Help Lulu bake cookies, blow up balloons, and greet her guests. You're invited to the best birthday party ever. Happy Birthday, Lulu!
(from website)
2010年8月18日 星期三
Happy Birthday, Lulu
It's wonderful book for Pre-K. It's Lulu's special day. Pretty cards to look at. A present to open before breakfast. And a party to prepare for! All parents in America will invite a lot of little friends to the kids party to celebrate. My nephew had invited her friend to the rock climbing for the seven years old birthday!
A birthday for cow
Kids love birthday parties, so do I. They specially love the presents from parents, friends....
Do you know animals also love birthday?
It is cow's birthday, and the celebration is about to begin. Pig and Mouse are making Cow the best birthday cake ever. They mix flour, sugar, and eggs into a big bowl. Duck wants to mix in a turnip, which Pig and Mouse adamantly refuse to do so. How can you mix a turnip into a birthday cake? As the cake is baked and about to be decorated, Duck keeps insisting that they add the turnip, but the other animals refuse to consider this suggestion. They ice and decorate a beautiful cake which they feel Cow is guaranteed to love.
The end of the story has a funny twist: Cow arrives at the surprise party and is thrilled to receive a turnip; he is not quite sure what do with the birthday cake. Children and parents will enjoy this humorous story, as well as the cartoon-like drawings which bring it alive in splendid color and details. This book brings new humor and fun to an old topic, birthday celebrations. (from website)
2010年8月12日 星期四
It's really a hard time for James?
Today is the 3rd day for James' debate class. I heard that there are only 3 students left today. Is it too difficult for James? I doubt? What does the instructor think about that? There were total 5 students took this class in the beginning but now is only three? What happened? Does James can afford to the class? I don't know. He seems still ok for it. Everyday we check the vocabularies or search the information from website to meet the debate topic of next day. We are quite busy but happy. I like James to study hard to widen his vision and more experience to face the difference topic and learn how to debate!
Anyway, there are still have 2 days at all. I believe we can hang it on and go through by any tough situation here . GOGOGO!
We will return to Taiwan after 10 days!!! I love you Taiwan.
Red Sings from Treetops ~ Caldecott Honor book
Red Sings from Treetops
a year in colors - by Joyce Sidman Illustrated by Pamela Zagarenski
In winter....
Green waits
in the hearts of trees,
feeling
the earth
turn.
Color comes alive in this whimsical, innovative book: blue dances on summer lakes, green drips from spring leaves, black wafts mysteriously through autumn evenings. Together, an award-winning poet and a brilliant painter inspire us to look closer at the thrilling colors of the seasons. So what colors can you feel - or hear, or taste, or smell - today?
(pick up from web, book)
The Boy who wouldn't swim
The boy who wouldn't swim - by Deb Lucke
Eric Dooley would not swim. Even though it was so, so hot and everybody was in the town pool nearly every day. Everybody, including his little sister, who wasn't afraid of the water at all. Underneath his sunblock, Eric was green with envy. Not to mention sweaty. And irritated. How much more could he take before forcing himself to overcome his fears and try the water?
(picture from web)
It's about whole town practically lived in the pool. They got out of the water only to sleep! Except Eric Dooley! What's happening next to Eric?
Bubba and Trixie
Bubba and Trixie - by Lisa Campbell Ernst
(pick up from web/book)
Bubba the caterpillar is a nervous Nelly. He won't set even one of his sixteen feet off the plant where he born. And then he meets Trixie, a ladybug who lives life to the fullest. Trixie convinces Bubba to take a giant leap off his plant so that he can explore the beautiful garden down below. After that, Bubba and Trixie spend every day of the summer together, having more fun than Bubba ever imagined. Each night they make wishes on the stars.
One evening Bubba wishes for everything to stay exactly as it is forever, and Trixie gently tells him that he will soon turn to a butterfly.
Bubba refuses to listen: " I just want to stay me - and be your friend!"
Trixie promises that, no matter what, they will always be friends, but that isn't enough for Bubba. Will Bubba's wish come true? (written by book)
Did you remember your any one of good friends? Did you keep in touch with him/her? Those unforgettable time will never come back again? Enjoy the story and get a new thought!
Class two at the zoo
Class Two at the Zoo - by Julia Jarman Illustrations by Lynne Chapman
Class two is going to the zoo! They see parrots squabbling and spotted cheetahs running. What they don't see is the crafty anaconda sliding from the water..... One by one, the students and even Teacher are gobbled up by the sneaky snake. That is, until one girl catches the snake in action. Can she save the day?
(pick up from web/book)
It's a little bit scary, don't worry, the brave little girl will recuse the swallowed teacher and classmates. Kids can learn the name of those animals You can play zoo game. Have fun!
2010年8月11日 星期三
Bear wants more
"When springtime comes, in his warm winter den a bear wakes up very hungry and thin!" Remember last time we talked about the Bear try very hard to stay up Christmas? Now, the spring is coming, of course the Bear wakes up. Bear finds some roots to eat, but that's not enough. He wants more!! With his friends' help, he finds some berries, clover, and fish to eat, but that's not enough. Bear wants more!!
How Bear's friends help him to finally satisfy his HUGE hunger in a most surprising way??
(pick up from web/book)
Gilroy Outlet
It's a wonderful day to go shopping in outlet. I have been there for couple times. Sometimes I drove, sometimes didnot. There are a lot of famous stores let you feel so exciting. For example, you can find the "hot" store "COACH" where always "people mountain people sea"! Of course, I bought some from there! Levi's, American Eagle, Body shop, Gap, Old Navy, Puma, Keneth cole, in and out burger, Timberland, Clark, some kitchenwares, BCBG, Banana Republic.....too much and hard to memorize.
