Online resources, again

Dear class,

I simply want to remind you of the online resources that we have been using for the past months. Hopefully they can help you to access the nursery rhythms and songs that you are looking for in the future.

Good luck on everything and so long!


Online Resources

1. http://tw.myblog.yahoo.com/angie11759/archive?l=f&id=16有許多的童謠教學、韻文教學、帶動唱的影片可供觀摩

2. http://tw.myblog.yahoo.com/angie11759/archive?l=f&id=28與上面的網站為同一個，收錄了12首英文歌曲。

3. http://blog.xuite.net/english20/skiptomylou該網站收集了許多的童謠歌詞及適合兒童的經典歌曲歌詞，並提供了每一首歌的歷史背景及說明。美中不足的是每有音樂檔可聽。

4. http://www.wretch.cc/blog/peinishen/13001094Penny的英語教學部落格，有適合幼童的英文童謠、故事書介紹，還包括了一些penny個人上課的英語韻文教學影片可供觀摩。

5. http://www.labnol.org/nursery-rhymes.html1

6 Animations of Classic Nursery Rhymes and Children Songs6. http://www.ilovewavs.com/ForKids/Nursery/KidsNurseryRhymes.htm55 nursery songs with music and yet without lyrics. Yet, no worries! If you are looking for nursery lyrics, try the following links. http://www.englishnurseryrhymes.com/ or http://mother-goose-nursery-rhymes.com/index.htm

7. http://www.mamalisa.com/?t=heh Mama Lisa’s world. This is a house of English nursery rhymes, most of which are featured illustrated rhymes. Most of them are also accompanied by funny sounds or MP3 recordings.

8. http://www.mamalisa.com/?t=ec&p=982&c=151Mama Lisa’s world. Three kid songs from Taiwan translated into English.

9. http://poetry.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?zi=1/XJ/Ya&sdn=poetry&zu=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gardenofsong.com%2F There is a large collection of nursery rhymes and other traditional songs for kids with music to sing along to

Silent night lyrics

Silent night, holy night,
All is calm, all is bright
Round yon virgin mother and child.
Holy infant so tender and mild,
Sleep in heavenly peace.
Sleep in heavenly peace.

Silent night, holy night,
Shepherds quake at the sight,
Glories stream from heaven afar,
Heavenly hosts sing alleluia;
Christ the Savior, is born!
Christ the Savior, is born!

Silent night, holy night,
Son of God, love's pure light
Radiant beams from thy holy face,
With the dawn of redeeming grace,
Jesus, Lord, at thy birth.
Jesus, Lord, at thy birth.

Hush, little baby

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRXCI_Kxmiw

Hush, little baby, don't say a word,
Papa's gonna buy you a mockingbird.

if that mockingbird won't sing,
Papa's gonna buy you a diamond ring.

and if that diamond ring turns brass,
Papa's gonna buy you a looking glass.

and if that looking glass gets broke,
Papa's gonna buy you a billy goat.

and if that billy goat won’t pull,
Papa's gonna buy you a cart and bull.

and if that cart and bull turn over,
Papa's gonna buy you a dog named Rover.

and if that dog named Rover won't bark.
Papa's gonna buy you a horse and cart.

and if that horse and cart fall down,
you'll still be the sweetest little baby in town.

Hush, little baby don’t say a word,
Mama’s gonna buy you a mockingbird

If that mockingbird won’t sing
Mama’s gonna buy a diamond ring

Hush, little baby don’t say a word,
Mama loves you and so do I.


-------------Little Jack Horner-------------
Little Jack Horner sat in a corner,
Eating a Christmas pie;
He put in his thumb and pulled out a plum,
And said, "What a good boy am I!"

