What if my children/students could enjoy and love learning Arabic more?
What if my child/student could see how Arabic is meaningful and relevant to his/her life, how it is a LIVING language and not a dead language that is only read and written and kept in notebooks?
What if, from the earliest years, I could naturally expose my children/students to Arabic grammar and vocabulary, and lay a great foundation for (future) formal lessons?
What if, as a non-native speaking parent, I could learn vocabulary and key phrases alongside my children in order to reuse the language in our life and really acquire it?
What if I could have access to resources adapted to non-native speakers, with the necessary harakat (“vowels”) in the Arabic text, with some useful translations and oh! with Arabic voice records to hear the correct pronunciation?!
I am already so busy and overwhelmed! What if I could save time and have access to a year (and more!) of organized, engaging, quality Arabic teaching resources in one place?!
I could hear myself in almost all of these statements… and that’s why I launched Arabic Seeds in 2015 when, as a non-native speaking mom, I realized how using Arabic in my daily life with my three year-old boosted my own learning and made Arabic a natural and relevant language for my little one – walhamdulillAh!
– Emilie, Arabic Seeds founder.
Join our membership today to make your little learners learn, live & love Arabic!
Each unit includes a variety of resources (downloadables, videos, online games) that work together and aim at:
– bringing a meaningful context and engaging learners into learning,
– introducing learners to new vocabulary words and key phrases relevant to child-friendly topics,
– making them practice the 4 interdependent language skills: listening, speaking/repeating, reading and writing (or pre-reading and pre-writing for younger children),
– giving them the confidence to reuse what they have learned in real situations.
This unit introduces our child-friendly Arabic-speaking kitten, Nashoot & Bannoon and is based on our story “Nashoot meets Bannoon”.
12 resources: Hello and Goodbye Rhymes (1 PDF + 2 read-aloud VIDEOs), Story (1 PDF + 1 read-aloud VIDEO), Flashcards and Sentences Strips (2 PDFs + 1 read-aloud VIDEO), About Me PDF, words & letters Worksheets PDF, Reading puzzles & Crosswords PDF, Introducing Myself Worksheets PDF
This unit is based on our lovely seasonal story “Fall’s Treasures” telling the story of children going to the forest and finding Fall items (colored leaves, pinecones, nuts, mushrooms and a squirrel!). Emphasis is done on the colors of the season.
10 resources: Story (1 PDF + 1 read-aloud VIDEO), Flashcards & Color sorting activity (1 PDF + 2 VIDEOS), words & letters Worksheets PDF, Reading puzzles PDF, Crosswords PDF, 2 ONLINE GAMES, “The Pumpkin Pie” short text (PDF + AUDIO mp3)
This awesome unit will get you ready for a new year and teaches about the essential “schooling” supplies and actions for use not only in the classroom but also at home when involved in learning activities.
11 resources: Lunar/Gregorian printable Calendar (PDF), School Supplies posters PDF, School Actions Poster & Commands PDF, School Supplies Labels PDF, School Sentences Strips (1 PDF + 1 VIDEO), Supplies words & letters Worksheets PDF, School Supplies & Actions VIDEO, “What’s in my pencil case?” VIDEO, “First day of school/homeschool” Posters PDF, “A card for mom” tutorial VIDEO.
This unit is based on our printable book showing different rooms and items of a house. We recently added an online game to this unit and we are updating the whole unit with modern illustrations, family characters and even more useful vocabulary!
7 resources: House book PDF, “Find the correct object” ONLINE GAME, House Reading Puzzles PDF, “In my bedroom” short text (PDF + AUDIO mp3), House Worksheets PDF, House Labels PDF, “The Funny elephant House” tutorial VIDEO.
This awesome unit is based on our story “Where is the pearl?”.
13 resources: Story (1 PDF + 1 read-aloud VIDEO), Sea Creatures Flashcards PDF, Sea Sentences Strips (1 PDF + 2 VIDEOS), “The whale” Rhyme (PDF + AUDIO mp3), Sea Story comprehension Worksheets PDF, Sea words and letters Worksheets PDF, Sea Crosswords PDF, Story Handwriting Worksheets PDF, Sea Reading Puzzles PDF, Oceans & Continents sheets PDF (geography in Arabic).
This great unit is based on our lovely story “With grandpa and grandma in the mountains”.
13 resources: Story (1 PDF + 1 read-aloud VIDEO), Story Comprehension Worksheets PDF, Flashcards & Sentences Strips (2 PDFs + 1 VIDEO), words & letters Worksheets PDF, Crosswords PDF, “Make a snowman” ONLINE GAME & PDF, “How to make a snowman” VIDEO, Snowglobe Craft & PDF, “Cold days” short text (1 PDF + 1 AUDIO mp3).
