Emergent Readers (13 Free Books with Worksheets)

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Alhamdulillaah, here are thirteen emergent readers to use when teaching young children to read.

Each book has the following features, all of which help students learn to read and/or help improve their reading skills alhamdulillaah:

• The text has repetitive patterns to help children work on fluency.
• The text is controlled and has repeated sight words to help children recognize these words quickly and accurately in shaa' Allaah. 
• The print is large so children can easily recognize and read the individual words.
• There is increased space betweeen the words to help children see when one word ends and another begins. 
• There is one sentence per page to help children focus on meaning and reading with accuracy.
• The pictures support reading. Children can look at the pictures to help them decode some words that may be unfamiliar.
• The worksheet for each book reinforces the concept covered in the book.

Additionally, the books are great for:

• Use in small group instruction or with one-on-one instruction.
• Helping children build a personal library.
• Silent sustained reading or D.E.A.R periods in the classroom.
• Helping children see their religion and themselves in literature; almost all of the books reinforce the concept of praising Allaah.  
• Administering informal reading assessments.  

You can download all of the books in one bundle here (the file is large; please be patient when downloading) or from A Muslim Child is Born's Teacher Notebook shop. You can also download the books, individually, below in shaa' Allaah. All books have a full colour front and back cover. The remaining pages are black and white, with the exception of two readers, which are in colour only.

Mouse Thanks Allaah

Where Do I Pray?

Up, Up, Up!

The Masjid

In the Shed (colour only)

The Ocean

The Crayons (colour only)

Rainy Day

Going to the Beach
(The pictures on the worksheet are: cake, rake, lake, and wake)

Little Lion is Lost

The Bicycle

The Moon and the Mountain

Frog Forgets

Benefit and Enjoy in shaa' Allaah! 

If you have any questions, please feel free to leave a comment below, or if you would like to see an example of how to use an emergent reader, please download this sample lesson plan for the book Going to the Beach.

Islaamic Sight Word Book: Fast

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Alhamdulillaah, here is the sixth book in the Islaamic Sight Words Series.  Now that Ramadan has begun alhamdulillaah, children are hearing the word fast very, very often. In'shaa Allaah, this sight word book will help them learn how to spell the word that is on the lips of Muslims world-wide during this blessed month. 

The instructions for all activities are included in the mini-book, however, if you have any questions about any of the activities, please leave a comment and I will do my best to answer as soon as possible in'shaa allaah. And jazakillaahu khayr to the sister who suggested adding the Arabic word for the sight words, at the end of each book. Going forward in'shaa Allaah, the sight word books will have the word in Arabic for children to colour and learn.

Download your free Islamic Sight Words Book: Fast here in'shaa Allaah, or from A Muslim Child is Born's Teacher Notebook store. 

Benefit & Enjoy In'shaa Allaah!

Three Ramadan Games

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Alhamdulillaah, here are three Ramadan games for children 4-6 years old. 

Each of these games is entitled "I Have, You Have, Together We Have", and while each game has a different focus and target skill level, all of the games help children learn and/or practice reading and spelling the sight words had, have, I, you, and we. The games are ideal for use in play groups or in the masjid during taraweeh, if your masjid offers babysitting in a separate room, and of course, the games can be played at home. 

The first game is I have, You Have, Together We Have 5.

This game is intended for children learning how to make 5. Easily assembled and played, in'shaa Allaah, children will have fun working together to make 5. 

How to play:

• Print and cut out the game cards. Do not cut the cards down the middle, simply fold the cards down the middle so you have the front of the card and the back of the card (showing the dates), in one easy step. 
• Give each child a card and explain to the children that they have a card that helps them make 5 but they will need to search the room for the student who has the card that can help them complete 5. Demonstrate: take a card (let's say the card with 3 dates, as in the picture above). Have another student or adult take the card with two dates on it, and have a second student or adult take the card that has some dates on it that will not help you make 5 (i.e. when you add the dates on your card with the dates on the other person's card the total will not be 5). Share your thinking: Walk around the room and share your thinking out loud so the students hear and see how you solve the problem. For example, you might say something like, "Tayyib. I have three dates on my card and I need to find someone who has enough dates on their card to equal 5 dates in all. I see Suliaiman over there. I will go and ask him if he has enough dates to help me in'shaa Allaah. (Walk up to the student). Say, "Assalamu aliakum. Suliaman, I have three dates, and you have (prompt Sulaiman to tell you how many dates are on his card) 4 dates. Demonstrate counting the total number of dates, either using your fingers or by pointing to the dates on your card and then the student's card, and count out loud until you have counted all of the dates. Then say, "Subhana'Allaah, I have 3 dates and you have 4 dates. That equals 7 dates! Together, we have 7 dates! That is too many. Jazakallaahu khayr, Sulaiman. I will keep searching in'shaa Allaah." Do the same thing with one or two other students and then find the student who has 2 dates and repeat the process with that student and say, "Alhamdulillaah, I have 3 dates and you have 2 dates. Together, we have 5 dates!"
• When the students have found the person who has the card that can help them make 5, ask the students to sit along the wall or at a table in pairs and complete the Record Book thus allowing the other students, who are still searching, time to find the matching card they need. 
• When all students have found their matching card, give the students new cards and repeat the game in'shaa Allaah. 
• Be ready to assist students who may struggle to add the dates correctly. 