If you are happy and you know it (Student version)

(Group 1)
If you're happy and you know it, do "hmm-ah" (hmm-ah)
If you're happy and you know it, do "hmm-ah" (hmm-ah)
If you're happy and you know it, and you really want to show it,
If you're happy and you know it, do "hmm-ah" (hmm-ah)

If you're happy and you know it, wave your arm (wave)
If you're happy and you know it, wave your arm (wave)
If you're happy and you know it, and you really want to show it,
If you're happy and you know it, wave your arm (wave)

(Group 2)
If you're happy and you know it, say "barvo" (bravo)
If you're happy and you know it, say "bravo." (bravo)
If you're happy and you know it, and you really want to show it,
If you're happy and you know it, say "bravo" (bravo)

If you're happy and you know it, jump high (jump jump)
If you're happy and you know it, jump high (jump jump)
If you're happy and you know it, and you really want to show it,
If you're happy and you know it, jump high (jump jump)

(Group 3)
If you're happy and you know it, shake your hips (shake shake)
If you're happy and you know it, shake your hips (shake shake)
If you're happy and you know it, and you really want to show it,
If you're happy and you know it, shake your hips (shake shake)

If you're happy and you know it, say "oh-yeah" (oh-yeah)
If you're happy and you know it, say "oh-yeah" (oh-yeah)
If you're happy and you know it, and you really want to show it,
If you're happy and you know it, say "oh-yeah" (oh-yeah)

(Group 4)

If you're happy and you know it, shake your bum. (shake shake)
If you're happy and you know it, shake your bum. (shake shake)
If you're happy and you know it, and you really want to show it,
If you're happy and you know it, shake your bum. (shake shake)

If you're happy and you know it, say "a-woo" (a-woo)
If you're happy and you know it, say "a-woo" (a-woo)
If you're happy and you know it, and you really want to show it,
If you're happy and you know it, say "a-woo" (a-woo)

(Group 5)
If you're happy and you know it, show your thumbs (show show)
If you're happy and you know it, show your thumbs (show show)
If you're happy and you know it, and you really want to show it,
If you're happy and you know it, show your thumbs (show show)

If you're happy and you know it, dance with me (dance dance)
If you're happy and you know it, dance with me (dance dance)
If you're happy and you know it, and you really want to show it,
If you're happy and you know it, dance with me (dance dance)

Songs for Nov 29

If You're Happy and You Know It
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FrsM9WggCdo

If you're happy and you know it, clap your hands. (clap clap)
If you're happy and you know it, clap your hands. (clap clap)
If you're happy and you know it, and you really want to show it,
If you're happy and you know it, clap your hands. (clap clap)

If you're happy and you know it, stomp your feet. (stomp stomp)
If you're happy and you know it, stomp your feet. (stomp stomp)
If you're happy and you know it, and you really want to show it,
If you're happy and you know it, stomp your feet. (stomp stomp)

If you're happy and you know it, nod your head. (nod nod)
If you're happy and you know it, nod your head. (nod nod)
If you're happy and you know it, and you really want to show it,
If you're happy and you know it, nod your head. (nod nod)

If you're happy and you know it, turn around. (turn around)
If you're happy and you know it, turn around. (turn around)
If you're happy and you know it, and you really want to show it,
If you're happy and you know it, turn around. (turn around)

If you're happy and you know it, say we are. (we are)
If you're happy and you know it, say we are. (we are)
If you're happy and you know it, and you really want to show it,
If you're happy and you know it, say we are. (we are)

Another version: http://poetry.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?zi=1/XJ/Ya&sdn=poetry&zu=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gardenofsong.com%2F



Lullaby and good night

(Cradle song/cradlesong)

Music by Johannes Brahms
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t894eGoymio

Lullaby and good night
In the sky stars are bright
'Round your head
Flowers gay
Set your slumbers till day

Lullaby and good night
In the sky stars are bright
'Round your head
Flowers gay
Set your slumbers till day

Close your eyes
Now and rest
May these hours
Be blessed

Close your eyes
Now and rest
May these hours
Be blessed

Lullaby and good night
In the sky stars are bright
'Round your head
Flowers gay
Set your slumbers till day

Another version: http://www.kididdles.com/lyrics/l016.html
Celine Dion: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DheLUh-6vR8

Novermber 15, Sunday

Dear my students,

We are to learn some poems and rhymes on Novermber 15, Sunday.
Here are the lyrics:

A child’s garden of verses
By
Robert Louis Stevenson

Bed in Summer
In winter I get up at night
And dress by yellow candle-light.
In summer quite the other way,
I have to go to bed by day.
I have to go to bed and see
The birds still hopping on the tree,
Or hear the grown-up people's feet
Still going past me in the street.
And does it not seem hard to you,
When all the sky is clear and blue,
And I should like so much to play,
To have to go to bed by day?