Shopping is my favorite habit. I love shopping!!!
Bear stays up for Christmas
How was your last Christmas? Was it interesting? Have you receive any present from Santa? What is your expected present for next Christmas? Bear just want to give it a try " Stay-up for Christmas" Do you think he can make it?
Bear Stays up for Christmas is good to use in the day before Christmas in class. Bear likes to sleep in winter all day long but his friends are determined to keep Bear awake for Christmas! So they wake Bear up and have him help them find a Christmas tree, bake cakes, hang up stockings, and sing Christmas songs. Bear stays up - by discovering that giving is one of the best Christmas presents!
(pick up from web/book)
Bear's new friend
Bear's new friend -by Karma Wilson / Jane Chapman
Bear is going to the swimming hole, but first he must find his friends. There's a clatter in the tree! Is is Mouse? No..... "Who?" calls Bear.
Something quickly scampers by! Is it Hare? No.... "Who?" calls Bear.
Someone seems to be hiding from Bear and his friends. Who is it? WHO? How Bear and his forest friends discover a NEW FRIEND will enchant young readers.
I bet you don't know the answer!! Fortunately, I know that and I will give you a hit to guess what animal hiding in the swimming hole.
An animal with feathers, 2 wings, feet, peak, great eyesight at night.
Never take a shark to the dentist
It seems a lot of book with the title as "Never...... the...", here the author of Judy Barrett created a story to tell us there are many things you should never ever, ever do.
Like sit next to a porcupine on the subway(ouch!). Or hold hands with a lobster(double ouch!). Or take a shark to the dentist (triple ouch!).
And the imaginative illustrator John Nickle give us a raucous look at the perils of taking giraffes to the movies, goats to the library, and pigs out to lunch....and other such silly stuff.
I love this book!!
A frog in the bog
A Frog in the Bog -Karma Wilson, Joan Rankin
He flicks ONE tick off of a stick.
He sees TWO fleas in the reeds.
He spies THREE flies buzzing in the skies.
The frog is feeling pretty fine, but the...... the log in the middle of the bog starts to rise.....
What s surprise!!
(picture from website)
Your can play the number game! And you can see the chant, kids will love it.
The foggy foggy forest
The foggy foggy forest by Nick Sharratt (picture from website)
"What can this be in the foggy, foggy forest?" (then you can see the shape from shadow)
That is a good to guess what creatures are coming next from the shadow. Each time you can make a different guess according to the displayed shadows. Sometime I am right but sometime wrong. The answer is always showed on the next page by fill of color. Most of the them are easy to guess from the known famous fairy tales. Quit fun!!
2010年8月4日 星期三
Bear series - Bear Feels Scared
I love the bears. Here is a pile of bear books you can see. You will surprise that how the kids love them!
Bear Feels Scared!
Bear's gone for a walk in the woods and gets hungry, so he decides to turn back. But the sun is setting and the sky's getting gray. A rainy storm kicks up and Bear just can't find his way.
Bear has many woodland friends around him and they play together, take care of each other in the dark dark windy night.
That will be the same experiences as anyone who has ever felt the fear of straying a little too far from home.
Karma Wilson / Jane Chapman
1. Bear snores on
2. Bear stays up for Christmas
3. Bear feels scared
4. Bear wants more
5. Bear's new friend
6. Bear feel sick
(picture from website)
2010年7月31日 星期六
Happy weekend~
The farmer market opens every Friday morning. I like to be there cause I can find many organic food specially strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, eggs, vegetables, milk and all kinds of peaches. There are a lot of person shopping here. the booth owners are pleased to invite everyone to give a try for all of their stuffs. Sometimes I will try the home made fresh salsa with a piece of cookie.....so wonderful taste and yummy. I love the hot flavor than mild one.
BTW, the price on farmer market is more lower than supermarket in USA. Chinese people loves to shop here as you can see and hear someone speak the mandarin and you will feel like you are in the China town.
Don't forget the flea market is also a good place to go. The first Saturday in a month, you can see so many trucks get into De Anza college parking lot. There are more than 50 booths you can shop. Maybe you can find something particular or valuable. Go hunting by yourself~
2010年7月30日 星期五
Tongue Twisted
Kids love tongue twisted!
James and campers are practicing hard for the last day performance which will show on Friday night 6:30 pm in Mountain View Pioneer Park stage. They are so amazing and acting better and better everyday.
It's really helpful to improve the accent.
i.e.
1. Sally sells a seashell in the seashore.
2. Purple Paper People, Purple Paper People, Purple Paper People
3. I wish to wish the wish you wish to wish, but if you wish the wish the witch wishes, I won't wish the wish you wish to wish.
That's lovely, and try to find more from website. You can find it from "Tongue twisted for children".
Hope you enjoy it.
A penguin story
Remember the most popular books "Not A Stick", "Not A Box" and I told you I will show you guys the newest book from Antoinette Portis. Here it is!! " A Penguin Story" talking about Edna the penguin knows only the three colors that surround her, white ice, black night, and blue sea. She is convinced there is something more out there. So she sets out on a quest......a quest for color. When she finally finds what she's been looking for, it is everything she hoped for and more. But does that mean she will ever stop looking?
(picture by website/book)
White, thinks Edna. Like yesterday.
Black. Like tomorrow.
Blue, blue, blue. Forever
"There is white ice for sliding," says Edna.
"There is black night for seeing stars.
There is blue sea for hunting fish.
But there must be something else."
Look at the little penguin, she is trying hard to find something different with daily life. Good job!!
2010年7月27日 星期二
SPLASH ! Part V
Do you know where is the class three plan to go?
What happened to the class three at sea? Was there a shark? an octopus?
unexpected visitors? Guess what, they always got the way out........
