Palestinian Arabic Curriculum — Grade 3, Semester 1 — Page 4

Arabic text · النص

Line-by-line translation · المعاني

بِسْمِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ.

In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ وَالصَّلَاةُ وَالسَّلَامُ عَلَى خَيْرِ الْبَشَرِ وَالْمُرْسَلِينَ وَبَعْدُ، نَضَعُ بَيْنَ أَيْدِيكُمْ هَذَا الْكِتَابَ الْجَدِيدَ فِي اللُّغَةِ الْعَرَبِيَّةِ لِلصَّفِّ الثَّالِثِ الْأَسَاسِيِّ، الَّذِي جَاءَ بَعْدَ مَرْحَلَةِ تَقْوِيمِ الْمَنَاهِجِ السَّابِقَةِ، وَدِرَاسَةِ الْمُلَاحَظَاتِ الَّتِي تَمَّ جَمْعُهَا مِنَ الْمَيْدَانِ، وَقَدْ مَرَّ تَأْلِيفُ الْكِتَابِ بِمَرَاحِلَ مُخْتَلِفَةٍ كَصِيَاغَةِ الْأَهْدَافِ الْعَامَّةِ، وَوَضْعِ الْخُطُوطِ الْعَرِيضَةِ بِمَا يَنْسَجِمُ مَعَ تَطْوِيرِ الْعَمَلِيَّةِ التَّرْبَوِيَّةِ بِرُمَّتِهَا؛ لِتَنْسَجِمَ مَعَ مَهَارَاتِ الْحَيَاةِ الْمُخْتَلِفَةِ.

Praise be to God, Lord of the Worlds, and prayers and peace be upon the best of mankind and messengers. We now present this new Arabic language textbook for the third primary grade. It follows a period of curriculum evaluation and the study of feedback collected from the field. Developing this book involved several stages, including defining general objectives and establishing broad guidelines to align with the overall development of the educational process and various life skills.

إِنَّ الْمِنْهَاجَ الْجَدِيدَ يَتَمَحْوَرُ حَوْلَ الطَّالِبِ، وَيَأْخُذُ بِيَدِهِ بِطَرِيقَةٍ بِنَائِيَّةٍ حَلَزُونِيَّةٍ لِتَوْظِيفِ مَهَارَاتِ اللُّغَةِ الْأَسَاسِيَّةِ الْأَرْبَعِ (الِاسْتِمَاعُ، وَالْمُحَادَثَةُ وَالْقِرَاءَةُ وَالْكِتَابَةُ) فِي الْمُحِيطِ الَّذِي يَعِيشُهُ كَمَا يُرَاعِي الْمِنْهَاجُ مُسْتَوَيَاتِ التَّفْكِيرِ الْمُخْتَلِفَةِ خُصُوصًا الْعُلْيَا مِنْهَا، وَقَدِ اعْتَمَدَ الْمِنْهَاجُ الْجَدِيدُ نِظَامَ الدَّرْسِ بَدَلَ الْوَحْدَةِ، وَبُنِيَ عَلَى النَّحْوِ الْآتِي:

The new curriculum is student-centered, guiding the learner through a constructive, spiral approach to apply the four basic language skills—listening, speaking, reading, and writing—within their daily environment. The curriculum also addresses various levels of thinking, particularly higher-order skills. It has adopted a lesson-based structure rather than a unit-based one, organized as follows:

- الِاسْتِمَاعُ: تَضَمَّنَ كُلُّ دَرْسٍ نَصًّا اسْتِمَاعِيًّا يَسْمَعُهُ الطَّالِبُ، وَيَتَفَاعَلُ مَعَهُ، وَهَذَا النَّصُّ مُسَجَّلٌ عَلَى أُسْطُوَانَةٍ، وَمُدَوَّنٌ فِي الدَّلِيلِ.

Listening: Each lesson includes a listening text for the student to hear and engage with; this text is provided on a disc and included in the teacher's guide.

