The Gurmukhi Workbooks are a set of two workbooks, written for children aged 4 years and above. The two workbooks, together, introduce the student to the 40 Gurmukhi letters. The first 20 Gurmukhi letters, a to x, are introduced in Gurmukhi Workbook 1. The last 20 Gurmukhi letters, q to &, are introduced in Gurmukhi Workbook 2.
The time required for the student to complete Gurmukhi Workbooks 1 and 2 is as follows:
One letter taught per day = 6 weeks or 1.5 months
One letter taught per week = 44 weeks or 11 months
Two letters taught per week = 22 weeks or 5.5 months
Gurmukhi Workbook 2 Layout
Gurmukhi Workbooks 1 and 2 follow the same layout. There are engaging and fun activities for the student to complete for each of the 40 Gurmukhi letters. For each of the letters, the student is provided with the following activities:
Identify and circle the letter
Identify and colour the letter
Follow the letter in a maze
Write the letter
These activities are designed to help the student with:
Letter recognition
Name of each letter
Sound of each letter
Writing of each letter
In Gurmukhi Workbook 2 the student also learns to read and write ‘mukta’ words, that is, words that are spelt with Gurmukhi letters only and no Gurmukhi symbols (Laga Matra). Gurmukhi symbols are introduced in Gurmukhi Workbook 3.
Vocabulary
In Gurmukhi Workbooks 1 and 2, for each of the forty Gurmukhi letters, the student is introduced to two Panjabi words. To help build the student’s Panjabi word bank, over one hundred Panjabi words are included in the two workbooks.
Panjabi Vocabulary Colouring Book
The two workbooks can be used as Panjabi vocabulary colouring books, for the young student. To help make learning meaningful and engaging for the student, each of the forty Gurmukhi letters are accompanied by beautiful black and white illustrations. These illustrations can be used as pictures to colour.