Educational Resources for UAE Schools, Teachers & Families
Educational Resources for UAE Schools, Teachers & Families
123 Publishing House publishes educational books, wall charts, activity books and classroom materials in both Arabic and English — which is what makes the catalogue a practical fit for schools and families in the UAE, where most children learn across two languages every day.
The company has a regional office in Sharjah and its titles are stocked by bookshops and educational suppliers across the Emirates. You can order directly through this website, or find the products in store.
Educational Resources for UAE Schools
Schools in the UAE buy for a wider brief than most. A single primary school may run an English-medium curriculum alongside Arabic language, Islamic studies and moral education, and may serve families from thirty countries in one year group. Resources that only work in one language solve half the problem.
The catalogue here is built in parallel across both languages. The same chart formats, the same age banding, the same laminated write-on surface — published in Arabic and in English, so a department can equip a classroom without switching supplier halfway.
What schools typically order:
- Wall chart packs for subject display, in six-chart themed sets — browse educational wall charts
- Classroom display and routine sets — calendars, weather charts, welcome boards
- Activity books for written practice and homework — browse activity books
- Learning packs for topic-led teaching in KG and lower primary — browse learning packs
- Classroom accessories and supporting materials — see classroom accessories
Institutional pricing, bulk quantities and procurement queries are handled through the school and bulk orders enquiry form, which covers schools, nurseries, universities and training centres. Bookshops and distributors have a separate ordering route.
Classroom Resources for UAE Teachers
Teachers here tend to buy for two situations at once: the wall, and the worksheet. Most chart packs cover both — the charts go up for the term, and the pack includes downloadable worksheets that turn the display into written work without a second purchase.
Practical details worth knowing before you order:
- Charts are laminated with a write-on, wipe-off surface, so a number line or a spelling chart doubles as a working space.
- Packs come with reusable wall-safe adhesive — useful in leased school buildings where wall damage is a real concern.
- QR codes on many charts open audio-visual versions, which helps with pronunciation in second-language classrooms.
- You can filter the range by product language, so an Arabic teacher and an English teacher in the same school can each find their own set quickly.
Two sets are worth looking at for classroom setup specifically: Classroom Essentials, which covers the calendar, weather and daily routine boards, and Welcome to Class for the start of the academic year.
Teachers who prefer to see materials before buying can find them at educational suppliers and bookshops around the Emirates — the stockist list includes retailers in Dubai and Sharjah as well as branches nationwide.
Educational Wall Charts for Classrooms
The wall chart range is the largest part of the catalogue — several hundred titles, available as single charts or as themed packs of six, in Arabic and in English.
Filters make this manageable: by product language, by age band from 3+ through 8+, and by format. A KG teacher and a Grade 4 teacher searching the same collection will land in very different places.
Arabic-language chart packs include Moral Values 1 and Moral Values 2, which suit moral education periods, and Creed and Jurisprudence for Islamic studies.
English-language chart packs cover literacy, numeracy and science — the full list is in the collection.
Educational Books & Learning Materials
The book range runs from board-style first books through to story-led picture books.
Arabic first books for early learners include Arabic Alphabet, Numbers, Colours, Shapes and Opposites — single-concept books for children building first vocabulary.
Picture books carry a story and support comprehension and reading for pleasure. First books covers the earliest stage. Learning packs bundle books with related materials around one topic.
For a reading corner, browsing by age usually works better than by format: 3–4 years, 5–6 years, 7–8 years, 9–10 years.
Early Learning Resources
Nurseries and KG classes across the Emirates work with mixed-language cohorts, often before any child is reading. Visual, high-contrast material carries most of the load at that stage.
- Early Learning Charts — community, body parts, transport, the alphabet, emotions and jobs.
- Preschool Charts — letter formation, numbers, shapes, colours and clothing.
- Colours & Shapes — an activity book for ages 3+.
The 3–4 years collection gathers the early years material in one place, and there is a free educational songs collection that works alongside it at no cost — useful for circle time.
Mathematics Learning Resources
Maths is one of the areas where the bilingual catalogue matters least and most at the same time — the numerals are shared, but the vocabulary around them is not. Both language streams are covered.
Display charts: Preschool Maths, Early Maths, Numbers & Shapes and Counting & Shapes.
Written practice in English: Let's Count and Sequence & Position.
Written practice in Arabic: My Skills — Numbers, My Skills — Mathematics and My Skills — Addition and Subtraction.
Science Educational Resources
Science material centres on human biology and health — the topics where children most need a shared diagram in front of them while something invisible is explained.
- Me & My Body — the five senses, body parts and emotions, for younger children.
- Cross Sections of Human Senses — detailed diagrams of the sense organs.
- Exploring the Human Body — the head, heart, circulatory system and cell structure.
- Vital Body Systems 1 — the digestive system and other major systems.
- Healthy Habits — handwashing, dental care and germs.
Materials are published for an international education market. Review individual product pages against your own scheme of work before ordering.