- الْمُحَادَثَةُ وَالتَّعْبِيرُ الشَّفَوِيُّ: رَكَّزَ الْمِنْهَاجُ عَلَى إِظْهَارِ لَوْحَةِ الْمُحَادَثَةِ مِنْ خِلَالِ تَأَمُّلِهَا، وَتَحْلِيلِهَا إِلَى عَنَاصِرِهَا؛ لِتَكُونَ الِانْطِلَاقَةَ لِدَرْسِ الْقِرَاءَةِ، مِمَّا يُنَمِّي خَيَالَ الطَّالِبِ وَيُعَزِّزُهُ.

Speaking and Oral Expression: The curriculum focuses on conversation prompts, encouraging students to observe and analyze them as a starting point for reading lessons, thereby developing and enhancing their imagination.

- نَصُّ الْقِرَاءَةِ: اتَّسَمَ نَصُّ الْقِرَاءَةِ فِي الْمِنْهَاجِ بِقِصَرِهِ، وَتَنَوُّعِ مَوْضُوعَاتِهِ الَّتِي رَكَّزَتْ عَلَى الْقِصَصِ الْمُشَوِّقَةِ، وَقَدْ رَاعَيْنَا عِنْدَ الِاخْتِيَارِ الْأَبْعَادَ الْوَطَنِيَّةَ وَالْإِنْسَانِيَّةَ وَالِاجْتِمَاعِيَّةَ وَالدِّينِيَّةَ.

Reading Text: The reading selections in this curriculum are brief and cover diverse topics, with a focus on engaging stories. In selecting these texts, we have considered national, humanitarian, social, and religious dimensions.

- التَّدْرِيبَاتُ اللُّغَوِيَّةُ: تَضَمَّنَ الدَّرْسُ ثَلَاثَةَ تَدْرِيبَاتٍ لُغَوِيَّةٍ، وَتَدْرِيبَيْنِ لِنَمَطٍ لُغَوِيٍّ وَاحِدٍ يَعْتَمِدُ الْمُحَاكَاةَ دُونَ التَّقْعِيدِ.

Linguistic Exercises: Each lesson includes three linguistic exercises and two exercises focusing on a single linguistic pattern, relying on imitation rather than formal grammar rules.

- الْكِتَابَةُ: تَمَّ إِلْغَاءُ كُرَّاسِ الْخَطِّ، وَتَخْصِيصُ مَكَانٍ لِلْكِتَابَةِ فِي كِتَابِ الطَّالِبِ مِنْ خِلَالِ كِتَابَةِ جُمْلَةٍ ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ تُرَكِّزُ عَلَى حَرْفٍ مُعَيَّنٍ، كَمَا تَمَّ الِاهْتِمَامُ بِمَهَارَةِ النَّسْخِ وَإِظْهَارِهَا مِنْ خِلَالِ تَخْصِيصِ مِسَاحَةٍ فِي كِتَابِ الطَّالِبِ لِنَسْخِ فَقْرَةٍ مُعَيَّنَةٍ مِنَ الدَّرْسِ فِي حِصَّةِ الْكِتَابَةِ، وَنَسْخِ فَقْرَةٍ أُخْرَى فِي دَفْتَرِ النَّسْخِ.

Writing: The handwriting workbook has been discontinued. Instead, space is provided within the student's book for writing exercises, such as copying a sentence three times to focus on a specific letter. We have also emphasized handwriting practice by allocating space in the student's book to copy a paragraph during the writing session, along with a separate paragraph to be copied in a dedicated notebook.

- الْإِمْلَاءُ: يَبْدَأُ الْإِمْلَاءُ بِتَدْرِيبٍ إِمْلَائِيٍّ يَرْكِزُ عَلَى قَضِيَّةٍ إِمْلَائِيَّةٍ مُعَيَّنَةٍ، يَلِيهِ النَّصُّ الْإِمْلَائِيُّ الْمَنْظُورُ.

Dictation: Dictation begins with an exercise focusing on a specific spelling rule, followed by a prepared dictation text.

