The Smart School Prep – Smart Urdu ki Amli Kitab Term 1 (2027-28)

Smart Urdu ki Amli Kitab, Miyaad Awwal (سمارٹ اردو کی عملی کتاب، میعاد اول) is the first-term Urdu activity book on The Smart School Prep list on this site. The cover shows five hot-air balloons, each labelled with a skill of the book (the Urdu words for letters, word building, creative writing, joining and breaking words and sentence making), over a green meadow with daisies, with the tag "ابتدائی (حصہ سوم)". This page is written for the 2027-28 session, with guidance in English for parents. We have the cover and one inside page of this book, so this page describes only what those photographs show and the way the book is used; it does not list lessons that we have not seen.

Exams Book House, Shop Number 4, Al Fazal Market, Urdu Bazar, Lahore, supplies it with cash on delivery across Pakistan and delivery to the Gulf countries.

Quick facts

• Title on the cover: سمارٹ اردو کی عملی کتاب · میعاد اول · ابتدائی (حصہ سوم) · SRM
• Publisher: The Smart School (A Project of The City School)
• Language: Urdu
• On the cover: "ابتدائی (حصہ سوم)", "میعاد اول" (first term), SRM, and a line "مطابق نیا پاکستان قومی نصاب 2020ء"
• Cover picture: five hot-air balloons labelled with the skills of the book: letters, word building, creative writing, joining and breaking, sentence making
• What we have: the cover and one inside page, the letter families
• School mark: the Smart School logo ("Tomorrow is our Destiny – A Project of The City School") is printed on the cover
• Shown on: The Smart School Prep, and in School Books → KG (Prep)
• Session: 2027-28

What is this book?

The five balloons on the cover are the five skills of the book: letters (huroof), word building (alfaz sazi, making words from letters), creative writing (takhleeqi likhai), joining and breaking (tor jor, splitting a word into letters and joining letters into a word) and sentence making (jumla sazi). A Prep child works on all five across the year.

The inside page we photographed is headed حروفِ تہجی and shows three blocks: the whole alphabet in a cream box; a second block of letters whose forms are not halved (Daal, Ddaal, Zaal, Raay, Rray, Zay, Zhay, Zuad, Zoay, Waaw and a few more, which do not join to the next letter); and a third block with the half forms of the letters that do join (the shapes they take at the start and middle of a word).

Why half forms matter

In Urdu, most letters change shape when they sit inside a word. A letter that joins to the next one uses a shortened "half form", and a letter that does not join keeps its whole shape. The page we photographed lays out both kinds side by side. A Prep child who studies them can see why Bay looks different at the start of بات than it does alone.

Letters that do not join

The second block shows the letters that never join to the letter after them: Alif, Daal, Ddaal, Zaal, Raay, Rray, Zay, Zhay and Waaw. Knowing this list makes reading and writing simpler, because it explains why some words have gaps: after one of these letters the next letter starts afresh.

Word building at home

1. Pick a letter family and make three-letter words from it.
2. Write the letters of the word apart, then join them.
3. Cut a word into letter cards and put them in order.
4. Make a sentence with the word and say it aloud.

A balloon drawn for each skill on a sheet of paper, ticked each week, makes the plan visible.

How the term fits together

The five skills build on each other. Letters come first, then half forms and word building, then joining and breaking, and finally sentences. Creative writing runs alongside, with short pieces from a picture.

The series on this site

The second-term book for Prep (Miyaad Doum) and the Prep Urdu Qaida (Hissa Soom) are also on this site.

Why this book?

• A first-term Prep activity book built on five clear skills.
• The sample page explains half forms and letters that do not join.
• Guidance in English for parents who do not read Urdu fluently.

Who is it for, and when is it used?

It is for Prep children at The Smart School, about five years old, in the first term of the session, together with the Prep Urdu Qaida.

How to help at home

• Use the five balloons as a weekly checklist.
• Practise half forms by building words from letter cards.
• Make a short sentence with each new word.
• Look for the letters that do not join in a newspaper headline.
• Keep sessions to ten to fifteen minutes.

Is it right for The Smart School Prep and session 2027-28?

On this site it is shown under The Smart School Prep. If your school's 2027-28 list names Smart Urdu ki Amli Kitab, Miyaad Awwal (Prep), this is the book. Check the cover and the class number before you order, and send us your list on WhatsApp if you are not sure. We will tell you what we can get for you.

Matching and similar books

• The Smart School Prep – Smart Urdu Qaida Hissa Soom (2027-28), the first-term Prep Urdu activity book.
• The Smart School Prep – Smart Urdu ki Amli Kitab Term 2 (2027-28), the second-term Prep Urdu activity book.

Buy it in Urdu Bazar, Lahore

• Shop: Exams Book House, Shop Number 4, Al Fazal Market, Urdu Bazar, Lahore 54000
• Urdu Bazar Lahore book shop number: 0317 4846676 (call or WhatsApp)
• Open: Monday to Saturday, 9 AM – 9 PM; closed on Sunday
• Delivery: all over Pakistan with cash on delivery, and to the Gulf countries

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Frequently asked questions

What does Miyaad Awwal mean?

It means the first term.

What are the five skills?

Letters, word building, creative writing, joining and breaking words, and sentence making, as shown on the cover balloons.

Is it in Urdu?

Yes. This page gives guidance in English.

Do you list the full contents?

No. We have the cover and one inside page, so we describe only those.

Is it on the The Smart School Prep list for 2027-28?

It is shown there on this site. Send your school list on WhatsApp so we can confirm.

Do you deliver outside Lahore?

Yes, all over Pakistan with cash on delivery, and to the Gulf countries. WhatsApp 0317 4846676.

Inside the book — contents and sample pages