Trust me, you will really enjoy this fantastic adventure story. Look at the picture on the cover page! Who is smiling and heading at the boat? What a terrible terrible thing is meeting the pirates at sea. Unfortunately, class three is too happy to ignore the sign of dangerous.......Who's gonna to sacrify for all of the classmates? Where is the teacher? Who can rescue them?
After that interesting story, I will bring you the other exciting story for "class two"!
(picture from website)
Class Three is going to sea!
They se dolphins, sea lions, flying fish, and an octopus that's all knotted up. What they don't see is the pirate ship sneaking up behind..... Before the students can say "Arr!" they're captured! That is, until their friends from the sea come to their aid. Can they save Class Three before the pirates reach Treasure Island?
Wonderful story!!
2010年7月26日 星期一
Wizard, Fairy, Chicken
This is a great book to learn about cooperation, team work and you can see how is the three become one!! I also suggest the song with lyrics "This old man" what you can link from as below.
BTW, you can play the "knick-knack" game in the class. That will be fun. Enjoy!
(picture from amazon)
Song: This old man
This old man, he played one,
He played knick-knack on my thumb;
Knick-knack paddywhack,
Give a dog a bone,
This old man came rolling home.
This old man, he played two,
He played knick-knack on my shoe;
Knick-knack paddywhack,
Give a dog a bone,
This old man came rolling home.
This old man, he played three,
He played knick-knack on my knee;
Knick-knack paddywhack,
Give a dog a bone,
This old man came rolling home.
This old man, he played four,
He played knick-knack on my door;
Knick-knack paddywhack,
Give a dog a bone,
This old man came rolling home.
This old man, he played five,
He played knick-knack on my hive;
Knick-knack paddywhack,
Give a dog a bone,
This old man came rolling home.
This old man, he played six,
He played knick-knack on my sticks;
Knick-knack paddywhack,
Give a dog a bone,
This old man came rolling home.
This old man, he played seven,
He played knick-knack up in Heaven;
Knick-knack paddywhack,
Give a dog a bone,
This old man came rolling home.
This old man, he played eight,
He played knick-knack on my gate;
Knick-knack paddywhack,
Give a dog a bone,
This old man came rolling home.
This old man, he played nine,
He played knick-knack on my spine;
Knick-knack paddywhack,
Give a dog a bone,
This old man came rolling home.
This old man, he played ten,
He played knick-knack once again;
Knick-knack paddywhack,
Give a dog a bone,
This old man came rolling home.
He played knick-knack on my thumb;
Knick-knack paddywhack,
Give a dog a bone,
This old man came rolling home.
This old man, he played two,
He played knick-knack on my shoe;
Knick-knack paddywhack,
Give a dog a bone,
This old man came rolling home.
This old man, he played three,
He played knick-knack on my knee;
Knick-knack paddywhack,
Give a dog a bone,
This old man came rolling home.
This old man, he played four,
He played knick-knack on my door;
Knick-knack paddywhack,
Give a dog a bone,
This old man came rolling home.
This old man, he played five,
He played knick-knack on my hive;
Knick-knack paddywhack,
Give a dog a bone,
This old man came rolling home.
This old man, he played six,
He played knick-knack on my sticks;
Knick-knack paddywhack,
Give a dog a bone,
This old man came rolling home.
This old man, he played seven,
He played knick-knack up in Heaven;
Knick-knack paddywhack,
Give a dog a bone,
This old man came rolling home.
This old man, he played eight,
He played knick-knack on my gate;
Knick-knack paddywhack,
Give a dog a bone,
This old man came rolling home.
This old man, he played nine,
He played knick-knack on my spine;
Knick-knack paddywhack,
Give a dog a bone,
This old man came rolling home.
This old man, he played ten,
He played knick-knack once again;
Knick-knack paddywhack,
Give a dog a bone,
This old man came rolling home.
2010年7月24日 星期六
The little house
The Caldecott medal winner~ story and pictures by Virginia Lee Burton
Luckily, they found it and move it to a little hill and she can see the Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter come and go.
Is it beautiful? Yes, it is!
Discussion:
What are the differences between four seasons in this book?
What is city?
What is countryside?
Do you like to live in city or countryside?
What can you see in the city or countryside?
What are the differences between both of them?
Do you see the cover page illustrated by a round shape? In my opinion, that's a hit~ it presents that everything will go back to the very beginning! Am I right?
SPLASH ! Part IV
Where's the Fish? by Taro Gomi. It's a famous picture book translated to many different languages and still popular in every country. Where's the fish? He's hiding among the dots on a curtain, among the flowers in a spreading bouquet, among the little striped candies in a tall glass jar. There's the fish! Taro Gomi turned story time into an exciting game in a simple, funny book.
(picture by website)
Song: Row, Row, Row your boat ( I love this song)
Drawing : A fish
SPLASH ! Part III
The Octopus follow me home !! What? An octopus follow me home?? What a crazy story it is!!
Look! A kid pets an green octopus? Do you have any ideas that how many animals pet by the kid? Holly cow, you will never, ever believe that!! Do you pet any animals at home?
Song1: Ten little octopus (use the melody of ten little indians )
2: The fish go jumping in the pond, shu-shu-shu.....all day long.
The cram do nothing in the sea, um-um-um.....all day long.
The octopus go wiggling in the sea, wiggle-wiggle-wiggle..all day long.
Activity: cut out 5 sea creatures, a lobster/octopus/seashores/starfish/crab
create a small story for these good friends funny life in the sea. The kids will love you so much!
SPLASH ! Part II
You must heard about "Swimmy" by Leo Lioni. It's very good to
encourage kids to create themselves' particular crazy ideas.
