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My Book
Primary School Programme

The Series
KITABI (MY BOOK), a complete programme for young learners (4-11 years old), or from reception to Year 6 primary school, provides the following for each of these years:

Year

Main Book

Handwriting Book

CD

Flashcards

Grammar Book

Reception
1
2
3
4
5
6

Key Features

The MAIN BOOK contains:

  • Six Units, using different teaching methods, applied in a progressive manner
  • Numerous exercises that involve the four skills: reading, listening, speaking and writing
  • More and more writing and listening exercises as you advance through the series
  • Revision blocks, and end-of-term tests.
HANDWRITING BOOK: practice writing the alphabet and words taught in the main book (a separate book for every year except reception where it is part of the main book).

CD: sounds, words, sentences and text from the main book plus listening exercises.

FLASHCARDS: the alphabet, 3-letter words (including verbs), shapes and colours, numbers etc.

GRAMMAR BOOK: teaching grammar in a simple, progressive manner.

All books are A4 size, full-colour

TEACHER'S GUIDE: Programme overview; book description (elements of teaching and exercise); year planner (suggestion); lesson model (suggestions); further activities (suggestions).

Description of Each Title (titles published to this date)

Kitabi Temheedi (My Book Reception)
This book is the first book of the series, for 4-5 year olds. It includes:
  • First encounters with the Arabic alphabet
  • Reading the alphabet and simple words; and reading and responding by drawing lines, circles or squares, colouring etc
  • Listening; and listening and responding by repetition, identifying or using physical gestures
  • Practising writing the alphabet
My Book Reception: ISBN 978-1-908871-26-8

Kitabi 1 (My Book 1)
This book is the second book of the series, for 5-6 year olds. It includes:
  • The first thirteen letters of the Arabic alphabet, alif - sheen
  • Reading and learning the alphabet and simple words, including some numbers and colours; and reading and responding by drawing lines, circles or squares, colouring, matching and writing
  • Listening; and listening and responding by repetition, identifying or using physical gestures
  • Practising writing the alphabet and taught words
My Book 1: ISBN 978-1-908871-27-5

Kitabi 1 (My Book 1) Handwriting
This book accompanies Kitabi 1 (My Book 1) the second book of the series, for 5-6 year olds. The aim of this book is:
  • Practising writing the first thirteen letters of the Arabic alphabet, alif - sheen, and taught words in Kitabi 1
My Book 1 Handwriting: ISBN 978-1-908871-28-2

Kitabi 2 (My Book 2)
This book is the third book of the series, for 6-7 year olds. It includes:
  • The Arabic alphabet saad - yaa' (completing the Arabic alphabet from Kitabi 1)
  • Reading and learning the alphabet and simple words, and more numbers and colours; and reading and responding by drawing lines, circles or squares, colouring, matching and writing
  • Listening; and listening and responding by repetition, identifying or using physical gestures
  • Practising writing the alphabet and taught words
My Book 2: ISBN 978-1-908871-29-9

Kitabi 2 (My Book 2) Handwriting
This book accompanies Kitabi 2 (My Book 2) the third book of the series, for 6-7 year olds. The aim of the book is:
  • Practicing writing the remaining fifteen letters of the Arabit alphabet, saad - yaa', and taught words in Kitabi 2.
My Book 2 Handwriting: ISBN 978-1-908871-30-5

Kitabi 3 (My Book 3)
This book is the fourth book of the series, for 7-8 year olds. It includes:
  • Using an alphabet-topic framework to cover different topics in the student’s life
  • Introducing narrative and conversation text, with progressively more complex structures
  • Reading and learning more words and formulating simple, short sentences; and reading and responding by drawing lines, circles or squares, colouring, matching and writing
  • Listening (all text on CD); and listening and responding to exercises (CD-based)
  • Practising writing the taught words and sentences.
My Book 3: ISBN 978-1-908871-31-2