I Have, You Have, Together We Have 10 is played in the same way but the students substitute the numbers when they say, "Alhamdulillaah, I have ____ dates and you have ___ dates. Together, we have ___ dates! "

The last game, I have, You Have, Together We Have... uses words instead of numbers. Students play the game in the same way they play I Have, You Have, Together We Have 5 and I Have, You Have, Together We Have 10 but they substitute the numbers for the words they spell together. In this game, children will try to find the student who has the card that will help them spell the following words:

• Moon
• Date
• Pray
• Fast
• Iftar
• Masjid
• Suhoor
• Iman
• Qiyam
• Good
• Deeds

Download the games for free above or below in'shaa Allaah. Please be aware of the Terms of Use for the materials on the blog in'shaa Allaah. Jazakillaahu khayr!

I Have, You Have, Together We Have 5

I Have, You Have, Together We Have 5 Record Book

 

I Have, You Have, Together We Have10

I Have, You Have, Together We Have 5 Record Book

 

I Have, You Have, Together We Have (Words)

I Have, You Have, Together We Have (Words) Record Book

All games are also available to download free in A Muslim Child is Born's Teacher Notebook store.

Enjoy and Benefit In'shaa Allaah!   

Quick Post: Islaamic Sight Words Book: Masjid

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Alhamdulillaah, here is the fifth book in the Islaamic Sight Words Series, and this book is getting children prepared for the blessed month of Ramadan! When children accompany family to the masjid for taraweeh, they will, in'shaa allaah, recall the learning they engaged in with this mini-workbook.

The instructions for all activities are included in the mini-book, however, if you have any questions about any of the activities, please leave a comment and I will do my best to answer as soon as possible in'shaa allaah. 

You can download the mini-book here, from A Muslim Child is Born's Teacher's Notebook store in'shaa allaah, or below.

After children have completed the Islaamic Sight Words book, they might enjoy the game Build a Masjid from Smart Ark.  

 

In this game, children will work together to build a masjid and they also have the opportunity to work on their math skills. The game emphasizes cooperation and helps young children understand the benefit and fun of working together to accomplish a worthy goal. A wonderful resource to use with the Islaamic Sight Words book! 

Enjoy and Benefit In'shaa allaah!

Quick Post: Islaamic Sight Words Book - Quran

السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته

Alhamdulillaah, here is the fourth book in the Islaamic Sight Words Series. 

The instructions for all activities are included in the mini-book, however, if you have any questions about any of the activities, please leave a comment and I will do my best to answer as soon as possible in'shaa allaah. 

You can download the mini-book here or from A Muslim Child is Born's Teacher's Notebook store in'shaa allaah.

Benfit & Enjoy in'shaa allaah!

Quick Post: Islaamic Sight Words Book - Wudhu'

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Alhamdulillaah, here is the third book in the Islaamic Sight Words Series.

For this book, children will need the following (but if they don't have either item, they can still complete and enjoy the book in'shaa allaah):

1. Magnetic Letters

and

2. Alphabet Stickers

You can buy both from your local dollar store, in'shaa allaah.

Download your free book here or from A Muslim Child is Born's Teacher Notebook Shop in'shaa allaah.

Benefit & Enjoy in'shaa allaah!

Quick Post: Islaamic Sight Words Book: Du'a

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Alhamdulillaah, here is the second book in the Islaamic Sight Words mini-workbook series.

Instructions for all activities are inside of the mini-book, but if you have any questions, please feel free to leave a comment in'shaa allaah. Also, if you need the book with the word colour spelled without the 'u,' please leave a comment below and I will update the post to include a version with the word colour sans the letter 'u' in'shaa allaah.

Download your copy here or from A Muslim Child is Born's Teacher's Notebook Shop.

Benefit & Enjoy In'shaa allaah!

Quick Post: Islaamic Sight Words Mini-Workbook

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Today's Quick Post is an Islaamic Studies Sight Word Mini-Workbook. Kindergartners and students in Grade 1 are introduced to and work with Islaamic words that are used very, very frequently in their homes, in the masjid and in their school in'shaa allaah. Knowing how to spell these words will, in' shaa allaah, help students when they are reading children's books written for and by Muslims and when they are writing their own stories.

The instructions for all activities are included in the mini-book. However, the pages that have sentences with dots under each word do not have instructions, so I'll mention the instructions here. The dots are under each word in the sentence to help children practice one-to-one correspondence. When students read the sentence they will place their finger on each dot beneath each word as they read it - one dot, one word. 

You can download the mini-book here or from A Muslim Child is Born's Teacher's Notebook store in'shaa allaah.

Benfit & Enjoy in'shaa allaah!