(picture from website)
Swimmy by Leo Lioni: Swimmy and his friends learn that teamwork works!
Make a bulletin board display entitled “Fishing for Teamwork” and post photographs (with captions) of children engaged in everyday teamwork activities.
Examples: cleaning up block area together, carrying a tub of sand, sharing play-dough, etc. You’ll find that as you start to highlight teamwork, the children will bring instances of teamwork to your attention so that you can put it on the bulletin board.
Or, cut out 5 different color paper or fabric of fish (pink, red, green, blue, yellow fish)
Or, chant is also attractive~
1, 2, 3, 4, 5 (count numbers and clap hands)
I got a fish alive.
6,7,8,9,10 (count numbers and clap hands)
But I let it go again !
SPLASH ! Part I
Here is quite hot in daytime under the sunny shine. Kids like to play in water and I would like to introduce some books related "water"
~ Here we go!
Book : The deep blue sea (picture from website)
There's the sea, the deep blue sea.
There's a rock, a red rock in the middle of the deep blue sea.
There's a tree, a green tree on a red rock in the middle of the
deep blue sea.
There's a nut, a brown nut on a green tree on a red rock in the
middle of the deep blue sea.
......
It's amazing, isn't it? I love it. you can find the rhythm is very cool.
Readers will love learning their colors with this brightly illustrated.
Activity:
a. Draw a picture what they hear!
b. Prepare 3 different colors of each item mentioned, students choice
the correct color and object to match the story.
Am I in the wonderland?
I believe you must heard about this story or watched the movie of "Alice in the wonderland". Here Ivy's real life is some kinds of similar with that. I lived in a big house with 6 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, 1 living room, 1 dining room, 1 game room with piano, backyard with flowers, fruit trees, small size basketball court, front yard and 1 garage. besides, there was a housekeeper to take care of our dinner. For me, holly cow!! It's really like a dream to live here.
BTW, I drove James to school in the morning then I went to my own classes. On Monday and Wednesday morning and evening I took 2 classes in adult community. On Tuesday and Thursday evening I took another class in the same place. It's quite interesting. Live in USA is so much fun and you can find so many incredible thing different from Taiwan. Most of people are polite, driving very smoothly, following all the traffic sign. Air is fresh and daytime lasting very long from 5am to 20:30pm. James loves here.
I went to library almost everyday and I found a pile of picture books are very interesting. I will try my best to introduce you all of them. Hope you will like them.
Enjoy!
USA trip
Dear friends,
Here is Ivy saying hello to eveyone. Do you miss me? Um...I don't think so. Since I didn't write my blog for a long time during the first semister in Taiwan. Now I am staying USA for almost 4 weeks and wish I can offer you some helpful information from now on. Guys....don't forget to give my comments if there are.
Here is Ivy saying hello to eveyone. Do you miss me? Um...I don't think so. Since I didn't write my blog for a long time during the first semister in Taiwan. Now I am staying USA for almost 4 weeks and wish I can offer you some helpful information from now on. Guys....don't forget to give my comments if there are.
2010年1月19日 星期二
2009年12月16日 星期三
2009/12/16 story time ~ Christmas
Merry Christmas, big hungry bear
這是繼The Big Hungry Bear(誰要吃草莓)作繪者Don and Audrey Wood(唐和奧黛莉.伍德)又一生動有趣的大作 ~真是迫不急待想要
分享給同學們~
星期二介紹給幼稚園中大班,星期三介紹給405的同學們,我發現大家都被書中精美的圖畫給完全吸引了!!!
專心,認真的聽Ivy輕輕的將故事讀給大家聽,Ivy特別配合
做了許多音效表現(例如,嘆息聲,緊張的聲音....)還把小朋友
都嚇了一跳呢...哈哈
今天的安排:
1. 先是通關密語 (Ivy一進教室,大家一股腦的問...
What is today's passwords? (那是Ivy利用Hello world 的打招呼語)
Q: salom是那國的招呼語? A: 希伯來語,現今為以色列語,,,,,
有一位同學答對了~ Bingo~
2. 說說Christmas 相關的事物 ~ 當然也要讓同學們自己講,同學發表了
Rein Deer, Christmas tree, stars, gifts,jingle bells, Santa ~ 不錯耶
3. 演奏今天的故事
4.Christmas song sharing
介紹Rebecca 的網頁,連結English sons of Santa Claus is coming to town.
The end~
有機會可以介紹另一部精典The hungry bear, 也很不錯呀!!
(以上圖片及影片來源為網路下載)
Enjoy your Christmas day!
Why are mistletoe and holly associated with Christmas?
(摘錄自網路文章)
Mistletoe has always been a major decoration at Christmas, and has given rise to a ‘kiss under the mistletoe.’ The plant has a long history of pagan use, and this caused the church to ban the use of mistletoe.
In exchange, the church called for the use of holly. Although the red berries are thought of as traditional Christmas colors, few people know why. The sharp leaves of holly were once thought to represent the thorns of the crown of Christ, whilst the red berries were his blood.
Why do people kiss under the mistletoe at Christmas?
People who meet under the mistletoe at Christmas are supposed to kiss. The origins of this romantic slant to mistletoe could stem from the Scandinavian goddess of love, who herself is strongly associated with mistletoe.
Mistletoe gives rise to all sorts of rumors and mischief, and is a favorite at office parties and other festive occasions.
Why do some people hang big socks on their mantelpiece at Christmas?
Saint Nicholas, according to old tradition, left his very first gifts ever in the stockings of three poor girls. The original Father Christmas gave them three gold coins to pay for their wedding dowries.
The stockings had been hung on the hearth to dry above the fire. Nowadays, many families continue this tradition by hanging up stockings either at the end of the bed or above the fire for Father Christmas to fill with presents.
