Sample activities from the Arabic language textbooks | Capability and perceptions | Intelligence type |
Name the pictures below Answer the following questions Read the following sentence Choose the correct answer Compose a meaningful sentence Analyze the following words Match the word with its meaning Compose a word from the below letters Describe what you see in the picture Complete the following sentences Write a short paragraph about pollution | Words and language, speak, read, write, talk, discuss, analyze, compose, describe | Verbal/linguistic |
Color letters to form a pattern Suggest a suitable title to the lesson Write a sentence about the expected consequences Complete a sentence using a given example Give reasonable solutions Match between causes with results Follow the arrows to form meaningful words Explain abundance of agriculture in Jordan valley Give proofs from given texts Complete words starting with certain letters | Logic, numbers, reasoning, perdition, cause and effect, understanding from texts | Logical/mathematical |
Draw pictures and figures Discuss the features of a picture or a figure Color the picture with most suitable colors Use a picture to complete a story Arrange figures to write a meaningful sentence Imagine a figure, draw it and color it Explain the inference of each of the following pictures If you were the mother, what you suggest? Describe what you see in the picture Collect pictures about …and explain it to students | Link pictures with concepts, illustrations, tables, figures, imaginations, pictures, maps, charts, colors, diagrams, arts and drawings | Spatial/visual |
Let’s sing together Listen to the words and sing Chant together group by group | Music, sound, rhythm, songs, chants, playing music | Musical |
Role playing a story Draw pictures using the computer painter Perform activities using the computer software Collect pictures for different professions Design a poster to explain the risks of Visit some tourism sites in Jordan Use body movements to express emotions and feelings Type words and sentences using texts processor Prepare with the teacher an Arabic Language magazine Record chants and listen to them with classmates | Hands-on activities, field trips, role play, body language, movement control, | Bodily/kinesthetic |
Collect with your classmates poems about Jordan river Prepare in pairs questions for cultural competitions Discuss with your group the traffic rules in your town Prepare in groups the disadvantages of telephones Discuss the role of computers in manufacturing Cooperate in a project to elevate poverty in your town Exchanging ideas and feelings about raising up pets Participate in collecting information about Petra Collect with students pictures about tourism in Jordan Classify―in pairs―the animals based on their food | Pair work, cooperative work, group brainstorming, group games, discussions, peer review, social language, project work | Interpersonal |