In this activity, students will practice writing some basic words that people usually use in their daily life as well as practice writing حروف المد الثلاثة.Can-Do Statements:I can understand the differences between long vowels.I can write words in Arabic using long vowels.I can understand when I should use long vowels and when I should not.

"Madar Al-Huruf" means "wheel of letters" in Arabic. The wheel was designed to be rotatable on two sides and user friendly, and it introduces users to the Arabic alphabet. Anyone who is completely unfamiliar with the Arabic alphabet is able to write his/her name by matching English letters and sounds to their Arabic phonetic counterparts. This free app is the virtual form of the physical wheel distributed by Qatar Foundation International.

Click here for the link to the free app on the iTunes store:

Q Wheel App; Madar Al-Huruf

https://itunes.apple.com/mx/app/madar-al-huruf/id717596929?l=en&mt=8

More resources for Madar Al-Huruf:

Download the Q wheel curriculum, which provides an overview of introducing students to the Arabic alphabet and teaching them how to write in Arabic script, at this link: https://www.oercommons.org/authoring/6041-madar-al-huruf-curriculum
You can access the Q wheel workbook, which walks you through the steps of writing your name in Arabic, at this link: https://almasdar.oercommons.org/authoring/6042-madar-al-huruf-workbook/view
About the developers:

Madar Al-Huruf was created and designed by Moneera Al-Badi. Moneera developed the user guide and worked closely with US-based teachers of Arabic in Washington, DC and Tucson, AZ to finalize the wheel's design. Two Arabic teachers in Tucson, Arizona, Fatima Abdulkazem and Nour Jandali, created the mini unit and student workbook, making the wheel a truly global endeavor. Fatima and Nour also developed the TSCTSC strategy to write one’s name in Arabic. This strategy was inspired by and adapted from the book Sugar Comes from Arabic: A Beginner’s Guide to Arabic Letters and Words by Dr. Barbara Whitesides (Interlink Books, 2009).

Furthermore, QFI has partnered with Qatar Computing Research Institute (QCRI), a nonprofit multidisciplinary computing research institute founded by the Qatar Foundation, to develop the Arabic Wheel Mobile Application.

This app was made possible through support and funding from Qatar Foundation International, LLC (QFI). A not-for-profit organization, QFI is a U.S.-based member of Qatar Foundation and is focused on grant-giving and programmatic activities that promote education as a force that facilitates collaboration across geographical, social and cultural boundaries. To learn more about QFI and the Arabic Transliteration Wheel, please visit: www.qfi.org.

Curriculum for Madar Al-Huruf, the Arabic transliteration wheel. This curriculum provides an overview of introducing students to the Arabic alphabet and teaching them how to write in Arabic script.

More resources for Madar Al-Huruf:

You can access the Q wheel workbook, which walks you through the steps of writing your name in Arabic, for free at this link: https://almasdar.oercommons.org/authoring/6042-madar-al-huruf-workbook/view
You can also download the Madar Al-Huruf app from the iTunes app store and Google Play: https://itunes.apple.com/mx/app/madar-al-huruf/id717596929?l=en&mt=8

About the developers:

The curriculum was developed by Fatima Abdulkadhem and Nour Jandali, Arabic teachers in Tucson, Arizona.

This unit was made possible through support and funding from Qatar Foundation International, LLC (QFI). A not-for-profit organization, QFI is a U.S.-based member of Qatar Foundation and is focused on grant-giving and programmatic activities that promote education as a force that facilitates collaboration across geographical, social and cultural boundaries. To learn more about QFI and the Arabic Transliteration Wheel, please visit: www.qfi.org.

Workbook for Madar Al-Huruf, the Arabic transliteration wheel. This workbook walks you through the steps of writing your name in Arabic.

Click here for the link to the online workbook:

Q Wheel Workbook; Madar Al-Huruf

http://issuu.com/qfintl/docs/q-wheel_workbook_2014_final

More resources for Madar Al-Huruf:

You can access the Q wheel curriculum, which provides an overview of introducing students to the Arabic alphabet and teaching them how to write in Arabic script, at this link: https://www.oercommons.org/authoring/6041-madar-al-huruf-curriculum
You can also download the Madar Al-Huruf app from the iTunes app store and Google Play: https://itunes.apple.com/mx/app/madar-al-huruf/id717596929?l=en&mt=8

About the developers:

The workbook was developed by Fatima Abdulkadhem and Nour Jandali, Arabic teachers in Tucson, Arizona. The TSCTSC Strategy was based on classroom research conducted by Fatima Abdulkadhem and Nour Jandali and was inspired by and adapted from the book "Sugar Comes from Arabic: A Beginner's Guide to Arabic Letters and Words" by Dr. Barbara Whitesides (Interlink Books, 2009).

This unit was made possible through support and funding from Qatar Foundation International, LLC (QFI). A not-for-profit organization, QFI is a U.S.-based member of Qatar Foundation and is focused on grant-giving and programmatic activities that promote education as a force that facilitates collaboration across geographical, social and cultural boundaries. To learn more about QFI and the Arabic Transliteration Wheel, please visit: www.qfi.org.