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Arabic Common Verbs

Fifth graders learn common action verbs in Arabic (الأفعال, al-af’al) — يأكل (to eat), يشرب (to drink), يذهب (to go), يتكلم (to speak), يلعب (to play). With verbs, they can start making sentences.

Grade 5Common Verbs45 minutes1 class periodACTFL / World LanguagesExplicit teaching4 StandardsACTFL
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Lesson at a Glance

Everything you need before the bell rings

Learning Objectives

Students will be able to…

  • ✓Learn common verbs.
  • ✓Match verbs to meanings.
  • ✓Use a verb in a sentence.
  • ✓Act them out.
Essential Question

يأكل، يذهب، يلعب… what are the action words in Arabic?

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Interactive Task
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The Lesson · Language Flow (Warm-Up · Present · Practice · Speak · Reflect)

45 minutes, five moves

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Warm-Up — Action Words

5 min

What are the action words in Arabic?

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Mime eating.
  • Ask the Arabic verb.
  • Set the goal.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Watch.
  • Guess.
  • Get ready.
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Present — Verbs

10 min

Students learn.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Send students to Match the Verb.
  • Match each one.
  • Act them out.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Match.
  • Act.
  • Say.
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Practice — Practice

12 min

Students practice.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Act out a verb.
  • Say يأكل & يلعب.
  • Use one in a phrase.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Act.
  • Say.
  • Use it.
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Speak — Speak

12 min

Students speak.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Say “أحب أن ألعب” (I like to play).
  • Name 3 things you do.
  • Ask a partner.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Say it.
  • Name.
  • Ask.
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Reflect — Reflect

6 min

Students close.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Name a verb.
  • Act one out.
  • Complete the exit ticket.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Name one.
  • Act it.
  • Complete the exit ticket.
Standards Alignment

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Aligned to the ACTFL World-Readiness Standards for Learning Languages (Novice-Mid).

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Communication 1.2

Interpretive: understand verbs.

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Communication 1.3

Presentational: use verbs.

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Comparisons 4.1

Compare verb forms.

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Communication 1.1

Interpersonal: talk about actions.

Differentiation

One lesson, every learner

Multilingual Learners

ELL / EMERGING READERS
  • Verb cards with actions.
  • Act while saying.
  • Repeat aloud.

Support & Access

IEP / 504
  • Start with يأكل & يلعب.
  • Match one pair at a time.
  • Use gestures.

Stretch & Extend

GIFTED / EARLY FINISHERS
  • Add يقرأ, يكتب.
  • Make a sentence per verb.
  • Play verb charades.
Materials

What to gather

  • 📽️Screen / board
  • 🏃Verb cards
  • 💻Match the Verb
  • 🎭Charades cards
  • 📓Notebooks
  • 🎫Exit-ticket slips
Vocabulary

Key terms — hover for a quick definition

الأفعال (al-af’al)verbsيأكل (ya’kul)to eatيشرب (yashrab)to drinkيذهب (yadhhab)to goيتكلم (yatakallam)to speakيلعب (yal’ab)to playيقرأ (yaqra’)to readيكتب (yaktub)to write
Evaluate

Exit Ticket

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QUESTION 1
What does “يأكل” mean?
To eat.
QUESTION 2
What verb means “to go”?
يذهب (yadhhab).
QUESTION 3
What does “يلعب” mean?
To play.

Reflect: verbs.

Have students act out and name two Arabic verbs at home. A printable Arabic verbs sheet is in the World Languages library.

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Practice · Worksheet

Printable worksheet

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Part A · Write the word that matches each meaning

Word bank: الأفعال (al-af’al), يأكل (ya’kul), يتكلم (yatakallam), يذهب (yadhhab), يشرب (yashrab), يقرأ (yaqra’), يكتب (yaktub), يلعب (yal’ab)
  1. to write
  2. to play
  3. to eat
  4. verbs
  5. to speak
  6. to go
  7. to read
  8. to drink

Part B · Show what you learned

  1. What does “يأكل” mean?
  2. What verb means “to go”?
  3. What does “يلعب” mean?
Answer key — Part A: 1) يكتب (yaktub) · 2) يلعب (yal’ab) · 3) يأكل (ya’kul) · 4) الأفعال (al-af’al) · 5) يتكلم (yatakallam) · 6) يذهب (yadhhab) · 7) يقرأ (yaqra’) · 8) يشرب (yashrab)
Part B: 1) To eat. 2) يذهب (yadhhab). 3) To play.