Fun Words: Water Creatures
Fun Words: Water Creatures helps children aged 4 to 9 learn the names of sea creatures in English, Arabic or both, with a microphone to practise.
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What is Fun Words: Water Creatures about?
Fun Words: Water Creatures is an interactive word book for children aged 4 to 9 in which they discover creatures that live in the water and learn their names in English, in Arabic, or in both.
The cover takes children under the waves: an orange starfish, a smiling purple octopus, a pink crab scuttling sideways and a red lobster with its claws held high. They are the creatures children meet at the seaside, in rock pools and at the aquarium.
Children choose English, Arabic or both. For each creature they listen to how its name is pronounced, then use the microphone to record themselves saying it, play it back and compare. Hearing a word, saying it and hearing themselves say it helps a new word stick.
Sea creatures come in strange and wonderful shapes, with eight arms, five points or claws, which gives children plenty to notice and talk about. For children learning Arabic, the language of the Qur'an, each creature's name adds one more word to what they know.
Parents can extend the fun: after playing, look at pictures of the sea together, or visit a beach or aquarium, and try to name the creatures you see in both languages. Fun Words is a Miraj original.
What your child will learn
- Creatures that live in the water have names in English and in Arabic.
- Sea creatures come in many different shapes and sizes.
- Listening carefully and trying again helps us say new words well.
Talk about it afterwards
- Which water creature in the book was your favourite?
- Can you say the name of one creature in Arabic?
- How many arms does an octopus have, and how many points does a starfish have?
- Which name was hardest to say, and did it get easier when you tried again?
Frequently asked questions
What age is Fun Words: Water Creatures 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: Water Creatures teach children?
The names of creatures that live in the water, in English, Arabic or both, and how to pronounce them.
Who made Fun Words: Water Creatures?
It is a Miraj original, part of the Fun Words series.
