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First day of session 2 was on January 28. We got to know each other and did some fun art activities like writing names in Arabic on scratch bookmarks. We also colored and assembled Arabic geometric art keepsake boxes as we talked about Ibn Battuta, Arab culture (dabke dance, musical instruments, etc.) and Arab food we’ll be cooking this session.

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An Egyptian main dish made of layers of penne pasta, ground beef sautéed in onion and olive oil then mixed with tomato sauce, and bachamel sauce topped with shredded mozzarella cheese.

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Hareeseh is a famous semolina dessert in the Sham region. Ingredients: 3 cups farina semolina, 1 cup butter (melted), 1 cup plain yogurt, 1 cup sugar, and 1 cup shredded coconut (optional). Syrup: 3 cups of sugar in 1.5 cups of boiled water.

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Learn Arabic as you learn to cook this delicious, healthy Arab dish.

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Main dish: kufta kabab (ground beef)
Sides: rice, hummus, khubz (Arab bread), zaytoon (olives), and tamr (dates)

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Main dish: kufta kabab (ground beef)
plus onion, parsley, olive oil, and spices

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Each meal has to have rice, bread, or both!

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On March 3rd, we made manaqeesh zaatar, khubz (bread) with zaatar, fool (fava beans and chickpeas), and enjoyed them with dates and maamoul (date-filled cookies).

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Hummus: boiled chickpeas, lemon, olive oil, tahini, salt, and sumac to garnish.

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Khubz (Arab bread) is a utensil!
You scoop the hummus with the bread.

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We had fun drumming and practicing dabke dance!

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This is the word for hello in Arabic: "Salaam"
in different fonts and different colors

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Intro Conversations with transliteration - two scenario role play

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Ibn Battuta: World Traveler from Morocco

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Ibn Battuta: World Traveler from Morocco

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Learn about the North African countries Ibn Battuta travelled on the back of camels and horses on his way to Asia!

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Ibn Battuta's Journey through Arab lands

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This escape-room game is a challenge to guess the name of an Arab country.

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Welcome to Kalimah’s virtual classroom! Click around to explore! - Mrs. Layali 1000 كلمة وكلمة تعلّموا بينما تبحثون عن أدلّة لتحزروا اسم البلد العربي الذي ستبدأ رحلة 1000 كلمة وكلمة فيه يوم 12 سبتمبر! Learn as you search for clues to guess the Arab country where the 1001 Kalimah journey will begi…