This engaging and beautiful unit is based on our story “I love spring” and on our lovely gardening resources!
11 resources: Spring Story (1 PDF + 1 read-aloud VIDEO), Spring story Copywriting sheets PDF, Spring rhyme (PDF + AUDIO mp3), Spring Crosswords PDF, Gardening Vocabulary pack (how to plant, plants’ needs, from seed to tree) PDF, “My little garden” 3 VIDEOS (+ PDF Transcripts), Spring & Gardening words and letters Worksheets PDF, “Here is a seed” Rhyme (PDF + AUDIO mp3)
This enjoyable unit is based on our story “I go to the park”.
12 resources: Park Story (1 PDF + 1 read-aloud VIDEO), Park Vocabulary PDF (mats, labels, scavenger list), Park Colouring sheets PDF, Park Crosswords PDF, Park Speaking Game PDF, Park Quiz Cards (PDF + 3 VIDEOS), Park words and letters Worksheets PDF, Park ONLINE GAME.
This great unit is based on our story “Are you a hoopoe?”.
11 resources: Story (1 PDF + 1 read-aloud VIDEO), Bird Unit cover and banner PDF, Birds Info Sheets PDF, Birds Body Parts Flashcards (1 PDF + 1 VIDEO), Bird Handwriting worksheets PDF, Birds Crosswords PDF, Birds Reading Puzzles PDF, Birds words and letters Worksheets PDF, “My friend the parrot” short text (PDF + AUDIO mp3)
This unit is based on our enjoyable story “Five sense at the beach”.
9 resources: Story (1 PDF + 1 read-aloud VIDEO), “My Five Senses” Rhyme (PDF + AUDIO mp3), “My Five Senses” Worksheets PDF, Beach Flashcards & Sentences Strips (1 PDF + 2 VIDEOS), Beach Crosswords and colouring sheet PDF, Five Senses at the Beach ONLINE GAME.
This engaging unit is based on our story “Nashoot & Banoon in the Good City”.
12 resources: Story (1 PDF + 1 read-aloud VIDEO), City Flashcards PDF, City Sentences Strips (1 PDF + 2 VIDEOS), DIY printable 3D City PDF, City Story comprehension Worksheets PDF, City words and letters Worksheets PDF, “In my new city” short text (PDF + AUDIO mp3), City Reading Puzzles PDF, “Air, Sea, Land” Transportation Sorting Flashcards & Quiz Cards PDF.
This unit is based on our printable Animals book.
7 resources: Animals Book (1 PDF + 1 read-aloud VIDEO), Animal words & letters Worksheets & Crossword PDF, words & short sentences Worksheets PDF, “The rabbit and its friends” short story (1 PDF + 1 AUDIO mp3), “The lamb” short story (1 PDF + 1 AUDIO mp3). “In a quiet forest” (1 PDF + 1 AUDIO mp3).
This awesome unit is based on our story “Nashoot & Bannoon learn about the stars and the moon”.
8 resources: Story (1 PDF + 1 read-aloud VIDEO), Space Flashcards & Sentences strips (1 PDF + 1 VIDEO), Space story comprehension worksheets PDF, Space words and letters Worksheets & Crosswords PDF, Rocket Alphabet colouring sheet PDF, Cardinal Points & Lunar Months sheets PDF.
This lovely unit is based on our Fruit Salad recipe and Fruits Basket Rhyme.
9 resources: Fruit Salad recipe Sheet & Cards (1 PDF + 1 VIDEO), Fruit Basket Rhyme (PDF + AUDIO mp3), Fruits Flashcards & Questions strips PDF, Fruit Salad recipe printable activity PDF , Fruits Poster and sheets PDF, Fruits words and letters Worksheets PDF, Fruits Crosswords PDF, Fruits Reading Puzzles PDF.
This fun unit is based on our “Where is the cat?” printable book and kids’ bedroom vocabulary.
8 resources: “Where is the cat?” printable book (1 PDF + 1 read-aloud VIDEO), Place prepositions Flashcards & Labels (1 PDF + 1 VIDEO), 3 ONLINE GAMES, Kids’ bedroom worksheets and crosswords PDF
This great unit is based on our Arabic counting story “From 0 to 10 in Ramadan”.
8 resources: Ramadan Story (1 PDF + 1 read-aloud VIDEO), Ramadan Flashcards PDF, Ramadan Sentences strips (1 PDF + 1 VIDEO), Eid Mubarak printable Card PDF, DIY Eid Mubarak Arabic banner, Space story comprehension worksheets PDF, Ramadan words and letters Worksheets PDF.
