The Smart School Play Group – Smart Urdu 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 Play Group list on this site. Amli kitab means "practical book": a book to do things in. The cover shows a ginger cat sitting on the Urdu letter Bay, with Alif, Pay and a pomegranate, and carries the tag "ابتدائی (حصہ اول)" and the mark SRM. This page is written for the 2027-28 session, with guidance in English so that every parent can help. 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 اول) · SRM
• Publisher: The Smart School (A Project of The City School)
• Language: Urdu
• On the cover: "ابتدائی (حصہ اول)" and "میعاد اول" (first term), marked SRM
• Cover picture: a ginger cat on the Urdu letter Bay, with the letters Alif and Pay and a pomegranate
• What we have: the cover and one inside page, the first Urdu letters to trace
• 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 Play Group, and in School Books → Pre Nursery
• Session: 2027-28

What is this book?

The inside page we photographed is headed حروفِ تہجی (Huroof-e-Tahajji, the letters of the alphabet). It shows the first letters of the Urdu alphabet in a clear, large black font: Alif and Alif-Madda at the top, then Bay, Pay, Tay, Ttay and Say, and then Jeem, Chay, Hay and Khay. Behind the letters there is a very faint outline of a picture for the child to colour. The letters are the model for tracing.

A Play Group child is not expected to read Urdu yet. The aim of the first term is to see the letters, to say their names and to start moving a crayon along their shape.

The first letters, in families

The page shows letters in groups that look alike. Alif is a simple straight line. Bay, Pay, Tay, Ttay and Say all share the same boat-shaped body and differ only in the dots (one below for Bay, three below for Pay, two above for Tay, a small ط above for Ttay, three above for Say). Jeem, Chay, Hay and Khay share the same hook shape and differ again in their dots. Learning them as families means fewer new shapes.

Urdu is written from right to left

Show your child that Urdu starts on the right and moves left, the opposite of English. Let them put a finger under the first letter on the right and move left. When tracing a letter, look at where the stroke starts: most start at the top right and end towards the left.

Tracing activities

1. Trace the letter with a finger in the air, then on the page.
2. Use a crayon, not a pencil, at three years old.
3. Say the letter name three times.
4. Say a word that starts with it: Alif – آم, Bay – بطخ, Pay – پنکھا.
5. Colour the faint picture behind the letters.

One or two letters a day is plenty.

Making Urdu fun

Use playdough to roll letters, sand trays to trace them, and flash cards with a picture on the back. A cat on the cover is a good character: let your child make the cat say "Bay" or "Pay". Sing the Urdu alphabet song once a day.

The series on this site

The Term 2 activity book for Play Group, and the Play Group Urdu Qaida (Hissa Awwal), are also on this site.

Why this book?

• A first Urdu activity book for three-year-olds with the first letters to trace.
• Guidance in English for parents who do not read Urdu fluently.
• Pairs with the Play Group Urdu Qaida.

Who is it for, and when is it used?

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

How to help at home

• Say the letter and a word that starts with it.
• Trace letters in sand or flour.
• Group letters by their dots and count the dots aloud.
• Use a crayon and keep sessions short.
• Sing the Urdu alphabet song.

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

On this site it is shown under The Smart School Play Group. If your school's 2027-28 list names Smart Urdu ki Amli Kitab, Miyaad Awwal (Play Group), 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 Play Group – Smart Urdu ki Amli Kitab Term 2 (2027-28), the second-term Urdu activity book for Play Group.
• The Smart School Play Group – Smart Urdu Qaida Hissa Awwal (2027-28), the Play Group Urdu primer.

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 Amli Kitab mean?

It means a practical or activity book.

What does Miyaad Awwal mean?

It means the first term.

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 Play Group 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