Arabic letter of the week: Laam

Layl: Night

Why did Allah create the night? Sleep for rest

How Earth revolves - night/day opposite side of globe

Stars in night 'beautify sky 15:16' constellations

Nocturnal animals - draw with candle and paint over with black paint to make picture appear

Pearls inside an oyster craft

Lu'lu: Pearls

Oyster - little creature at bottom of sea produces beautiful gem. Jewellery for people of Jannah! Mentioned in Surah Rahman in the Qur'an.
Best of jewels found at the bottom of the ocean - Everyone has been given something special, never think I'm the best!

Lisan: Tongue

Tongue is what helps us taste - 4 flavours blessing to allow enjoy different foods. Blindfold and guess what foods eating.

Tongue is what helps us talk! Hold tongue, can't speak!

Discuss good words to speak 'yaqullulati hiya ahsin' 17:53

La illaha ilalah: There is no God but Allah

Allah sent us Qur'an and Prophets to teach us this message.

Allah doesn't get tired or need sleep. 

Nothing is more important than Allah

Allah arabic art work

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Arabic Letter of the Week: Ayn

Letter Ayn with different coloured eyes

Ayn: Eye
"Have we not given two eyes" 90:8
Importance of the sense of sight and why two eyes are better than one:
Hold pencil in each hand, close one eye and try to bring the tips to touch. Notice the difference when both eyes open. Two eyes help us to judge distance

Appreciating eyesight by learning about those who are blind/partially sighted.
Watch a clip of blind children reciting the Qur'an in Braille
Learning to be grateful and maybe donating to help provide resources to aid the blind

Blindfold games/Mystery box/Memory objects on a tray/I spy

Binoculars, telescopes, magnifying glasses are all aids to help us see but it is only Allah who can see everything without any help at all!
Visit to the optician

Allah is Al-Baseer
He sees everything you do
He sees what is hidden
And sees in the dark too!

'Inaab: Grapes
One of the fruits mentioned in the Quran. Explain how grapes are one of the best nutritional fruits. When grapes dry, they turn into raisins. We have been recommended in hadith to eat 21 raisins everyday before breakfast to improve the memory.

'Ilm: Knowledge
To memorise the Quranic verse: "O Lord, increase me in knowledge" 20:114

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Arabic Letter of the Week: Noon

Letter Noon with thumbprint bees

Nahl: Bee
Allah has taught the bees to make hives and collect the nectar from plants and turn it into sweet honey. Allah then tells us that honey is like a medicine, it makes you better when you are ill.
There is a whole surah in the Quran called Nahl.
Learn hexagon shape, tessalation, what to do when near a bee, taste honey, beekeeper video clip.

Toilet roll bee

Hexagon shapes as honeycombs which make up the hive surrounded by fingerprint bees

Naar: Fire
The story of Prophet Ibrahim being thrown into the fire, whose flames became cool
"O fire! Be cold and a safety to Ibrahim (pbuh)" 21:69
If you ask Allah for help, He will definately listen. Allah can do anything, just like He made the hot fire a cool garden for Prophet Ibrahim!

Visit to fire station, fire safety.

Nuh: Noah
Acting out the story of Noah with farm animals.

Ni'mah: Blessings
Recall Allah's favours through the day. Draw or make note of what they are grateful for each day
To memorise Quranic verse: "Give thanks to Allah" 21:172

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