The letters I know

How many letters do you know now? More than you think.

ArabicAges 4–515 minutes3 pagesInk-light

Being written

This one is planned but not finished yet. Everything below is what it will contain.

Not drawn yet

I can find and name the letters I have learned.

How the fifteen minutes go

The five steps on this sheet, in the order a child meets them. This is what you will actually be doing, not a description of the method.

Print the one that fits today. Same skill, three depths — and on this sheet they differ like this.

Support

Two letters, ا and ب, six of each.

Fewer items, more pictures, hints included, parent reads the instructions.

Core

Three letters, colour-coded.

The standard task, recognition, practice and explanation.

Challenge

Add ث and م and make up your own colour key.

Open-ended. Explain why, make your own example, use it somewhere new.

The same guide that is printed on the back page, so you can read it before you decide to print anything.

The answers

6 × ا, 6 × ب, 6 × ت, plus distractors. The count matters more than the accuracy, this sheet exists to make them feel capable.

If they get stuck

Do one letter per day instead of three in one sitting.

Common mistakes

ب and ت confused. That is correct behaviour at this stage: same shape, different dots. Praise the shape, then look at the dots together.
Colouring the whole page. Give the key its own box and point back to it.

When they finish early

Make a letter poster for their bedroom wall with the ones they know.