Nursery rhymes are catchy and full of rhythms and humors that children can understand instantly.

Here we've chosen three nursery rhymes with matching activities and games.

Let's make your child's home-stay life more interesting and fruitful.

童谣，朗朗上口，既有富有节奏感的韵味，又有孩子瞬间领会的幽默。精选三篇童谣，搭配活动与游戏，希望给孩子们的家居生活增加点趣味。

Tasting

&Enjoying  

吃吃喝喝篇

《The Muffin Man》

Children have no resistance to songs related with food. They pretend to put food into their mouths while listening. The whole song has simple lyrics and happy melody.

孩子对于食物相关的歌曲毫无抵抗力，听的时候会边唱边假装把食物放进嘴里吃，整首曲子歌词简单，曲调欢快。

音乐取自专辑《super simple song》

《The Muffin Man》

Oh, do you know the muffin man.

The muffin man, the muffin man,

Oh, do you know the muffin man,

Who lives in Drury Lane?

Oh, yes, I know the muffin man,

The muffin man, the muffin man,

Oh, yes, I know the muffin man,

Who lives in Drury Lane.

Recommended location: 

Kitchen or dining room

活动地点：厨房或者餐厅

Activity Preparations

活动准备

1 banana,

1 egg, 

muffin paper cup

(or disposable paper cup), 

tray, 

100g low gluten flour, 

40g milk,

30g vegetable oil,

3g baking powder (optional),

25g sugar,

any snacks you already have at home.(dried fruit, chocolate chips etc.)

香蕉1根，

鸡蛋1个，

Muffin纸杯（一次性纸杯也可），

托盘，

低筋面粉100克，

牛奶40克，

植物油30克，

泡打粉3克（没有也可），

细砂糖25克，

家中就地取材的装饰食品（果干、巧克力豆等）。

Instructions

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1. Learn to sing "The Muffin Man" with children.        

2. Measure 100g of low gluten flour, 40g of milk, 30g of vegetable oil, 25g of sugar and 3g of baking powder .In this step ,parents of 4-6-year-old children might  encourage  your  child  to paticipate in  the  activity, while  those of 2-3-year-old kids may do the measurement directly.

3.Mash a banana by hand or with a fork. Here parents can encourage children to use different kinds of tools to make banana puree!

4.Add egg, milk, sugar and vegetable oil into the banana puree. Stir well with a mixing spoon. 

5.Add flour and baking powder, and continue mixing until there is no dry powder.

6.Fill in muffin tins or cupcake liners about 2/3 full, decorate with dried fruit, etc. 
7.Preheat the oven to 180 degrees and bake for 20 minutes.

8.Decorate muffins with snacks.

9.Put the decorated muffins into a tray, sing the song, share them with the whole family, and be a little muffin man! You can also change the lyrics, add your child's own name, for example: Lucas is the muffin man~

向上滑动阅览

1.与孩子一起学唱《The Muffin Man》，邀请孩子一起做Muffin。

2.与孩子一起测量100克低筋面粉，40克牛奶，30克植物油，25克细砂糖和3克泡打粉备用（建议：2-3岁儿童家长可直接准备，4-6岁儿童可参与测量）。

3、把一根香蕉用手捏成香蕉泥，或者用叉子捣成泥。这里爸爸妈妈们可以鼓励小朋友使用各种工具将香蕉制泥哦！

4、在香蕉泥中加入鸡蛋，牛奶，细砂糖，植物油，用搅拌勺搅拌均匀。

5.加入面粉和泡打粉，继续搅拌直到没有干粉。

6.装入Muffin纸杯（8分满），点缀上果干等。

7.烤箱180度预热后，上下管180度烤20分钟。

8.Muffin烤好后，请宝贝使用现有的小零食装饰Muffin。

9.把装饰好的Muffin装进托盘，唱着《The Muffin Man》，分享给家人，做小小Muffin man啦！还可以改改歌词哦，加上宝贝自己的名字，例如：Lucas is the muffin man~

Interaction Tips

互动指导策略

1.Please wash your hands with your children before making delicious food, and pay attention to the appropriate hand washing steps;

2.Don't be afraid that children will make their little hands and faces dirty. When children knead, their fingertips can have unique sensory stimulation. When using tools, it is a good  opportunity for small muscles and big muscles to work together;

3.Humming or singing the song while making the dough will help your child better understand and remember the rhyme;

4.Finally,  let  the  children  to  share  his or her work with the whole family,from which children could enjoy a higher degree of self-achievement.

1、进行美食制作前请和孩子一起洗好小手，注意正确的洗手方法；

2、不要害怕孩子会弄脏小手小脸，孩子在揉捏时，指尖能有独特的感官刺激，在使用工具的时候是小肌肉大肌肉共同合作的绝佳时机；

3、在制作的时候可以伴随着哼唱歌曲，在重复中加强宝贝们的记忆和理解；

4、最后要请孩子将劳动成果分享给家人，体验制作喜悦的同时一起享受劳动成果的喜悦。

Singing

&Dancing

唱唱跳跳篇

《Itsy Bitsy Spider》

Climb climb little spider, leave the difficulty all behind. let's learn from the little spider and never give up.

