Arabic/English Bilingual Calendar Routine (Gr 6-8) Lit. Focus 1: The Alphabet

Students will learn and establish a weekly routine for talking about the calendar in Arabic and English. This will include basic math and literacy concepts in both languages.

I have completed 15 post secondary credits in the Arabic language at North Central University and The University of Minnesota. I have been teaching basic Arabic reading and writing skills for 10 years . I taught Arabic to children in grades Pre-K through grade 2 at a charter school for four years as well as a private school that I founded for seven years. I regularly meet with  Arabic tutors to increase my skills and knowledge in this subject as well as to gain experience with various spoken dialects. I currently speak and teach Modern Standard Arabic.

No homework will be assigned for this class. I only encourage students and families to welcome and include the Arabic language by making connections in their daily lives as often as possible while watching, listening to and participating in the world around them.  

Learner progress will be assessed daily during each lesson as the teacher sees and hears that the student has become independent in reciting the information learned during the calendar routine. Students will be able to ask and answer questions in both languages. Students will have individual turns to demonstrate progress and understanding. Parents can also assess their own child's progress as they become more independent during their participation in class as well as how they are using learned information outside of class.  

2 hours 5 minutes per week in class, and maybe some time outside of class.