Language & Literacy Resources
This is where a bilingual catalogue earns its place. Both language streams are published to the same standard, which means a school running Arabic and English side by side can use one visual system across both.
Arabic language
The Arabic-language collection covers books, charts and activity books. For letter formation and early literacy, My Skills — Arabic Alphabet and My Skills — Shapes & Colours give written practice, while the Arabic Alphabet book works as a first reference.
English language
The English-language collection follows the sequence most primary literacy programmes use: Language Arts for letters and sounds, Blends & Digraphs for phonics progression, Parts of Speech and Grammar Foundations for sentence construction, Reading Skills for genres and comprehension, and Good Writing for composition. My ABC provides written phonics practice.
Both at once
The Reading Pen works across Arabic and English, which suits a household or classroom where a child is decoding in two scripts at the same time.
Resources for Parents & Home Learning
A common situation in the UAE: a child is strong in the school's language of instruction and weaker in the other one — often Arabic, sometimes English. Parents are then supporting a subject they may not have studied themselves in that language.
Two things help more than volume of material. First, keep one chart visible on the current topic; repeated incidental exposure does work that a workbook session cannot. Second, use activity books for the specific skill that needs repetition, rather than working through a whole book front to back.
Practical starting points:
- Activity books — structured practice in Arabic or English, ages 3+ and 4+.
- Picture books — the part that keeps reading enjoyable rather than assessed.
- Free educational songs — no cost, and effective with younger children.
- Reading Pen — audio support for a child reading independently.
Where to Find Our Products in the UAE
123 Publishing House has a regional office in Sharjah, and its titles are carried by bookshops and educational suppliers across the Emirates — including branches in Dubai and Sharjah and retailers operating nationwide.
The stockist page lists current retail and distribution partners by country, including the UAE. If you would rather order directly, everything on this site ships to the Emirates.
For school and institutional quantities, use the educators and school orders form. For retail or distribution enquiries, use the bookshops and distributors form. General enquiries go through the contact page.
Explore Educational Resources
Educational Wall Charts
Single charts and six-chart themed packs, Arabic and English.
Arabic Language Resources
Books, charts and activity books in Arabic.
English Language Resources
The full English range across every format.
Activity Books
Written practice for ages 3+ and 4+.
First Books
Single-concept books for the youngest learners.
Picture Books
Story-led books that build vocabulary.
Learning Packs
Books and materials bundled by topic.
Classroom Accessories
Supporting materials for classroom setup.
Free Educational Songs
A free collection for early learning.
Frequently Asked Questions
What educational resources are useful for UAE schools?
Wall chart packs for subject display, activity books for written practice, learning packs for topic-led teaching, and classroom accessories for room setup. The distinguishing factor for schools here is that the same formats are published in Arabic and in English, so a school teaching across two languages can equip both streams from one catalogue rather than sourcing separately.
Where can teachers in the UAE find classroom learning resources?
Directly through this website, or in person at bookshops and educational suppliers around the Emirates — the stockist page lists current partners including retailers in Dubai and Sharjah and chains with branches nationwide. For class sets or department-level quantities, the school and bulk orders form gets you institutional pricing rather than retail.
Are resources available in Arabic as well as English?
Yes, and this is the core of the catalogue rather than an add-on. Wall charts, first books and activity books are all published in both languages, and the collection can be filtered by product language. There is also a Reading Pen that works across both scripts, which is useful for children decoding in Arabic and English at the same time.
What educational books are suitable for children?
It depends on stage rather than age alone. First books — single concept, strong images, thick pages — work for children before independent reading. Picture books carry a story and support vocabulary and comprehension. Activity books give written practice on one skill at a time. Browsing by age band (3–4, 5–6, 7–8, 9–10) is usually faster than browsing by format.
What educational wall charts are useful in classrooms?
For room setup, the calendar, weather and routine charts. For teaching, subject packs matched to the current topic. Practically, look for a laminated write-on surface so the chart doubles as a working space, and for the reusable wall-safe adhesive if you are in a leased building where wall damage matters. Many packs also include downloadable worksheets.
What resources can parents use for home learning?
Keep it small and visible. One chart on the current topic above a desk does more than a stack of unopened workbooks. Activity books help when a specific skill needs repetition. Picture books do a different job — keeping reading enjoyable rather than assessed — and matter most when a child is being drilled in a second language at school.
Are there resources for Islamic studies and moral education?
Yes. Arabic-language chart packs include Moral Values 1 and 2, which suit moral education periods, and Creed and Jurisprudence for Islamic studies. These are display charts in the same format as the rest of the range — laminated, readable from a distance, sold as six-chart packs.
Can schools order in bulk?
Yes. The educators and school orders route covers schools, nurseries, universities and training centres, with pricing, product recommendations and bulk quantities handled on enquiry. Schools with an existing account submit orders using their assigned code. Bookshops and distributors use a separate form.
Start Exploring
Books, wall charts, activity books and learning packs in Arabic and English, for children from three to ten. Browse by subject, by format, by language or by age — and if you are ordering for a school, get in touch for institutional pricing.
Why Choose 123
