JHS2 Arabic · Term 1 Week 2: Phonics of Arabic Language

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B8.1.1.2.1 - Identify the phonemic changes of (ل) before any given consonant. (الحروف الشمسية والقمرية)

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Distinguish between sun letters (الحروف الشمسية) and moon letters (الحروف القمرية) and state the number of letters in each group.
Pronounce the definite article (ال) correctly before sun letters (assimilated, silent) and moon letters (audible) in given words.
Classify a given list of Arabic words into those beginning with sun letters and those beginning with moon letters.
Listen to and correctly identify whether the (ل) sound is audible or silent in words read aloud by the teacher.
Apply doubling (الشدة) on the first letter of the word when (ال) precedes a sun letter, both in speech and in writing.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Listening (Strand 1)
Sub-strand: Phonics of Arabic Language (1.1)
Content standard: B8.1.1.2 - Learner demonstrates knowledge of emersion of 'L' sound in Arabic.
Indicator: B8.1.1.2.1 - Identify the phonemic changes of (ل) before any given consonant.) احلروف الشمشية والقمرية (
Suggested placement: Term 1, Week 2 (Week 2 of the year)
Our suggestion, laid out in curriculum order across three terms of twelve weeks. NaCCA does not fix the week, so follow your school's scheme of learning.
Curriculum reference: Arabic, Common Core Programme (JHS1-JHS3), 2023, p. 38
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

In which of the following words is (ل) sound audible as an indicator of the preceding sun or moon letters?
الابب ا ْ  لملة   احلمد   اخلروج الع ُ  ت   الغنم   القمر
التمر الثمن   الدار   الذئب   الرجل   الزيت الشمس