All Classes
Ages 3–5
Foundation Level
No prior experience required.
The starting point for our youngest learners — building the pencil control and readiness a child needs before moving into the Ages 5–7 Class, alongside their first daily Qur'an habits.
Learning Objectives
- Hold a pencil correctly and comfortably
- Control straight lines, curves and circles
- Move confidently in the right-to-left direction used in Arabic writing
- Trace simple shapes independently
At This Level
Subjects taught in Foundation Level
Qur'an & Tajwid
The madrassa's core, ongoing Qur'an memorisation and Tajwid subject, taught at every level in parallel with literacy.
Qur'an memorisationTajwid rulesRecitation practice

MTA-KH-PIn Development
Pre-Series
My First Pencil
Ages 3–5
Before a child can write a single Arabic letter, their hand needs to learn control. My First Pencil builds grip, posture and right-to-left motion through lines, curves and gentle Islamic-motif shapes — the physical groundwork for everything that follows in Khatwi Series 1.
Inside this book
- 1.Cover & title page
- 2.Grip and posture guide (for parents & teachers)
- 3.Straight lines — horizontal & vertical
- 4.Diagonal lines
- 5.Curves and circles
- 6.Right-to-left motion patterns
- 7.Simple shape tracing (stars, crescents, lanterns)
- 8.‘I'm ready for Khatwi 1!’ completion page
Skills built
Pencil grip & postureLine & curve controlRight-to-left motionPattern tracing
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Progression
Children move into the Ages 5–7 Class once pencil control and readiness are established.
Next: Ages 5–7 Class