The Wind
I saw you toss the kites on high
And blow the birds about the sky;
And all around I heard you pass,
Like ladies' skirts across the grass--
O wind, a-blowing all day long,
O wind, that sings so loud a song!

I saw the different things you did,
But always you yourself you hid.
I felt you push, I heard you call,
I could not see yourself at all--
Oh wind, a-blowing all day long,
Oh wind, that sings so loud a song!

Oh you that are so strong and cold,
Oh blower, are you young or old?
Are you a beast of field and tree,
Or just a stronger child than me?
Oh wind, a-blowing all day long,
Oh wind, that sings so loud a song!

A Thought
It is very nice to think
The world is full of meat and drink,
With little children saying grace
In every Christian kind of place.


Good and Bad Children
Children, you are very little,
And your bones are very brittle;
If you would grow great and stately,
You must try to walk sedately.
You must still be bright and quiet,
And content with simple diet;
And remain, through all bewild'ring,
Innocent and honest children.
Happy hearts and happy faces,
Happy play in grassy places--
That was how in ancient ages,
Children grew to kings and sages.
But the unkind and the unruly,
And the sort who eat unduly,
They must never hope for glory--
Theirs is quite a different story!
Cruel children, crying babies,
All grow up as geese and gabies,
Hated, as their age increases,
By their nephews and their nieces.

Mid-term Exam (期中考) 11月1日Sunday

Dear students,

For your mid-term exam, all you have to do is to pick up an English children song from those that we have learned in the past 6 weeks and perform it to us. You are encouraged to be as creative as possible for your mid-term performance.

(Please try to sing the song by heart; that is, please don't read the lyrics when you sing.)

Regards,
John

Lyrics for week 7

Week 7 lyrics

http://www.mamalisa.com/?t=ec&p=982&c=151

1. Two tigers
兩隻老虎
兩隻老虎
跑得快
一隻沒有眼睛
一隻沒有嘴巴
真奇怪
真奇怪
Two tigers
Two tigers
Run so fast
Run so fast
One has no eyes;
One has no mouth
So strange
So strange


2. Trishaw
三輪車
跑得快
上面做個老太太
要五毛
給一塊
你說奇怪不奇怪
A trishaw
Is running fast
And it’s carrying an old lady
Driver wants 5 cents
She pays 1 dollar
Isn’t it strange?
(Do you think it’s strange or not?)


3. I have a small donkey
我有一隻小毛驢
我從來也不騎
有一天我心血來潮騎著去趕集
我手裡拿著小皮鞭
我心裡真得意
不知怎麼嘩啦啦啦
我摔了一身泥

I have a small donkey,
Which I never ride.
One day I feel like riding it,
So I ride it to a fair.
I have a small whip in hand,
And I’m enjoying the ride.
Then I don’t know what happened,
I fell off it and got (very) muddy.

Schedule for Week 6 (第六週的課程)

Here is a song shared by someone. It is indeed an interesting song. I think we can all learn a bit from this song, so I plan to show it to you this coming Sunday (10/18). Here's the link.
有同學分享了一首很有趣的歌. 我們這個星期日 (10/18) 可以來學。連結在這兒:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfyyGQxZrAY

The following is the lyrics: 以下是歌詞

Get up now, get up now, get up out of bed
Wash your face, brush your teeth
Comb your sleepy head
Here’s your clothes and your shoes
Hear the words I said
Get up NOW, get up and make your bed.

