隨著歲月推移,很多歌曲會被人遺忘,但經典的歌曲卻經久不衰。古往今來,學齡前的兒童和低年級的學生尤其鍾愛唱歌,鍾愛從歌唱中獲取知識。不僅僅因為歌曲趣味盎然,而且我們的大腦更容易接受和儲存通過唱歌方式帶來的信息,這種記憶也更牢固。因此你很容易想起兒時最喜愛的歌曲,卻很難記住類似工作任務之類清單。
當音樂響起,孩子們往往歡呼雀躍。孩子的興趣被點燃後,自然踏著節奏,歡樂地跟著歌曲唱英語歌詞。不可否認,音樂裡有一股魔力,讓老少痴迷。小編初中才開始學習英語,剛接觸這門「艱澀」的第二語言時,有點摸不著頭腦。有一次偶然機會,從同學那裡借來一盤經典英文歌曲卡式磁帶,回家循環播放,立馬愛上並看著歌詞學唱這些經典歌曲。從歌唱中越發喜愛這門語言,從而更加認真學習英語。如今時過境遷,但這些膾炙人心的歌曲久久難忘,當中肯定少不了 「 Yesterday Once More 」 , 「 Nothing’s Gonna Change My Love for You 」, 「 Sailing 」, 「 Right Here Waiting 」, 「 Country Road, Take Me Home 」 等經典傳唱。
以下推介活躍孩子思維的10首外文兒歌。讓孩子們唱中作樂,唱中掌握最基本的知識。
英文版歌詞:
Are you sleeping, are you sleeping
Brother John, brother John
Morning bells are ringing, morning bells are ringing
Ding-dang-dong, ding-dang-dong
法文版歌詞:
Frère Jacques, frère Jacques
Dormez-vous, dormez-vous?
Sonnez les matines, sonnez les matines
Ding-dang-dong, ding-dang-dong
經典旋律,各國傳唱。除開英語版本的 「 Are You Sleeping 」, 還有法語版本的「 Frere Jacques 」 ,普通話版《兩隻老虎 》,粵語版本《打開蚊帳 》。在當下,這首經典譜曲被不斷注入新的歌詞,例如手指歌謠「Where Is Thumbkin」。
歌詞:
Itsy bitsy (or eensy weensy) spider
Went up the waterspout
Down came the rain
And washed the spider out
Out came the sunshine
And dried up all the rain
And itsy bitsy spider
Climbed up the spout again
這是一首幾十年傳唱不衰的經典兒歌。為何這首歌如此深得美國兒童喜愛?因為這也是一首手指歌謠。配合歌詞,孩子們喜愛邊唱邊做那有趣的手部動作。當孩子們在課堂上坐立不安時,讓他們做這首歌曲裡面的手部運動是個不錯的選擇。從教育的角度看,老師可以從中教學生「 蜘蛛」這種動物以及蜘蛛是如何結網的。這首歌曲也經常被填上新詞,在孩子中傳唱。
手指動作版本:
歌詞:
The wheels on the bus go round and round,
round and round,
round and round.
The wheels on the bus go round and round,
all through the town.
The wipers on the bus go swish, swish, swish;
Swish, swish, swish;
Swish, swish, swish.
The wipers on the bus go Swish, swish, swish,
all through the town.
The Wheels On The Bus go round and round,
round and round,
round and round.
The Wheels On The Bus go round and round,
all through the town.
The wipers On The Bus go swish, swish, swish,
swish, swish, swish,
swish, swish, swish.
The wiper On The Bus go swish, swish, swish,
all through the town;
The people On The Bus go up and down,
up and down,
up and down
The people On The Bus go up and down,
all through the town;
The doors On The Bus go open and shut,
open and shut,
open and shut.
The doors On The Bus go open and shut,
all through the town.
The money On The Bus goes clink, clink, clink,
clink, clink, clink,
clink, clink, clink.
The money On The Bus goes clink, clink, clink,
all through the town.
The driver on the bus says 「Move on back!」
「Move on back!」
「Move on back!」
The driver on the bus says 「Move on back!」
all through the town.
The horn On The Bus goes beep, beep, beep,
beep, beep, beep,
beep, beep, beep.
The horn On The Bus goes beep, beep, beep,
all through the town.
