Activity for 2+ year old
Here is an idea for a creative way to teach three of the arabic letters (ج ح خ):
You see, there are three brothers in the Arabic Alphabet: ج ح خ Each one of them has a funny story for your child to remember.
One day, letter خ was taking a walk in the park, when all of a sudden, something fell on his head. Some people say it was a rock, others say it was a ball of lettuce (خس), and few say it was a peach (خوخ), there are many more theories, so it really depends on who you ask.
But whatever it was that fell… IT HURT! Letter خ was in so much pain he yelled out “Akh” (the sound made by the letter خ).
So for the letter خ, we put our hands on our head and say “Akh – ya rasi” (Oh- my head!) to teach the child the sound the letter makes, as well as visual to help remind them that the letter has a dot on top of its ‘head’.
Items required:
- Colouring sheet
- Cotton wool balls
- Glue
- Discuss the word خروف (sheep), make sheep sounds, another fun word is bread (خبز)
- Glue the body of the sheep and add the cotton wool balls
