Sunday, November 22, 2009

三岁小孩的作文

哈林拿了支颜色笔,漫无目的地涂了几个圈圈。
我问他:你在画什么?
他顿了下,想了一想,他说:"this is my trampoline. I have a trampoline at home."
哦,那么,谁在trampoline 上跳呢?
他拿起了笔,加了个圈,里边画了两团,我猜是眼睛,又加了几个圈圈涂鸦。
“Fong, it's you. You can jump on my trampoline."
我用手把那图盖了。 “哎,你的trampoline太小了,我不能跳。” 我跟他闹着玩。
他不甘心,他说那是很大的弹跳床,还一面用手比着。
他画了个小人,两只手一直伸延到纸的边缘。
另外还有另个人站在弹跳床旁边,他说那是尼尔。尼尔在看我跳。
还有一个小小的人,他说那是他的小弟弟。

我让他重新讲述他的图。
“This is my trampoline. It's big. Fong is jumping on my trampoline. N is watching. This is my little brother."
这就是一篇作文了,一个三岁小孩的作文。

小孩的涂鸦,不只是涂鸦,那是一个故事。

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Sunday, November 15, 2009

银杯

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女儿上台领取这两个银杯的时候,我听到旁边的学生哗然惊叹。
两年前,老师决定让她跳级,提前一年考NCEA Level 1 的科学。
今年,她选修三项NCEA Level 2 的科目:化学,生物和宗教教育。
Y11的她,赢得了Y12的化学和生物奖杯。
同时还获得Y11的书券奖和其他奖状,她是Y11级最后一个上台领奖。

曾有位家长问我,你给她吃什么?我有点谔然地答: 我们都吃饭。
其实,我从来没有催促他们读书,甚至他们考完试我才知道。
我只给他们一个环境,可以自发探索知识的环境和习惯,如此而已。

我以她为荣,这是她努力的成果。

Saturday, November 14, 2009

侏罗纪公园

我给幼儿园的小朋友建了个侏罗纪公园。

在后院找了个破鸡公车,把锈擦掉,喷了点漆,就是废物利用了。
又在院子挖了些小树花草,种了个迷你树林。

我把这侏罗纪公园放在沙池边的树底下。
很快就吸引了许多恐龙来玩耍。
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挖开这块大石头,看看底下有没有食物?
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Friday, November 6, 2009

老麦当劳有个餐馆

一首很可爱的儿歌,可以用来做按摩的action song。
也可以进行亲子活动,一面唱歌,一面按摩。

The Old MacMassage

Old Macdonald had a restaurant, e i e i o.
And in that restaurant he had a chef,
E i e i o.
With a chop, chop here and a chop, chop there.
Here a chop, there a chop, everywhere a chop, chop.
(做手刀状的拍打背部。)

Old Macdonald had a restaurant, e i e i o.
And in that restaurant he had a baker,
E i e i o.
With a roll, roll here and a roll, roll there.
Here a roll, there a roll, everywhere a roll, roll.
(用拳头在背部做揉面状。)

Old Macdonald had a restaurant, e i e i o.
And in that restaurant he had a dishwasher,
E i e i o.
With a swish, swish here and a swish, swish there.
Here a swish, there a swish, everywhere a swish, swish.
(用掌心在背部做旋转状。)

Old Macdonald had a restaurant, e i e i o.
And in that restaurant he had a cleaner,
E i e i o.
With a wipe, wipe here and a wipe, wipe there.
Here a wipe, there a wipe, everywhere a wipe, wipe.
Old Macdonald had a restaurant, e i e i o
(做擦桌面的手法擦背。)