Fun Words: Stationery
Fun Words: Stationery teaches children aged 4 to 9 the names of pens, pencils and more in English, Arabic or both, with a microphone to practise.
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What is Fun Words: Stationery about?
Fun Words: Stationery is an interactive word book for children aged 4 to 9 in which they discover the names of everyday stationery in English, in Arabic, or in both.
The cover shows the contents of a school bag: a purple ruler, a pink pencil case with coloured pencils peeping out, a blue pen and a sharpened pencil. These are things children hold every day at school and at home, which makes their names some of the most useful words they can learn.
Children choose English, Arabic or both. For each item they listen to how its name is pronounced, then use the microphone to record themselves saying it, play it back and compare. The more they listen and repeat, the easier the words become.
Because stationery is always close at hand, children can practise their new words straight away, while they draw, write or do their homework. For a child starting to learn Arabic, the language of the Qur'an, words for the things in a classroom are a practical place to begin.
Parents can make a game of it at the table: hold up a pencil, a ruler or a rubber and ask for its name in English, then in Arabic. Fun Words is a Miraj original.
What your child will learn
- The things we use at school have names in English and in Arabic.
- We can practise new words with the things around us every day.
- Listening and repeating helps us learn to speak a new language.
Talk about it afterwards
- Which item in the book do you use most?
- Can you say the name of one item in Arabic?
- What is in your pencil case, and can you name it in both languages?
- Which name was hardest to say, and did it get easier when you tried again?
Frequently asked questions
What age is Fun Words: Stationery 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: Stationery teach children?
The names of everyday stationery in English, Arabic or both, and how to pronounce them.
Who made Fun Words: Stationery?
It is a Miraj original, part of the Fun Words series.
