYou will be able to tell apart letters that share a body, by counting their dots and seeing where they sit.
3. Arabic Handwriting Practice: A Step-by-Step MethodYou will be able to write a letter on the line in the right direction, from tracing to writing on your own.
4. Connecting Arabic LettersYou will be able to recognise a letter at the start, middle and end of a word, and know the six letters that never join the next one.
5. Arabic Vowel Marks (Harakat)You will be able to read fatha, kasra and damma on a letter, and tell them apart by their shape and place.
6. Short and Long Vowels in ArabicYou will be able to see the difference between a short vowel mark and a long vowel letter.
7. Sukun and ShaddaYou will be able to read a letter with sukun and a doubled letter with shadda.
8. Sun and moon letters in ArabicYou will be able to tell sun letters from moon letters after ال, and know when the lām has a sukun and when the next letter takes a shadda.
9. Tanwin: the three signsYou will be able to recognise tanwin fath, damm and kasr, tell them from a single fatha, damma or kasra, and name the sign at the end of a word.
10. When to write ة and when تYou will be able to choose between ة and ت at the end of a word, and say why.
11. First Arabic Words and SentencesYou will be able to read short vocalised words and simple sentences, and check what they mean.

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