小蜘蛛爬爬爬，不管日晒雨淋终于爬到了水管之上。小小的歌谣，短短4句，坚韧的小蜘蛛形象就出现在我们面前。

音乐取自专辑《party like a preschooler》

《Itsy Bitsy Spider》

The Itsy Bitsy spider

went up the water spout

Down came the rain

and washed the spider out

Out came the sun

and dried up all the rain

Then the Itsy Bitsy spider

went up the spout again!

Recommended location: 

balcony or living room

        活动地点：阳台或者客厅

In the kindergarten, teachers will use their fingers to interact with children while the song is sung.Children use their thumbs and index fingers of both hands to mime the little spider climbing up the spout. Please kindly follow the teacher’s demonstration from the video linked below.

这首童谣在幼儿园，老师经常当做手指谣来和孩子们互动哦，孩子们用左右手的大拇指，食指相互配合，做出小蜘蛛爬水管的动作，边做动作边唱歌谣。下面可以跟着视频中的老师一起来做手指操哦！

SPIDER IS COMING ...

Interaction Tips

互动指导策略

1. If your child doesn’t understand the English, parents can learn from the video with the finger movements and then explain it to the child.
2. Even the whole family can enjoy this song all together by moving their fingers with the rhyme.It’s totally fine if anyone missed a beat.It's FUN.

1、 孩子如不明白英文的意思，家长可以配合手指动作和孩子解释一下；

2、 家人都可以一起来试试这手指操，即使跟不上节奏，也是一件乐事。

Rolling

&Shaping

搓搓捏捏篇

《Happy Fruits》

A song about fruit! Catchy, repetitive melody for young children.

一首关于水果的歌！朗朗上口，重复旋律适合低龄宝宝。

音乐取自专辑《happy sunshine friends》

《Happy Fruits》

Apple, orange, pineapple. Pineapple, pineapple.

Lemon, durian and banana.

Happy happy happy fruits！

Happy fruits. Happy fruits.

Apple, orange, pineapple. Pineapple, pineapple.

Mango, coconut and watermelon.

Happy happy happy fruits.

Happy fruits. Happy fruits.

Apple, orange, pineapple. Pineapple, pineapple.

Mangosteen, papaya and green apple.

Happy happy happy fruits.

Happy fruits. Happy fruits.

Recommended location: 

study or living room

活动地点：书房或者客厅

Activity Preparations

活动准备

Any kinds of fruits you already have at home, play dough, play dough tools (plastic cutting knife, rolling pin).

家里现有的水果若干，各色彩泥，制作彩泥的工具（塑料小刀，擀面杖）。

Instructions

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1.While singing the Happy Fruit song with your child,put out your home fruits on the table and ask your child point to those sung in the song.

2.Count the number of fruits. For example, ask the child to cover his or her eyes, then take away one fruit, ask the child to open eyes and count again.
3.Use the play dough to make fruits. You can ask your child to repeat the Chinese little play dough shaping tips (as shown in the Chinese version above) or use the following tips: 

Yellow dough stretch and bend turn out to be one banana.

Red dough form a ball turn out to be an apple.

Orange dough form a ball turn out to be a big orange.

Yellow dough form a ball and press down to a pie.

Then use the rolling pin to make an oval shape, turn out to be a pineapple .

Red dough form a ball turn out to be a watermelon. 

Cut it in half then add some green dough to make the watermelon rind.....

4.Extended activities: put eyes, mouth and nose on the play dough fruit, ask the child to make different shapes of mouth to express the mood of the fruit, happy or sad? Smiling or pouting?

5.You can also ask your child the shape of each doh fruit made.

活动步骤

向上滑动阅览

1.与宝宝一起学唱《Happy Fruits》，拿出歌中的水果，唱到哪种点哪种。

2.数数各种水果，可采用游戏的形式，让宝宝捂住眼睛，拿掉一个，看看还有几个水果。

3.拿出彩泥橡皮泥开始制作水果。一边制作一边念用语言巩固动作：

彩泥变变变,

黄色搓长弯一弯，变成香蕉；

红色团成圆，变成大苹果；

橙色团成圆，变成大橘子；

黄色团成圆压扁，用擀面杖擀成椭圆形变成菠萝；

红色团成圆，变成大西瓜，西瓜圆形一切二，半圆成一片，加上绿色彩泥做瓜皮 ......

4.延伸活动：可以给做好的水果贴上眼睛、鼻子、嘴巴，让宝宝根据嘴型表达自己的心情，也可以让宝宝根据所做的水果说出形状.

5.宝宝完成水果后，唱着《Happy Fruits》，可根据自己做的水果，更改歌中的水果名字。

Interaction Tips

互动指导策略

1. Before making the play dough fruits, explain to your child how to use the tools properly and safely while using them.
2. Encourage your child to participate and help when in need. Observe how your child is doing to get a better idea while not leaving  them alone.
3. Humming or singing the song while making the dough will help your child better understand and remember the rhyme.
4. In the end, ask your child to put the things away and clean up the desk.

1、 每样工具使用前请向孩子介绍正确的使用方法，手工制作过程中注意安全；

2、 在制作环节根据孩子的实际动手能力，爸爸妈妈调整自己的参与度，鼓励孩子多动手；

3、 在制作的时候可以伴随着哼唱歌曲，在重复中加强记忆和理解；

4、 活动结束后，让孩子物归原处，保持桌面的整洁。 

Joining us

Let's play

一起来玩吧

Dear parents, it’s time to play and sing with your lovely kids!

爸爸妈妈们，和孩子一起玩，一起唱吧！

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