Quranic Opposites Puzzles (2nd Edition)

Two things happen at once here, and the second is the reason to buy it.

The Obvious Learning

Opposites are a standard early-years concept, and matching puzzles are a standard way to teach them. Hot and cold, light and dark, near and far.

The Learning Underneath

These particular opposites are drawn from the Quran. So a child working through them becomes accustomed to words that are frequently mentioned in the Book of Allah — before he can read Arabic, and without anyone sitting him down to teach vocabulary.

The Quran uses paired opposites constantly: the living and the dead, the seeing and the blind, the heavens and the earth, this life and the next. A child who already knows those pairs meets them later in recitation as familiar rather than foreign.

Beyond Matching

Once the words are mastered, the puzzles can be used to assess speed and accuracy of recall — which turns a completed activity into an ongoing one. The matching itself develops cognitive pairing skills.

Produced on thick board with a gloss finish, in a compact box.

Related Reading

• The Giant Journey Floor Puzzle — a 75-piece floor puzzle of the Prophets
• Flash Cards (Arabic-English) — the Arabic alphabet on illustrated cards
• Arabic Alphabet Coloring Book — the alphabet as a coloring book