Alphabet Flashcards (playdoh, tracing), Alphabet Posters, Clip-it Beginning Letter cards, Build-It Hands-on Words/Letters Strips, Alphabet Occupations Coloring Worksheets, Alphabet Transportation dot-to-dot Worksheets, Arabic Letters Handwriting Worksheets, Alphabet Clip-it Wheels,
Morning & Evening routines, Daily actions, Bedtime Rhyme, Bathtime rhyme, Tidy Up Rhyme, Household Chores and Commands, Feelings, Meal Mats. (different formats: printables, videos, audios)
Seasons & Weather Displays, Days of the Week Train, Gregorian/Hijri Calendar, Colors Poster & Flashcards, Fun Arabic Playdoh Mats.
And you get access to newly released units and bonus resources as long as your subscription is active!
Arabic Seeds was founded by a non-native speaker who knows the struggles…
* Our videos are in Arabic only to make learners focus on the listening/speaking skills.
** We don’t provide English transliterations of the Arabic words and texts in our resources. Why? We think that transliterations can be misleading (Arabic sounds not existing in English) and can prevent learners from moving towards Arabic reading fluency (because they are always relying on the English alphabet instead of diving into the real Arabic alphabet). Instead we provide Arabic read-aloud videos and audios to help.
Through our knowledge about language acquisition, our experiences as parents raising a multilingual family & using Arabic with their children from baby age, through our experiences as an adult Arabic learner (for our founder) and as an Arabic teacher (for our proofreader), we believe in a practical, whole-language exposure’s approach from the early years.
From baby age, children should be exposed to Arabic daily through play, talking to them in Arabic, rhymes, book read-alouds etc. Then, once they are ready developmentally and Arabic is part of their life, reading and writing practices can be introduced (usually around 5-7 years old but each child is different).
This would be the ideal situation and we encourage you to do so, but we know that not everyone can achieve this (especially non-native speakers) and we are here to help you get closer to it!
We design our resources to help you incorporate Arabic into your children/students’ life, make them live and love Arabic and make them practice the 4 language skills through topics inspired by kids and real life.
Arabic Seeds has been founded by a non-native speaker who knows the struggles of finding adapted resources and of learning Arabic as an adult. That’s why, we create resources with special features for non-native speakers:
However, we recommend that you, at least, know how to read and write in Arabic as well as some basic grammar.
But we suggest that our resources are most suitable for children from 3 to 8 years old. They may be suitable for older beginner children as well. And many non-native speaking parents have reported to us that they are also learning alongside their children.
For instance, a 3 year-old won’t be requested to read our books or other texts, or write sentences, but the teaching will be done through read-alouds of our books by the parent/teacher, playing with our flashcards and talking, watching our short videos (listen & repeat), tracing/colouring letters and words (simple worksheets), and integrating what has been learned in real-life. Later on, the teacher/parent can go back to the same resources when the child is older in order to review what has been learned and to involve him/her in more challenging activities.
Our resources does not include Arabic grammar lessons, but they expose young children to the whole language (which includes grammar structures, full sentences and vocabulary) so that young learners feel confident and understand the language before they reach the age of “strict” grammar lessons.
We want our platform to be a safe space for our young members. That’s why our website and resources do not contain any ads and music.
We also filter and manually approve comments posted in our membership pages so that our website’s content stay safe and appropriate for children.
Yes, one membership subscription can be used for all your children. You don’t need to buy one subscription per child.
We allow a teacher to use one subscription for her/his classroom’s needs up to 35 students. The same goes for a playgroup leader or homeschool co-op leader.
You can print a resource several times for all the children in your class or group. And let them watch our videos and play our online games as well.
However, we do request that you don’t email or share the files of our resources with other parents or teachers. Read more about our Terms of Use and Copyrights here.
Contact us if you have questions regarding your own specific circumstances (teaching moved online due to pandemic etc.)
Contact us if you intend to use our resources for your charity, organization, school (off or online). We will be glad to discuss with you to offer you a solution (bulk price, incentive, discounted price) suitable for your particular size, needs and circumstances.
Our website is mobile-responsive and can be used with all kinds of devices, especially our video pages and online games.
However, for the member home and resources libraries, we recommend that you use a desktop/laptop in order for you to better see the organization of the content.
Our resources are all digital. You won’t receive a physical product.
Our videos and online games are not downloadable.
Don’t hesitate to contact us if you have any pre-sale question.
