Fidel Friends
Number Flash Cards 1–20 የቁጥር ካርዶች
20 cut-out cards: the Ge'ez numeral and its dots on the front, the Amharic word, how to say it and the digit on the back. Print double-sided.
Counting 1–20, Ge'ez numerals, Amharic number words
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Printable STEM and early-learning activities for kids ages 2 to 7, in Amharic and English: counting cards, ten frames, shapes, animal cards, tracing pages, calendars and more. Print, play, and watch the matching Fikir episode.
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Count, Shapes & Math
Ten-Frame Counting Mats አስር ሳጥኖች
10 big ten-frame mats (“Show me ሰባት = 7”) plus a page of cut-out coffee bean and injera counters.
One-to-one counting, number sense to 10
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Count & Add with Injera እንቁጠር እንደምር
Picture sums and take-aways with injera rolls, jebenas, goats and stars, with answer boxes and an answer key in Amharic.
Adding and taking away within 10
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Number Tracing 1–10 ቁጥሮችን እንጻፍ
Trace 1–10 three ways: the digit, the Ge'ez numeral (፩–፲) and the Amharic word, with a number line.
Writing digits, Ge'ez numerals and number words
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Shapes in Amharic + Shape Hunt ቅርጾች
A shapes poster (ክብ, ሶስት ማዕዘን, ኮከብ…) and a find-it-at-home checklist with tick boxes.
Naming 2D shapes, observing the world
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Animals of Ethiopia Cards የኢትዮጵያ እንስሳት
34 picture cards with Amharic and English names, plus sorting games: farm or wild, land or water, count the legs.
Animal names in Amharic, sorting and classifying
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Fidel Letter Tracing Sampler ፊደላትን እንጻፍ
Trace five letter families (ሀ ለ መ ሰ በ), all seven sounds each. A taste of My Fidel Coloring Book.
Writing fidel, the 7 vowel sounds
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Fidel Alphabet Chart የፊደል ገበታ
The whole Amharic alphabet on one page, with the sound of every letter. Great on the fridge.
All 34 letter families and their 7 sounds
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The Ethiopian Calendar: 13 Months የኢትዮጵያ ወራት
The 13 Ethiopian months in Amharic, from መስከረም to ጳጉሜ.
Month names, the 13th month ጳጉሜ
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The 12 Months in Amharic የፈረንጅ ወራት
The 12 months of the American calendar, written in Amharic.
January–December in Amharic
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Two Calendars, One Family ሁለት የቀን መቁጠሪያዎች
How the Ethiopian and American calendars line up, side by side, for 2019 (Ethiopian year).
Comparing the Ethiopian and Gregorian years
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Feelings Chart + Calm Down Ideas ስሜቶች
Five Fikir faces with the Amharic feeling words, a “How do I feel today?” check-in and three calm-down ideas.
Naming emotions, calming breaths
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These activities follow the early-learning areas used in U.S. early-childhood standards: math, science, language and literacy, motor skills and social-emotional growth. For questions about your child's development, the CDC's free Learn the Signs. Act Early. milestone checklists are a great place to start.