- التَّعْبِيرُ: تَضَمَّنَ الْمِنْهَاجُ التَّعْبِيرَ بِنَوْعَيْهِ الشَّفَوِيَّ مِنْ خِلَالِ لَوْحَةِ الْمُحَادَثَةِ، وَالْكِتَابِيَّ مِنْ خِلَالِ تَخْصِيصِ مِسَاحَةٍ لَهُ فِي كِتَابِ الطَّالِبِ، رُوعِيَ التَّدَرُّجُ بِعَرْضِ مَهَارَاتِهِ.

Expression: The curriculum covers both oral expression, through conversation prompts, and written expression, by allocating dedicated space in the student's book, with a focus on the gradual development of these skills.

- النَّشِيدُ: تَضَمَّنَ الْكِتَابُ مَقْطُوعَاتٍ مُغَنَّاةً، سَهْلَةَ التَّلْحِينِ تَحْتَ عُنْوَانِ نُغَنِّي تَتَذَوَّقُهَا الْأُذُنُ، وَتَسْتَمْتِعُ بِهَا مُسَجَّلَةً عَلَى أُسْطُوَانَةٍ، ثُمَّ يَحْفَظُهَا الطَّالِبُ.

Songs: The book includes simple, melodic pieces under the heading 'We Sing,' which are recorded on a disc for students to enjoy and memorize.

أَخِي الْمُعَلِّمُ/ أُخْتِي الْمُعَلِّمَةُ، أَنْتَ مَنْ يَتَمَثَّلُ الْعَمَلِيَّةَ التَّعْلِيمِيَّةَ بِأَبْعَادِهَا الْمُخْتَلِفَةِ، وَيُوَظِّفُ أَنْجَحَ الْوَسَائِلِ وَالْأَسَالِيبِ الَّتِي تَأْخُذُ الطَّالِبَ إِلَى آفَاقِ التَّفْكِيرِ الرَّحْبَةِ، وَتَزِيدُ مِنْ قُدْرَتِهِ عَلَى الْفَهْمِ وَالِاسْتِيعَابِ وَالتَّفْكِيرِ وَالِاسْتِخْدَامِ الْوَظِيفِيِّ التَّوَاصُلِيِّ السَّلِيمِ لِلُّغَةِ الْعَرَبِيَّةِ، وَنَحْنُ بِانْتِظَارِ مُلَاحَظَاتِكَ حَوْلَ الْمِنْهَاجِ، فَلَا تَبْخَلْ عَلَيْنَا بِهَا.

Dear teachers, you are the ones who bring the educational process to life in all its dimensions. By employing the most effective methods, you lead students toward broader horizons of thought, enhancing their ability to understand, think, and use the Arabic language in a sound, functional, and communicative manner. We welcome your feedback on this curriculum; please do not hesitate to share it with us.

وَفَّقَ اللَّهُ الْجَمِيعَ لِخِدْمَةِ وَطَنِنَا وَطُلَّابِنَا.

May God grant everyone success in serving our nation and our students.

Vocabulary · المفردات (38 verbs · 130 nouns)