Kitabi 3 (My Book 3) Handwriting
This book accompanies Kitabi 3 (My Book 3) the fourth book of the series, for 7-8 year olds. The aim of the book is:
  • Practicing writing words and sentences taught in Kitabi 3.
Kitabi 4 (My Book 4)
This book is the fifth book of the series, for 8-9 year olds. It includes:
  • Topics that the students encounter in their everyday life, using all of the Arabic alphabet
  • Narratives and conversations, with progressively more complex structures
  • Reading and learning more words and sentences; more on opposites – nouns, verbs and sentences
  • Reading and responding by speech; also by matching, choosing and writing
  • Formulating, and writing, sentences with the help of pictures that relate to the lesson’s topic
  • Listening (all text on CD); and listening and responding to exercises (CD-based)
  • Practising writing the taught words and sentences.
Kitabi 4 (My Book 4) Grammar 1
This book accompanies Kitabi 4 (My Book 4) the fourth book of the series, for 8-9 year olds. The aim of this book is:
  • Learning the basic Arabic grammar topics that assist the students in learning sentences and enable them to use them correctly
  • Writing exercise that assist students in understanding the Arabic grammar, at the same time enhancing their understanding of the vocabulary used taught in the related topics in Kitabi 4.
Kitabi 5 (My Book 5)

This book is the sixth book of the series, for 9-10 year olds. It includes:
  • Topics that the students encounter in their everyday life, using all of the Arabic alphabet
  • Narratives and conversations, with progressively more complex structures
  • Reading and learning more words and sentences; more on opposites – nouns, verbs and sentences
  • Reading and responding by speech; also by matching, choosing and writing
  • Formulating, and writing, sentences with the help of pictures that relate to the lesson’s topic
  • Listening (all text on CDs); and listening and responding to exercises (CD-based)
  • Practising writing the taught words and sentences
Kitabi 5 (My Book 5) Grammar 2

This book accompanies Kitabi 5 (My Book 5) the sixth book of the series, for 9-10 year olds. The aim of this book is:
  • Learning the basic Arabic grammar topics that assist the students in learning sentences and enable them to use them correctly
  • Writing exercise that assist students in understanding the Arabic grammar, at the same time enhancing their understanding of the vocabulary used taught in the related topics in Kitabi 5

List of Titles and Publication Dates

Kitabi At-Temheedi (Reception) Part 1Publication date 04/2012
Kitabi At-Temheedi (Reception) Part 2Publication date 08/2012
Kitabi Reception CDPublication date 08/2012
Kitabi Reception Flashcards
Kitabi Reception Teacher's Guide		Publication date 08/2012

Kitabi 1Publication date 04/2012
Kitabi 1 Handwriting Book Publication date 04/2012
Kitabi 1 CD Publication date 08/2012
Kitabi 1 Flashcards
Kitabi 1 Teacher's Guide 		Publication date 08/2012

Kitabi 2 Publication date 04/2012
Kitabi 2 Handwriting Book Publication date 08/2012
Kitabi 2 CD set Publication date 08/2012
Kitabi 2 Flashcards
Kitabi 2 Teacher's Guide 		Publication date 08/2012

Kitabi 3 Publication date 04/2012
Kitabi 3 Handwriting Book Publication date 08/2012
Kitabi 3 CD set Publication date 08/2012
Kitabi 3 Flashcards
Kitabi 3 Teacher's Guide 		Publication date 08/2012

Kitabi 4 Publication date 04/2013
Kitabi 4 Grammer Book Publication date 04/2013
Kitabi 4 CD set Publication date 08/2013
Kitabi 4 Flashcards
Kitabi 4 Teacher's Guide 		Publication date 08/2013

Kitabi 5 Publication date 06/2014
Kitabi 5 Grammer Book Publication date 06/2014
Kitabi 5 CD set Publication date 06/2014
Kitabi 5 Flashcards
Kitabi 5 Teacher's Guide 		Publication date 06/2014

Kitabi 6 Publication date 06/2015
Kitabi 6 Grammer Book Publication date 06/2015
Kitabi 6 CD set Publication date 06/2015
Kitabi 6 Flashcards
Kitabi 6 Teacher's Guide 		Publication date 06/2015