Are you hot? Are you cold?
Are you wearing that?
Where’s your books and your lunch and your homework at?
Grab your coat and your gloves and your scarf and hat
Don’t forget you gotta feed the cat.

Eat your breakfast. The experts tell us it’s the most important meal of all
Take your vitamins so you will grow up one day to be big and tall
Please remember the orthodontist will be seeing you at 3 today
Don’t forget your piano lesson is this afternoon
So you must play

Don’t shovel, chew slowly, but hurry
The bus is here
Be careful, come back here!
Did you wash behind your ears?

Play outside, don’t be rough
Would you just play fair?
Be polite, make a friend; don’t forget to share
Work it out, wait your turn, never take a dare
Get along. Don’t make me come down there.

Clean your room, fold your clothes, put your stuff away
Make your bed. Do it now.
Do we have all day?

Were you born in a barn?
Would you like some hay?
Can you even hear a word I say?

Answer the phone.
Get off the phone.
Don’t sit so close.
Turn it down.
No texting at the table
No more computer time tonight.

Your iPOD’s my iPOD If you don’t listen up.
Where are you going? And with whom?
And what time do you think you’re coming home?

Saying thank you, please, excuse me makes you welcome everywhere you roam.
You’ll appreciate my wisdom someday when you’re older and you’re grown
Can’t wait till you have a couple little children of your own
You’ll thank me for the counsel I gave you so willingly
But right now I’ll thank you not to roll your eyes at me

Close your mouth when you chew. We’d appreciate
Take a bite, maybe two, of the stuff you hate
Use your fork, do not burp, or I’ll set you straight
Eat the food I put upon your plate

Get an A, get the door, don’t get smart with me.
Get a grip, get in here, I’ll count to 3.
Get a job, get a life, get a PhD, get a dose of…
I don’t care who started it.
You’re grounded until you’re 36
Get your story straight
And tell the truth for once for heaven’s sake

And if all your friends jumped off a cliff, would you jump too?
If I’ve said it once, I’ve said it at least a thousand times before
That you’re too old to act this way
It must be your father’s DNA
Look at me when I am talking
Stand up straighter when you walk
A place for everything, and everything must be in place
Stop crying, or I’ll give you something real to cry about
Wash your face, brush your teeth, get your PJ’S on
Get in bed, give a hug, say a prayer with Mom
Don’t forget I love you.
And tomorrow we will do this all again because Mom’s work never ends.
You don’t need the reason why because, because, because, because
I said so, I said so, I said so, I said so
I’m the mom, the mom, the mom, the mom, Ta-Da.



第二首 Rain Rain Go Away
http://www.mamalisa.com/?t=hes&p=1360&l=R
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3v0rJqyCTM&NR=1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEcYKdY6qEI&NR=1

Songs for Week 4 第四週所學的歌

以下歌曲的音樂都可在下列這個網站下載
http://www.blogger.com/post-create.g?blogID=6972984511504128018

Lazy Mary, will you get up?

Lazy Mary, will you get up,
Will you get up,
Will you get up,
Lazy Mary, will you get up,
Will you get up today?

No, no, Mother, I won't get up,
I won't get up,
I won't get up,
No, no, Mother, I won't get up,
I won't get up today!

Oh dear Mary, you must get up
You must get up
You must get up
Oh, dear Mary, you must get up

Yes, dear Mother, I will get up
I will get up
I will get up
Yes, dear Mother, I will get up.
I will get up today.



Humpty Dumpty
Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall,
Humpty Dumpty had a great fall
All the kings’ horses,
And all the kings’ men,
Couldn’t put Humpty together again.

Mary had a little lamb
Mary had a little lamb,
Little lamb, little lamb,
Mary had a little lamb,
Its fleece was white as snow

And Everywhere that Mary went,
Mary went, Mary went,
Everywhere that Mary went
The lamb was sure to go

It followed her to school one day
School one day, school one day
It followed her to school one day
Which was against the rules.

