Workbook — Session 45: Now I Read! — Mama is Cooking

Name: _________________________________

Date: _________________________________

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🟢 1. Today's letter — ة (ta marbuta) review

The ta marbuta is the little round ة at the end of a word. It usually sounds like a soft -ah. It's the letter that tells you a word is feminine — like a little bow tied at the end. 🎀

Trace each ta marbuta. Start at the top, make a circle, add the two dots:

Now try writing three by yourself:

Write the word أَكلَة (a dish of food). Notice the ة at the end:

🟡 2. Find the ta marbuta

Circle every word that ends with ة (ta marbuta):

Hint: three of them have it. Look for the little circle with two dots.

🟠 3. I can read these words

Read each word out loud. Point to it as you say it. These are from today's story:

Read all three in a row. That's a tiny story! Tell a grown-up: "I just read three things in Arabic."

🟣 4. Who is cooking?

Match each sentence to the right picture by drawing a line:

🔵 5. Draw the dish

What is Mama cooking in the story — or what does YOUR mama (or baba, or teta, or jiddo) cook? Draw the dish. Write its name in Arabic OR English under your drawing.

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│              (draw the dish here)               │
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The dish is called:  ________________

It is:   sweet 🍯   /   salty 🧂   /   spicy 🌶️   /   sour 🍋

🌟 6. Mini-challenge (optional stretch)

Write your own sentence in Arabic. Pick someone in your family and tell what they cook. Use this pattern:

(use يَطبُخ yat-bukh for boys/men, تَطبُخ tat-bukh for girls/women)

Some ideas to fill in:

My sentence: ____________________________________________

📝 Tonight's home practice (2 minutes)

Read the three story lines to someone at home. Then ask them what THEIR favorite dish is.

Bring this workbook back next session.

✨ I finished Session 45!

🏆 Color in this star when you finish today's session!

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I can read: ماما تَطبُخ · أَكلَة · أنا أَطبُخ I remember the letter: ة (ta marbuta) I read a whole second story today. 📖

Yalla Arabic · Workbook · Session 45 of 48