Some families still have small items such as fruit, nuts and sweets in their stockings. Other items traditionally appear in stockings, including tangerines and a lump of coal for naughty children.
What are Christmas Carols?
Christmas Carols are songs that are traditionally sung at Christmas time. Carol singers are a major part of Christmas, and many families go to carol services to celebrate by singing.
Carol singing groups, often just a few children, sometimes sing carols door to door or street to street in return for Christmas gifts or small amounts of money.
Christmas carols are generally based on Christian lyrics and are usually concerned with the Nativity. ‘Carol’ the word is a derivative of the French word ‘caroler.’ This word means to dance around in a circle. Many of the oldest Christmas carols were lost for all time after being banned in England by Oliver Cromwell.
Why do we celebrate Christmas Eve?
Christmas Eve is a major part of the basic religion behind Christmas. Most festivals start with ceremony the evenings before, and this is perhaps why Christmas Eve is a special event. Many people celebrate Christmas Eve with Midnight Mass.
(摘錄自網路文章)
Mistletoe has always been a major decoration at Christmas, and has given rise to a ‘kiss under the mistletoe.’ The plant has a long history of pagan use, and this caused the church to ban the use of mistletoe.
In exchange, the church called for the use of holly. Although the red berries are thought of as traditional Christmas colors, few people know why. The sharp leaves of holly were once thought to represent the thorns of the crown of Christ, whilst the red berries were his blood.
Why do people kiss under the mistletoe at Christmas?
People who meet under the mistletoe at Christmas are supposed to kiss. The origins of this romantic slant to mistletoe could stem from the Scandinavian goddess of love, who herself is strongly associated with mistletoe.
Mistletoe gives rise to all sorts of rumors and mischief, and is a favorite at office parties and other festive occasions.
Why do some people hang big socks on their mantelpiece at Christmas?
Saint Nicholas, according to old tradition, left his very first gifts ever in the stockings of three poor girls. The original Father Christmas gave them three gold coins to pay for their wedding dowries.
The stockings had been hung on the hearth to dry above the fire. Nowadays, many families continue this tradition by hanging up stockings either at the end of the bed or above the fire for Father Christmas to fill with presents.
Some families still have small items such as fruit, nuts and sweets in their stockings. Other items traditionally appear in stockings, including tangerines and a lump of coal for naughty children.
What are Christmas Carols?
Christmas Carols are songs that are traditionally sung at Christmas time. Carol singers are a major part of Christmas, and many families go to carol services to celebrate by singing.
Carol singing groups, often just a few children, sometimes sing carols door to door or street to street in return for Christmas gifts or small amounts of money.
Christmas carols are generally based on Christian lyrics and are usually concerned with the Nativity. ‘Carol’ the word is a derivative of the French word ‘caroler.’ This word means to dance around in a circle. Many of the oldest Christmas carols were lost for all time after being banned in England by Oliver Cromwell.
Why do we celebrate Christmas Eve?
Christmas Eve is a major part of the basic religion behind Christmas. Most festivals start with ceremony the evenings before, and this is perhaps why Christmas Eve is a special event. Many people celebrate Christmas Eve with Midnight Mass.
2009年11月13日 星期五
Lyric~Hello to all of the children in the world
Chorus
Hello, bon jour, buenos dias! G'day,
guten-tag, konichiwa.....
Ciao, shalom, do-brey dien,
Hello to all the children of the world!
We live in different places From all around the
world. We speak in many different ways!
Though some things may be different, We're children just
the same- And we all like to sing and play!
Chorus
There are children in the deserts,
And children in the towns,
And children who live down by the sea!
If we could meet each other,
To run and sing and play-
Then what good friends we all could be!
Hello, bon jour, buenos dias! G'day,
guten-tag, konichiwa.....
Ciao, shalom, do-brey dien,
Hello to all the children of the world!
We live in different places From all around the
world. We speak in many different ways!
Though some things may be different, We're children just
the same- And we all like to sing and play!
Chorus
There are children in the deserts,
And children in the towns,
And children who live down by the sea!
If we could meet each other,
To run and sing and play-
Then what good friends we all could be!
2009年11月12日 星期四
繪本1/8 Hello, the world
這是一本很有趣的繪本, "Hello World",穿插了 許多 各國"打招呼"不同的語言,
雖然有些難度, 不過光是看 圖片也很過
癮,所以一定要想辦法 把這本書推銷出
去給同學們看囉:
1. 暖場可先問學生們有到過那些國家?
Which country had you ever been?
2. 會說其他國家的語言嗎?只要一點點
就可以玩囉~
3. 繪本媽媽可以先學會一些各國打招呼的用語,再教會同學~
(繪本媽媽可自由選擇較易上口的語言)
4. 可關聯當地特色食物或建築或傳統服裝or..... 如日本~壽司
suesi或傳統服裝為和服kimono.
5. 找出世界地圖請同學猜猜書中提及國家位置
6. 拼圖活動~將世界地圖粗略畫在瓦楞紙切下來,背面貼上磁
鐵就可以在黑板上玩囉~可以比速度, 也可以猜洲別(教國家
位置順便提及/做拼圖時也可以此為切割線)
7. 畫/猜國旗(唱歌時可以請同學掛著自己畫的國旗出來唱歌呀~
8.經典歌曲教唱 (很有feel喔/還有字幕))
Song1 : It's A Small World
Song2: So many ways to say hello (無字幕/但畫面不錯)
Song3: Hello to all the children of the world (要先教各國打招呼語)
以上是個人的小小建議囉~歡迎採用~
Hello, I am back!
好久沒上來寫網誌了,不知我的舊雨還記不記得,也不知
我有沒有新知上來呀???
