Which sound does it start with?

Three houses at the bottom. Each one belongs to a sound.

ArabicAges 3–415 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 put a picture under the sound it starts with.

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 houses, four pictures.

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

Core

Three houses, nine pictures.

The standard task, recognition, practice and explanation.

Challenge

Cut the pictures out and sort them physically, then glue.

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

بـ: بَيْت، بَاب، بَطَّة · مـ: مِفْتَاح، مَاء، مَدْرَسَة · شـ: شَمْس، شَجَرَة، شُبَّاك

If they get stuck

Do one house completely, together, out loud. Then hand over the pencil.

Common mistakes

Sorting by category, all animals together, instead of by sound.
Being defeated by مَاء, where the first sound is clear but the word is short. Stretch it: مـــاء.

When they finish early

Choose a fourth sound and make a new house on the back of the sheet.