ARABIC LANGUAGES 1
Unit 1: Come Let’s Spread “Salam” (Peace)
LESSON 1: “Assalāmo ‘alaykom” and “wa ‘alaykomos salām”
I. OBJECTIVES
At the end of the lesson the students will be able to:
1. Develop listening skills through the use of taped dialogue on Muslim greetings,
“Assalāmo ‘alaykom” and “wa ‘alaykomos salām”.
2. Say: “Assalāmo ‘alaykom” and “wa ‘alaykomos salām” properly.
3. Differentiate ““Assalāmo ‘alaykom” from “wa ‘alaykomos salām”.
4. Appreciate the greetings: “Assalāmo ‘alaykom” and “wa ‘alaykomos salām”.
II. SUBJECT MATTER
Topic: “Assalāmo ‘alaykom” and “wa ‘alaykomos salām”
Reference: Al-Logatol Arabiah [Textbook for Grade 1], pp. 1 -3
Value Topic: Politeness and Courtesy
Teacher Material: Pictures, laptop
Learners Material: Notebook, ballpen
III. LEARNINGS ACTIVITIES
TEACHER ACTIVITY LEARNERS ACTIVITY
A. Introductory Activities:
Assalamu ‘Alaykum Ya Wa ‘Alaykumus Salam Ya
Tullab! Ustadz.
Kayfa Halukum? Bikhayrin Walhamdulillah,
Shukran.
Before we start our (Everybody will keep
lesson, may I ask silent and rise for the
somebody to lead the prayer) (Recite Surah Al-
prayer? Fatiha.)
Ok children, please sit (The children will take
down their seats.)
Children, we will have an Khader ya Ustadz!
attendance and When
heard your name, say Khadera ya Ustadz!
(khader or Khadera)
(Khadera for female),
Khader for male)
The teacher ask Pupils a
couple of questions
related to the picture:
1. What did you see in the
picture? (Pupil’s Answer)
2. What do you think they Kumusta ka, Hello!
are saying ?
3. How about in Islam
how can we greet each Assalāmo ‘alaykom” and
other? “wa ‘alaykomos salām”
B. Motivational:
Okay children. Would you Yes Ustadz.
like to hear a song?
Now sit still and listen Yes Ustadz.
carefully to a song that I
will be playing to you.
Okay?
(A MP3 player will be (The children will listen).
played “Assalāmo
‘alaykom” and “wa
‘alaykomos salām” and
the pupil will listen).
Did you like the son? Alhamdulillah, yes
Ustadz.
The song is all about About Greetings, Ustadz!
what? Assalāmo ‘alaykom” and
“wa ‘alaykomos salām”.
MashaAllah, Excellent!
(Peace Be With You) .
What is the meaning of
Assalāmo ‘alaykom?
(Peace Be With You too)
What is the meaning of Ustadz.
Wa ‘Alaykomos Salām?
MashaAllah, Very Good!
C. Presentation
(Paste the Picture) The Children start looking
at the letters and pictures.
What did you see on the (Two persons greetings
board? each other)
MashaAllah, Very Good.
Explain the importance of The Children will listen.
Greetings in Islam
(Assalāmo ‘alaykom” and
“wa ‘alaykomos salām”).
(These words are Muslim
greetings taught by the
Prophet Mohammad,
(SAW) to be used by
every Muslim to another
Muslim. They use this
greeting when a Muslim
greets another Muslim.
This is the polite and
courteous way of greeting
that we give, whenever a
Muslim meets another
Muslim.)
”)أفشوا السالم بينكم
meaning (Spread the
greetings of Salam
Amongst yourselves)
D. Practices/Application
The Teacher will divide
the pupils into two groups.
One group will say: The Children will divide
“Assalāmo ‘alaykom” and into two groups. The right
the other group will say: side will say (Assalamo
“wa ‘alaykomos salām”, Alaikom) and left side will
Afterwards, they will reply (Wa alaykomo
switch roles with the salam)
second group saying:
“Assalāmo ‘alaykom” and
the first group will answer, (Switch)
so that the teacher could
check the correct and
proper way of how the The left side will say
pupils pronounce the (Assalamo Alaikom) The
words. right side will reply (Wa
alaykomo salam)
E. Generalization
Do you think it is good to
greet your Family, Friends Possible answer: Yes,
and Teachers “Assalāmo because the important
‘alaykom” whenever you feature of words of
see them? greeting in Islam is that
they convey the message
of peace not only to the
person who is greeted but
to the whole of the Muslim
society as it is the plural
pronoun that is used for
the blessing of peace.
.
IV. Evaluation
Graded Recitation:
Call each pupil to recite the greeting. How will we answer when we are greeted
“Assalāmo ‘alaykom”?
V. Assignment
Greet your parents with “Assalamu alaykum” when you arrive
home. Listen carefully on how they answer you.
Prepared by:
Halid B. Sultan
ALIVE Teacher