It made the children laugh and play,
Laugh and play, laugh and play,
It made the children laugh and play
To see a lamb at school

And so the teacher turned it out
,Turned it out, turned it out,
And so the teacher turned it out,
But still it lingered near

And waited patiently,
Patiently, patiently,
And waited patiently
Till Mary did appear

"Why does the lamb love Mary so?"
Mary so? Mary so?
"Why does the lamb love Mary so?"
The eager children cry

"Why, Mary loves the lamb, you know."
The lamb, you know, The lamb, you know"
Why, Mary loves the lamb, you know."The teacher did reply

There it had a little lamb
There it had a little lamb

Your Homework --Great Job!

LTU AFL4A Group3

Row, row, row your boat
Gently down the pond
If you see a littlte frog
Kiss and dance with him


LTU AFL4A Group5

Row, row, row your boat
Gently down the pool
happily, happily, happily find a way
Let's go down the slide

Row, row, row your boat
Gently down the slide
Speedily, speedily, speedily, speedily
Here we go again


LTU AFL4A Group4
Row, row, row your boat
Never to the sea
If you see a big shark
It must be a dream

Row, row, row your boat
Hardly come to land
Poorly, poorly, poorly, poorly
Please come to save me

Week 3's songs (第三週的歌)

我們學的歌都算老
所以在網路上就會出現不同的版本
我上課教的版本
都是以我能找到的音樂跟詞能搭得起來的
There you go.

1.
Row, row, row your boat (Short version)

Row, row, row your boat
Gently down the stream
Merrily merrily, merrily, merrily
Life is but a dream

Row, row, row your boat
Gently down the stream
If you see a crocodile
Don't forget to sream

Youtube link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5RKxqeKL5Q&feature=PlayList&p=7B643B5F9C0EEBDD&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=28

2.
Row, row, row your boat (extended version)

Row, row, row your boat

Gently down the stream

Merrily merrily, merrily, merrily

Life is but a dream

Row, row, row your boat
Life is but a dreamRow, row, row your boat
Gently down the brook,
If you catch a little fish
Please let it off the hook

Row, row, row your boat
Gently down the creek
If you see a little mouse
Listen to it squeak



3.
I'm a little teapot

I'm a little tea pot
Short and stout
Here's my handle
Here's my spout

When I get all steamed up
Hear me shout
Just tip me over and pour me out

I'm a clever tea pot
Yes, it's true
Here's an example of what I can do
I can change my handle to my spout
Just tip me over and pour me out

I'm a little tea pot
Short and stout
Here's my handle
Here's my spout

When I get all steamed up
Hear me shout
Just tip me over and pour me out

Youtube links:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e69-GO4bYLM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7Lazzc-QLg

音樂檔, 請找它的歌名"I'm a little teapot
http://www.ilovewavs.com/ForKids/Nursery/KidsNurseryRhymes.htm


4. Five little monkeys jumping on the bed
歌詞
http://tw.myblog.yahoo.com/jw!NTgWPkuLEx9e4d563iCe0A--/article?mid=6758
Youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZhODBFQ2-bQ&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=igecoXUC9DA

Announcement for week 2 (Sep. 20)

Dear my class,

I'm really glad to meet you today. I really admire your learning attitudes. Some of you take the course not for yourself, but for your beloved children. Some of you take the course because you want to learn English through different material. Hopefully, this course can be helpful to you in the way you expect.

Here are some announcements and notification for Week 2
1. Remember to give me the list of your group members through leaving a message here. For example, Group 1, 王小明 (Johnson), 97DE000; 王小美 (Mary), 97DE199...

2. For those who haven't "introduced your partner", please get yourself ready for next week. (Pair groups 7 to 15).

3. Please remember to adapt the vowel song according to the vowel (a, e, i, o, u) of your group.
Here is the lyric:
Mary had a red red duck,
Red, red duck,
Red, red duck,
Mary had a red red duck,
And all it said is "e."

