Fun Words: Birds
Fun Words: Birds helps children aged 4 to 9 learn the names of birds in English, Arabic or both, and practise saying them into the microphone.
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What is Fun Words: Birds about?
Fun Words: Birds is an interactive word book for children aged 4 to 9 in which they discover birds from around the world and learn their names in English, in Arabic, or in both.
The cover is full of feathers: a wide-eyed owl, a proud rooster with a red crest and tail, a hoopoe with its striped wings and crown, a small purple bird with its wings spread and a fluffy yellow chick. Some are birds children see every day, and some are birds they may never have seen at all.
Children choose English, Arabic or both. For each bird they listen to how its name is pronounced, then use the microphone to record themselves saying it, play it back and compare. Saying a word out loud, then hearing it back, helps children notice the sounds and get them right.
Birds are a lovely subject for young learners. Children can spot them in the garden, the park or the street, and name them in a new language straight away. For children learning Arabic, the language of the Qur'an, each new name is one more word they know.
Parents can carry the game on outside: after playing, see which birds you can spot on a walk, and try to name them in both languages. Fun Words is a Miraj original, and Fun Words: Birds 2 has more birds to discover.
What your child will learn
- Every bird has a name in English and in Arabic.
- Hearing ourselves say a word helps us get the sounds right.
- We can use new words to name the things we see around us.
Talk about it afterwards
- Which bird in the book was your favourite?
- Can you say one of the birds' names in Arabic?
- Which birds have you seen near your home?
- Which name was hardest to say, and did it get easier when you tried again?
Frequently asked questions
What age is Fun Words: Birds suitable for?
Children aged 4 to 9. Young children can listen and repeat, and older children can use the microphone to compare and improve.
What does Fun Words: Birds teach children?
The names of birds from around the world in English, Arabic or both, and how to pronounce them.
Who made Fun Words: Birds?
It is a Miraj original, part of the Fun Words series.