英語繪本組這個年度有了新的組織,加入了許多熱情有
活了的生力軍,Anita老師也因為英語輔導團忙碌的工作,
暫時無法指導我們(不過,她說她一直都會支持我們的...)
現階段有充滿著熱誠及理想的Rebecca老師帶領我們,
並在我們上線前做了許多前置作業及聯絡~ 我們還集
思廣益為繪本組取了個英文團名~"SMART",這可是
一個縮寫字喔...聰明的各位來猜猜看是什麼組合吧?
感謝各位舊愛新歡,有安禔,碧麗,瑩銀,薏平,攸泮,Joanna,
淑芬,純美(後來因事退出),淑姿,佳琦,秉原..11位媽媽囉~
大家新的年度要辛苦了~
我有沒有新知上來呀???
英語繪本組這個年度有了新的組織,加入了許多熱情有
活了的生力軍,Anita老師也因為英語輔導團忙碌的工作,
暫時無法指導我們(不過,她說她一直都會支持我們的...)
現階段有充滿著熱誠及理想的Rebecca老師帶領我們,
並在我們上線前做了許多前置作業及聯絡~ 我們還集
思廣益為繪本組取了個英文團名~"SMART",這可是
一個縮寫字喔...聰明的各位來猜猜看是什麼組合吧?
感謝各位舊愛新歡,有安禔,碧麗,瑩銀,薏平,攸泮,Joanna,
淑芬,純美(後來因事退出),淑姿,佳琦,秉原..11位媽媽囉~
大家新的年度要辛苦了~
2009年8月2日 星期日
2009年4月26日 星期日
The clothing song
Dear guys,
The song is very interesting and good for your learning
of English.
Enjoy yourself.
The clothing song
The song is very interesting and good for your learning
of English.
Enjoy yourself.
The clothing song
04/24 going shopping~
這兩週會分別介紹兩本小書給同學們,一本是 going shopping,
另一本則是 The lost mother ...........這兩本小書都是跟購物有關係
喔~所以採用的活動需要同學的大力協助啦...
如何進行:
1. 介紹小書 + 朗讀
2. 詢問同學關於購物的經驗
使用what / where / when問句....去那裡買 / 買什麼 / 何時買..
並協助同學分類 : meat肉類 /fruit水果類/ vegetiables蔬菜類
麵包/五金/寵物店/玩具店/速食店/超級市場
建議活動:
part A: 將同學依各排分組並請同學回家蒐集各項物品的圖片...
一張圖片可以得一個點數,如果可以講出英文名字或拼出來再加
一個點數作一個團體競賽~
2. part B: 發下購物籃學習單,由Ivy念出要買的物品,學生則要畫下
來~正確物品/正確數量~即可答對....
3. part C: 由Ivy將各項物品標上價格,並將同學分成兩組競賽算帳,
Ivy出題給一定金額,計時1分鐘,兩組所採買最接近價格而沒有超
過者獲勝~
4. part D: 大家來估價 (以同學們已經學過的數字為基礎)
由Ivy設定物品及底價,由兩組同學派代表估價,最接近底價者勝~
希望同學們玩的愉快
另一本則是 The lost mother ...........這兩本小書都是跟購物有關係
喔~所以採用的活動需要同學的大力協助啦...
如何進行:
1. 介紹小書 + 朗讀
2. 詢問同學關於購物的經驗
使用what / where / when問句....去那裡買 / 買什麼 / 何時買..
並協助同學分類 : meat肉類 /fruit水果類/ vegetiables蔬菜類
麵包/五金/寵物店/玩具店/速食店/超級市場
建議活動:
part A: 將同學依各排分組並請同學回家蒐集各項物品的圖片...
一張圖片可以得一個點數,如果可以講出英文名字或拼出來再加
一個點數作一個團體競賽~
2. part B: 發下購物籃學習單,由Ivy念出要買的物品,學生則要畫下
來~正確物品/正確數量~即可答對....
3. part C: 由Ivy將各項物品標上價格,並將同學分成兩組競賽算帳,
Ivy出題給一定金額,計時1分鐘,兩組所採買最接近價格而沒有超
過者獲勝~
4. part D: 大家來估價 (以同學們已經學過的數字為基礎)
由Ivy設定物品及底價,由兩組同學派代表估價,最接近底價者勝~
希望同學們玩的愉快
2009年4月5日 星期日
4/2開會大綱
雖然只見到部份的繪本媽媽, 如 Billie, Joanna, 香蘭,
May, Clare, Anty, 不過大家都非常的有元氣,感覺很
不錯喔~
開會內容共分為3大項:
1. 闖關方式~採主題延伸方式,結合領取採購單/採購
物品/結賬 等等相關連的主題作為一統
整式闖關模式.
如成效不錯,可另設一學習角落,copy
此情境活動~
(由Anita與香蘭討論進一步架構再做issue)
2. 進修專案~仍在處理中, 未來可能邀請專家前來授課,
參與人員以繪本媽媽為主. (未來可能因應
學校改建,繪本小組 可先行進修後再以重新
組合的小組及方向出發)
3. 未來繪本小組的走向~採用以小組為單位(2~3人/組)
小組研討專書->設計活動->各班推廣
(專書~新採購之繪本,原alphakid則可能改用
書袋方式分發到各班使用)
p.s. 本年度Easter活動因時間無法配合決定暫停!
May, Clare, Anty, 不過大家都非常的有元氣,感覺很
不錯喔~
開會內容共分為3大項:
1. 闖關方式~採主題延伸方式,結合領取採購單/採購
物品/結賬 等等相關連的主題作為一統
整式闖關模式.