4. Please familiarize yourself with the children song "Baa Baa Black Sheep." I will randomly pick up 2 groups to sing for the class--A short presentation. It would be great if you can find out the history about this song. Here are three versions of this song. (Your group can pick up any one from the three versions for the short presentation for Week 2.)

First version. It's the one that you learned today:
You can find its music from the following link: http://www.ilovewavs.com/ForKids/Nursery/KidsNurseryRhymes.htm

The following is the lyric:
Baa baa black sheep,
Have you any wool?
Yes, sir. Yes, sir. Three bags full.
One for my master,
And one for my dame.
One for the little boy who lives in the lane

Second version.
The music is slightly different, and so is the lyric.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBEHFFnV3RY&feature=fvst

Baa baa black sheep,
Have you any wool?
Yes, sir. Yes, sir. Three bags full.
One for my master,
And one for his dame.
One for the little boy who lives in the lane


Third version.
The link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGTocoCUNeY
The lyric:
Baa Baa black sheep,
Have you any wool?
Yes, sir. Yes, sir. Three bags full.
One for my master,
And one for my dame.
But none for the little boy who cries in the lane.

Online Resources

1. http://tw.myblog.yahoo.com/angie11759/archive?l=f&id=16
有許多的童謠教學、韻文教學、帶動唱的影片可供觀摩

2. http://tw.myblog.yahoo.com/angie11759/archive?l=f&id=28
與上面的網站為同一個，收錄了12首英文歌曲。

3. http://blog.xuite.net/english20/skiptomylou
該網站收集了許多的童謠歌詞及適合兒童的經典歌曲歌詞，並提供了每一首歌的歷史背景及說明。美中不足的是每有音樂檔可聽。

4. http://www.wretch.cc/blog/peinishen/13001094
Penny的英語教學部落格，有適合幼童的英文童謠、故事書介紹，還包括了一些penny個人上課的英語韻文教學影片可供觀摩。

5. http://www.labnol.org/nursery-rhymes.html
16 Animations of Classic Nursery Rhymes and Children Songs

6. http://www.ilovewavs.com/ForKids/Nursery/KidsNurseryRhymes.htm
55 nursery songs with music and yet without lyrics. Yet, no worries! If you are looking for nursery lyrics, try the following links. http://www.englishnurseryrhymes.com/ or http://mother-goose-nursery-rhymes.com/index.htm

7. http://www.mamalisa.com/?t=heh
Mama Lisa’s world. This is a house of English nursery rhymes, most of which are featured illustrated rhymes. Most of them are also accompanied by funny sounds or MP3 recordings.

8. http://www.mamalisa.com/?t=ec&p=982&c=151
Mama Lisa’s world. Three kid songs from Taiwan translated into English.

9. http://poetry.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?zi=1/XJ/Ya&sdn=poetry&zu=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gardenofsong.com%2F There is a large collection of nursery rhymes and other traditional songs for kids with music to sing along to

About the course

Lecturer: Ming Huei (John) Lin
Email: johnlinminghuei@gmail.com

Teaching materials:
1) Online resources
2) Mother Goose Nursery Rhymes
3) Wee Sing
4) Books of Rhymes and Rhythms

Grading:
Presentations 30%
(including attendance rate, in-class participations, homework etc)
Mit-term exam: 30%
Final exam: 40%

Class blog: http://nrr2009fall.blogspot.com/

Syllabus
Week 1: Introduction; interview each other + introduction
Week 2: Children songs
Week 3: Presentation, group 1
Week 4: Presentation, group 2
Week 5: Presenation, group 3
Week 6: Adapting children songs
Week 7: Nursery rhymes
Week 8: Adapting nursery rhymes; Mit-term exam preparation
Week 9: Mit-term exam
Week 10: Rhythms
Week 11: Presentation Group 4
Week 12: Presentation Group 5
Week 13: Adapting rhythms
Week 14: Undecided
Week 15: Undecided
Week 16: Undecided
Week 17: Undecided & Preparation for Final
Week 18: Final exam