Activity for 2+ years old
ض is the fifteenth letter of the Arabic alphabet. It is preceded by ص (ṣ) and followed by ط (ṭ)
The word used to describe ض to a toddler was ضفدع (frog). It’s a fun one as they all love to ribbit.
Items needed:
- Paper plate
- Card (red strip for tongue, white for eyeballs)
- Green paint
- Black marker
- Velcro dots
- Red dot stickers, googley eyes
- Cut the paper plate in half and decorate it to resemble a frog, with fun googley eyes, dots for nostrils, a wide smile with red dots at the end
- Stick on the tongue strip
- Attach velcro dots to the tongue
- Write out some Arabic letters including ض (use letters with dots to clear up confusion and the letter ص)
- Attached the other half of the velcro dots to the ض
- Explain how the frog/ضفدع will only eat the letter ض
- Have fun!
ضفدع