如成效不錯,可另設一學習角落,copy
此情境活動~
(由Anita與香蘭討論進一步架構再做issue)
2. 進修專案~仍在處理中, 未來可能邀請專家前來授課,
參與人員以繪本媽媽為主. (未來可能因應
學校改建,繪本小組 可先行進修後再以重新
組合的小組及方向出發)
3. 未來繪本小組的走向~採用以小組為單位(2~3人/組)
小組研討專書->設計活動->各班推廣
(專書~新採購之繪本,原alphakid則可能改用
書袋方式分發到各班使用)
p.s. 本年度Easter活動因時間無法配合決定暫停!
4/9~4/17連休兩週
聽到下週有許多4年級的同學要戶外教學,下下週則是需要
練習運動會所需的大會舞,所以英語繪本時間必須暫停兩週,
真是可惜呀~~~~~~不過即將要月考了,同學也該收收心好好
準備考試囉~助各位考試順利,旅遊平安,運動會圓滿結束........
所有的繪本媽媽都會很想你們的囉...要乖呀.............哈哈哈....
4/23再相見啦~
練習運動會所需的大會舞,所以英語繪本時間必須暫停兩週,
真是可惜呀~~~~~~不過即將要月考了,同學也該收收心好好
準備考試囉~助各位考試順利,旅遊平安,運動會圓滿結束........
所有的繪本媽媽都會很想你們的囉...要乖呀.............哈哈哈....
4/23再相見啦~
2009年3月31日 星期二
4/2分享好聽的英語唸謠
繼one, two, buckle my shoe之後,Ivy還要分享好聽
的數字唸謠喔: (Ivy希望能夠拍下影音示範給大家囉)
One, Two, Three
One, Two, Three, four, five
Once I caught a fish alive
Six, seven, eight, nine, ten.
But I let it go again.
Why did you let it go?
Because it bit my finger so.
Which finger did it bite?
The little one upon the right.
的數字唸謠喔: (Ivy希望能夠拍下影音示範給大家囉)
One, Two, Three
One, Two, Three, four, five
Once I caught a fish alive
Six, seven, eight, nine, ten.
But I let it go again.
Why did you let it go?
Because it bit my finger so.
Which finger did it bite?
The little one upon the right.
4/5清明節 Tomb Sweeping Day
清明節的由來
俗語說「春分落雨到清明」，在清明節前氣候相當不穩定，
有時晴空萬里、有時卻陰雨綿綿，因此，這段時間大家要
特別注意身體健康。「清明節」是華人相當重要的節日，
這一天大家要掃墓祭祖，也有掛紙、培墓、踏青、
放風箏等習俗，但你知道這些習俗的由來嗎？
傳說中是跟漢高祖劉邦有關喔！
~Tomb Sweeping Day ~
In ancient times, people celebrated Qing Ming Jie with
dancing, singing, picnics, and kite flying. Colored boiled
eggs would be broken to symbolize the opening of life.
In the capital, the Emperor would plant trees on the
palace grounds to celebrate the renewing nature of
spring. In the villages, young men and women would
court each other.
Here is the story about Tomb sweeping day. Long time
ago, there was a king named Liu Pang. When he won
the war and became a king, he went back to his country
with honor. Liu Pang wanted to express his respect
and appreciation for his parents, so he went to his
parents’ tombs to burn incense. However, he couldn’t
find their tombs because of the war. Liu Pang felt very
sad, but he didn’t give up.
Suddenly, he got an idea. He took out a sheet of paper,
tore it to many pieces, and threw it into sky. At that
time, he praised, “God, Please help me find my parents’
tombs. Let these small pieces of paper freeze at one place.
Lead me to find the tombs.” It was so strange that those
small pieces of paper stop at one place. Finally Liu Pang
found his parents’ tombs by following these papers.
That’s why we put some pieces of color papers under
small stones on the ancestors’ tombs.
Besides the traditions of honoring the dead, people also
often fly kits on Tomb Sweeping Day. Kites can come
in all kinds of shapes, sizes, and colors. Designs could
include frogs, dragonflies, butterflies, crabs, bats, and
storks.
(以上文章摘自網路)
俗語說「春分落雨到清明」，在清明節前氣候相當不穩定，
有時晴空萬里、有時卻陰雨綿綿，因此，這段時間大家要
特別注意身體健康。「清明節」是華人相當重要的節日，
這一天大家要掃墓祭祖，也有掛紙、培墓、踏青、
放風箏等習俗，但你知道這些習俗的由來嗎？
傳說中是跟漢高祖劉邦有關喔！
~Tomb Sweeping Day ~
In ancient times, people celebrated Qing Ming Jie with
dancing, singing, picnics, and kite flying. Colored boiled
eggs would be broken to symbolize the opening of life.
In the capital, the Emperor would plant trees on the
palace grounds to celebrate the renewing nature of
spring. In the villages, young men and women would
court each other.
Here is the story about Tomb sweeping day. Long time
ago, there was a king named Liu Pang. When he won
the war and became a king, he went back to his country
with honor. Liu Pang wanted to express his respect
and appreciation for his parents, so he went to his
parents’ tombs to burn incense. However, he couldn’t
find their tombs because of the war. Liu Pang felt very
sad, but he didn’t give up.
Suddenly, he got an idea. He took out a sheet of paper,
tore it to many pieces, and threw it into sky. At that
time, he praised, “God, Please help me find my parents’
tombs. Let these small pieces of paper freeze at one place.
Lead me to find the tombs.” It was so strange that those
small pieces of paper stop at one place. Finally Liu Pang
found his parents’ tombs by following these papers.
That’s why we put some pieces of color papers under
small stones on the ancestors’ tombs.
Besides the traditions of honoring the dead, people also
often fly kits on Tomb Sweeping Day. Kites can come
in all kinds of shapes, sizes, and colors. Designs could
include frogs, dragonflies, butterflies, crabs, bats, and
storks.
