Making Surah Memorisation Fun: Read and Re-Arrange Surah An-Naas

Memorising Surah does not have to rely on mental repetition alone. For young learners, reading, writing and hands-on activities can make revision more meaningful and engaging.

One simple activity is “Read and Re-Arrange the Surah.”

In this activity, the verses of a familiar Surah are presented separately. Children read each verse and work out the correct sequence. The attached resource uses Surah An-Naas, with its verses placed in separate boxes for children to read and re-arrange. This turns memorisation revision into a little puzzle!

🧩 Why is this useful?

The activity encourages children to:

• 👀 Recognise the verses visually

• 📖 Read the Arabic text

• 🧠 Recall the correct sequence

• ✋ Learn through hands-on manipulation

• 🗣️ Reinforce their memorisation through recitation

Instead of simply asking children to recite the Surah repeatedly, we give them another way to retrieve and demonstrate what they already know.

🎒 Preparing for Primary 1

This is also a useful way to introduce children to learning formats they may encounter in Primary 1, where they may need to read, recognise, sequence and respond to written material.

Memorisation is important — but so is being able to recognise what has been memorised.

So, the next time you revise a Surah, try something different:

Read. Mix. Re-arrange. Recite.

Learning can be hands-on too. 🌱

Read and Re-Arrange Surah An-Naas.pdf

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