這首歌搜羅了在大巴上的物體/乘客發出所有的聲音——喇叭、雨刮、車門、投幣箱、嬰兒和發動機等等。正是因為歌詞裡面的這些「 擬聲單詞 」貼近生活,這首歌流傳至今。這首活潑歌曲娛樂孩子之餘,更能讓孩子從中獲取知識。孩子們只想著唱了一首超有趣的歌曲,其實在不知不覺中他們認識了機動車上的不同部件。這首歌有無限的擴充性,有些人別出心裁地把大巴分類,譬如分成不同顏色,每種顏色的大巴對應不同的歌詞。如果有一大群孩子一起唱這首歌曲時,就可以把孩子分組 「 坐」 不同顏色的車,每組對應一種顏色,唱匹配的歌詞。
歌詞:
You are my sunshine, my only sunshine
you make me happy when skies are gray
you』ll never know dear, how much I love you,
please don’t take my sunshine away.
這首歌如此動聽流行,甚至成為美國路易斯安那州的州歌。幼兒園的畢業典禮上傳唱這首歌很合適。讓幼兒(2-3歲)邊唱這首歌邊做手部動作,也非常萌哦!
歌詞:
A B C D E F G H I J K
L-M-N-O-P
Q R S T U V W X Y and Z
Now I know my ABC’s,
Next time won’t you sing with me!
大概全世界學習英語的人都會唱這首《字母歌》。中國也編了《拼音歌》。熟唱這首歌后,孩子們潛意識地記住了字母的排列順序。即使我們成人早已離開了幼稚園,有時候還免不了心中唱這首歌回憶字母的順序。
曲子同 Row, Row, Row Your Boat
歌詞:
「Pass, pass, pass the color,
This is the game we play!
When this little song is through,
This color’s name we』ll say.
教師們流行通過這首歌曲教孩子認識不同的顏色。這首歌曲同「 row, row, row your boat 」的調子一樣, 如果孩子事先會唱「 row, row, row your boat 」, 那麼教學效果更佳。這首歌集歌曲和遊戲於一身。孩子們一邊唱歌,一邊傳蠟筆。拿到蠟筆的孩子要說出蠟筆的顏色。正確說出顏色最多的孩子可以得到獎勵!
7「Shape Up」 by Jack HartmannCircle, Square, Triangle, Rectangle
Spread your feet out wide, put your arms out front
Circle round and round, everyone shape up
Make a square in the air, feel your muscles pump
Use your legs and arms, everyone shape up
Now let’s make shapes all together, don’t you stop
Follow me and move your body, let’s shape up
Circle
Go round like the sun, go round like a ball
A circle, a circle has no straight lines at all
We made a circle
Square
Straight line down then across, back up then one more line
A square, a square has four equal sides
We made a square
Triangle
Slant down, then across, slant back up high
A triangle, triangle only has three sides
We made a triangle
Rectangle
Line short, line long, line short, then straight home
A rectangle, a rectangle, two short and two long
We made a rectangle
Oval
Squish a circle down, go all the way around
An oval, an oval, no straight lines to be found
We made an oval
(Chorus合唱)
Shapes are all around, just look they can be found
A box can be a square, a wheel is a circle
A teepee is a triangle, a house can be a rectangle
A football is an oval, look around, shape up!
這是一首介紹不同形狀的歌曲。學唱歌詞,孩子們可以學會圓形、正方形、三角形、長方形和橢圓形。
曲子同 「 Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star 」
歌詞:
Sunday, Monday, Tuesday too.
Wednesday, Thursday just for you.
Friday, Saturday that’s the end.
Now let’s say those days again!
Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday!
這首《星期歌》的調子跟《小星星》的一模一樣。在英文裡,一周裡的7天分別對應7個單詞。唱這首歌,可以讓孩子快速學會這7個單詞。
9「Old Macdonald had a Farm」 這首歌的傳唱率非常高,大家可以通過網上輕易搜索到歌曲和歌詞。中文版本的名字叫《王老先生有塊地》。這首歌的每一段唱一種農場動物,可以讓孩子在這段結束後模仿這種動物的發聲,樂趣無窮。即使在小學課堂上,為了活躍氣氛,老師也會利用這首歌教學生農場的各種動物。
曲子同 A Hunting we Will go
A counting we will go
A counting we will go
we count each other one by one
and put them in the row
Let’s count No. 5
Let’s count No. 5
Let’s count the fishes up to five
one, two, three, four, five.
A counting we will go
A counting we will go
we count each other one by one
and put them in the row
Let’s count No. 10
Let’s count No. 10
Let’s count the fishes up to ten
one, two, three, four, five,six, seven, eight, nine, ten!
這首歌的調子跟「A Hunting we will go」 一樣,歌詞編排大同小異。對於孩子學習數數非常有用。裡面數字規律可以按照需求靈活變動,可以是2,4,6,8,10,也可以是5,10,15,20等。
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