(以上文章摘自網路)
部落格偷懶太久啦~
相信一定有很多同學覺得很奇怪,Ivy最近怎麼這樣偷懶,都沒有
上來更新文章呢?請大家多多原諒啦~因為Ivy家的少爺James
要代表學校參加板土區英語朗誦比賽,這是非常重要的事情,所
以Ivy就要多花一點時間來幫James練習練習啦...這樣才不會
丟咱們學校的臉呗~因此佔用了Ivy很多的時間啦....
跟大家賠個不是啦~好在,咱們家的少爺不辱使命,獲得評審老
師的青睞,"勇奪"個特優回來啦.............大家一起開心開心吧~
這證明了一件事情~有努力一定有收穫啦~也謝謝各班聆聽練
習的同學們囉~謝謝大家的加持耶......繼續朝"縣賽"挺進....
請大家繼續為我們加油及祝福吧~
上來更新文章呢?請大家多多原諒啦~因為Ivy家的少爺James
要代表學校參加板土區英語朗誦比賽,這是非常重要的事情,所
以Ivy就要多花一點時間來幫James練習練習啦...這樣才不會
丟咱們學校的臉呗~因此佔用了Ivy很多的時間啦....
跟大家賠個不是啦~好在,咱們家的少爺不辱使命,獲得評審老
師的青睞,"勇奪"個特優回來啦.............大家一起開心開心吧~
這證明了一件事情~有努力一定有收穫啦~也謝謝各班聆聽練
習的同學們囉~謝謝大家的加持耶......繼續朝"縣賽"挺進....
請大家繼續為我們加油及祝福吧~
03/26-27 Ivy的假期
Ivy的假期是想要到其他繪本媽媽的班上去學習一下的,
可是真不巧,03/26 Ivy突然有事, 03/27到教室時卻發
現幾乎所有4年級的同學都去練大會舞啦....害我撲了個
空??????????? 真是可惜呢~只好等下個月囉~
可是真不巧,03/26 Ivy突然有事, 03/27到教室時卻發
現幾乎所有4年級的同學都去練大會舞啦....害我撲了個
空??????????? 真是可惜呢~只好等下個月囉~
2009年3月7日 星期六
請期待 A penguin Story
"Not a stick"及"Not a box"在408與410都得到很大的回響耶~
我們還有很棒的作品要跟大家分享喔(賣個關子,因為還有加
工啦...請稍候囉)
現在Ivy有個好消息要告訴大家,作者又有新書上市囉...
最新的書書名是"A Penguin story"~這隻可愛的企鵝會有
什麼令人發噱的idea出現呢????敬請期待喔...Ivy一拿到
書就會跟大家分享囉~
小小介紹一下內容啦~
Edna the penguin tries to find something in her
surroundings that is not black, white, or blue....
(以上文章或圖片摘自網路)
2009年3月5日 星期四
02月 Ivy的繪本列車開動囉~
今天與闊別一個寒假的同學們見面.........應該是個歡欣鼓舞,
雀躍萬分的時刻.....but...unforturnately....學校剛好要放"很
重要"的宣導影片,Ivy只好在旁一起欣賞~雖然影片無法從
頭至尾欣賞,但是"重點"應該都已經傳送給聰明的同學了~
Ivy還是不放棄的抓空檔跟同學們一起唸"數字謠"~大家
玩的應該還算蠻high的吧~彌補Ivy不小的遺憾~謝謝各
位的捧場啦.....................
數字謠 (英文版) + 超完美的動作演譯~bravo~就是讚啦~
one, two buckle my shoe
three, four shut the door (純粹表演,回家不准,可改成open/knock)
five, six pick up sticks
seven, eight lay them straight
nine, ten a big fat hen (每個同學都粉像喔....)
(listen to the song1, song2)
(有兩個版本喔~1個是溫柔版,另1個是卡通版)
這首數字謠主要是要帶入story book " Not a stick"
這本超棒的繪本~作者利用想像力,將stick幻化成
各種破天荒的物品............在與同學腦力激盪之餘,
有許多另人意想不到的答案出現~常常聽到同學
們驚呼連連......................因為作者又有搞怪了~
不蓋你.........這是一本會一看再看的好書喔~
作者令人期待的新作 "Not a box"也已上市~
同學們,趕快去圖書館搶書吧~
雀躍萬分的時刻.....but...unforturnately....學校剛好要放"很
重要"的宣導影片,Ivy只好在旁一起欣賞~雖然影片無法從
頭至尾欣賞,但是"重點"應該都已經傳送給聰明的同學了~
Ivy還是不放棄的抓空檔跟同學們一起唸"數字謠"~大家
玩的應該還算蠻high的吧~彌補Ivy不小的遺憾~謝謝各
位的捧場啦.....................
數字謠 (英文版) + 超完美的動作演譯~bravo~就是讚啦~
one, two buckle my shoe
three, four shut the door (純粹表演,回家不准,可改成open/knock)
five, six pick up sticks
seven, eight lay them straight
nine, ten a big fat hen (每個同學都粉像喔....)
(listen to the song1, song2)
(有兩個版本喔~1個是溫柔版,另1個是卡通版)
這首數字謠主要是要帶入story book " Not a stick"
這本超棒的繪本~作者利用想像力,將stick幻化成
各種破天荒的物品............在與同學腦力激盪之餘,
有許多另人意想不到的答案出現~常常聽到同學
們驚呼連連......................因為作者又有搞怪了~
不蓋你.........這是一本會一看再看的好書喔~
作者令人期待的新作 "Not a box"也已上市~
同學們,趕快去圖書館搶書吧~
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