• جَاءَ — to come
• تَمَّ — to conclude, to finish
• جَمَعَ — to collect
• مَرَّ — to pass
• اِنْسَجَمَ — to harmonize
• تَمَحْوَرَ — to revolve
• أَخَذَ — to take
• عَاشَ — to live
• رَاعَى — to consider
• اعْتَمَدَ — to rely
• بَنَى — to build
• تَضَمَّنَ — to include
• سَمِعَ — to hear
• تَفَاعَلَ — to interact
• سَجَّلَ — to record
• دَوَّنَ — to write down
• رَكَّزَ — to focus
• أَظْهَرَ — to show
• تَأَمَّلَ — to contemplate
• حَلَّلَ — to analyze
• كَانَ — to be
• نَمَّى — to develop
• عَزَّزَ — to reinforce
• اتَّسَمَ — to bear the trait of, to display
• أَلْغَى — to cancel
• خَصَّصَ — to allocate
• اهْتَمَّ — to care
• بَدَأَ — to begin
• لِيَ — to follow
• غَنَّى — to sing
• تَذَوَّقَ — to taste
• اسْتَمْتَعَ — to enjoy
• حَفِظَ — to memorize
• تَمَثَّلَ — to represent
• وَظَّفَ — to employ
• زَادَ — to increase
• بَخِلَ — to begrudge
• وَفَّقَ — to grant success
• رَحْمَن — merciful
• رَحِيم — compassionate
• حَمْد — praise
• رَبّ — lord
• عَالَم — world
• صَلَاة — prayer
• سَلَام — peace
• خَيْر — best
• بَشَر — human
• مُرْسَل — messenger
• كِتَاب — book
• جَدِيد — new
• لُغَة — language
• عَرَبِيّ — arabic
• صَفّ — grade
• ثَالِث — third
• أَسَاسِيّ — basic
• مَرْحَلَة — stage
• تَقْوِيم — evaluation
• مِنْهَاج — curriculum
• سَابِق — previous
• دِرَاسَة — study
• مُلَاحَظَة — note
• مَيْدَان — field
• تَأْلِيف — authorship
• صِيَاغَة — formulation
• هَدَف — goal
• عَامّ — general
• وَضْع — setting
• خَطّ — line
• عَرِيض — broad
• تَطْوِير — development
• عَمَلِيَّة — process
• تَرْبَوِيّ — educational
• رُمَّة — entirety
• مَهَارَة — skill
• حَيَاة — life
• مُخْتَلِف — different
• طَالِب — student
• طَرِيقَة — method
• بِنَائِيّ — constructive
• حَلَزُونِيّ — spiral
• تَوْظِيف — employment
• أَرْبَع — four
• اسْتِمَاع — listening
• مُحَادَثَة — conversation
• قِرَاءَة — reading
• كِتَابَة — writing
• مُحِيط — environment
• مُسْتَوَى — level
• تَفْكِير — thinking
• خُصُوص — especially
• عُلْيَا — higher
• نِظَام — system
• دَرْس — lesson
• وَحْدَة — unit
• نَحْو — manner
• آت — following
• نَصّ — text
• اسْتِمَاعِيّ — auditory
• أُسْطُوَانَة — disc
• دَلِيل — guide
• تَعْبِير — expression
• شَفَوِيّ — oral
• لَوْحَة — board
• عُنْصُر — element
• انْطِلَاقَةٌ — start
• خَيَال — imagination
• قِصَر — shortness
• تَنَوُّع — variety
• مَوْضُوع — topic
• قِصَّة — story
• مُشَوِّق — interesting
• بُعْد — dimension
• وَطَنِيّ — national
• إِنْسَانِيّ — humanitarian
• اجْتِمَاعِيّ — social
• دِينِيّ — religious
• تَدْرِيب — training
• لُغَوِيّ — linguistic
• نَمَط — pattern
• وَاحِد — one
• مُحَاكَاة — imitation
• تَقْعِيد — grammaticalization
• كُرَّاس — notebook
• مَكَان — place
• جُمْلَة — sentence
• مَرَّة — time
• حَرْف — letter
• مُعَيَّن — specific
• اهْتِمَام — interest
• نَسْخ — copying
• مِسَاحَة — space
• فَقْرَة — paragraph
• حِصَّة — class
• دَفْتَر — notebook
• إِمْلَاء — dictation
• قَضِيَّة — issue
• مَنْظُور — visual
• نَوْع — type
• كِتَابِيّ — written
• تَدَرُّج — gradation
• عَرْض — presentation
• نَشِيد — anthem
• مَقْطُوعَة — piece
• مُغَنَّى — sung
• سَهْل — easy
• تَلْحِين — melody
• عُنْوَان — title
• أُذُن — ear
• مُعَلِّم — teacher
• تَعْلِيمِيّ — educational
• وَسِيلَة — means
• أُسْلُوب — style
• أُفُق — horizon
• رَحْب — spacious
• قُدْرَة — ability
• فَهْم — understanding
• اسْتِيعَاب — comprehension
• اسْتِخْدَام — usage
• وَظِيفِيّ — functional
• تَوَاصُلِيّ — communicative
• سَلِيم — sound
• انْتِظَار — waiting
• جَمِيع — all
• خِدْمَة — service
• وَطَن — homeland
• فَرِيق — team
• أَنْجَح — most successful
• مُدَوَّن — recorded, compiled