ér         gē        hé       tóng    yáo

儿        歌        和        童        谣

Song & Rhyme

Songs and rhymes are very important in early childhood education.  By often singing songs and reciting rhymes, you can promote your child’s language awareness and emotional development.  In our preschool, the children and the teachers sing lots of songs and recite lots of rhymes all the time, especially in our circle time.

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tóng    yáo

童        谣

Rhyme

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xiǎo     mǎ       yǐ

小        蚂        蚁

Little Ant

(This rhyme is created by Sarah Stansfield, who is a very intelligent girl.  She and her sister Anna were the first students of our preschool.  Now, they have all graduated from here.  We present Sarah’s rhyme here in order not to forget it.)

xiǎo     mǎ       yǐ         de        tuǐ        pá        yā        pá

小        蚂        蚁        的        腿        爬        呀        爬，

The little ant’s legs crawl and crawl.

xiǎo     mǎ       yǐ         de        chì       bǎng   fēi        yā        fēi

小        蚂        蚁        的        翅        膀        飞        呀        飞，

The little ant’s wings fly and fly.

xiǎo     mǎ       yǐ         de        tóu      yáo      yā        yáo

小        蚂        蚁        的        头        摇        呀        摇，

The little ant’s head shakes and shakes.

xiǎo     mǎ       yǐ         de        yǎn     jīng      zhuǎn            yā        zhuǎn

小        蚂        蚁        的        眼        睛        转        呀        转。

The little ant’s eye roll and roll.

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pái       pái       zuò

排        排        坐

Sitting in a Row

 (This rhyme teaches children the very important social skill, sharing.)

pái       pái       zuò     chī       guǒ     guǒ

排        排        坐，    吃        果        果。

Sitting in a row, eat nuts.

nǐ         yī         gè        wǒ       yī         gè

你        一        个，    我        一        个。

You have one and I have one.

dì         dì         shuì    zháo   le

弟        弟        睡        着        了，

Little Brother is sleeping.

gěi       tā         liú        yī         gè

给        他        留        一        个。

Save one for him.

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dà        píng    guǒ

大        苹        果

Big Apple

(Washing hands is a very effective way to protect your child from many contagious diseases.  Before meals/snacks and after outside play/toileting, make sure to let your child use soap and water to wash hands for at least 15 seconds.  For adding fun to hand-washing, you can count numbers or recite this rhyme with your child.)

wǒ       shì       yī         gè        dà        píng    guǒ

我        是        一        个        大        苹        果，

I am a big apple,

nǎ       gè        hái      zi         bù       ài         wǒ

哪        个        孩        子        不        爱        我?

Which child doesn’t like ma?

qǐng    nǐ         xiān    qù       xǐ         xǐ         shǒu

请        你        先        去        洗        洗        手，

Please wash your hands first.

yào      shì       shǒu   zāng   bié       pèng   wǒ

要        是        手        脏        别        碰        我。

Don’t touch me if your hands dirty.

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shù     zì         gē

数        字        歌

Counting Rhyme

(One of principles of early childhood education is learning by playing.  Numbers are abstract concepts to children.  Never force a child to learn.  You might want to try some of our strategies:  teaching numbers by singing and playing with children.)

yī         èr         sān     sì         wǔ

一，    二，    三，    四，    五，

One, two, three, four, and five,

shàng shān   dǎ        lǎo       hǔ

上        山        打        老        虎。

Go to mountain to hunt tigers.

lǎo       hǔ       bù       zài       jiā

老        虎        不        在        家，

Tigers are not at home.

dǎ        dào     xiǎo     sōng   shǔ

打        到        小        松        鼠。

(We) got little squirrels.

sōng   shǔ     yǒu     jī          gè

松        鼠        有        几        个？

How many squirrels?

yī         èr         sān     sì         wǔ

一，    二，    三，    四，    五。

One, two, three, four, and five.

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zhǎo   péng   yǒu

找        朋        友

Looking for Friends

(This is one of our circle time ending songs.  Promoting friendship among the children is the thing we always do when we get a chance.)

zhǎo   yā        zhǎo   yā        zhǎo   péng   yǒu

找        呀，    找        呀，    找        朋        友，

Looking, looking, looking for friends.

zhǎo   dào     yī         gè        hǎo     péng   yǒu

找        到        一        个        好        朋        友。

I have found a good friend.

jìng      gè        lǐ          lái        wò       wò       shǒu

敬        个        礼        来，    握        握        手，

Saluting and shaking hands,

nǐ         shì       wǒ       de        hǎo     péng   yǒu

你        是        我        的        好        朋        友。

You are my good friend.

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dà        gōng   jī

大        公        鸡

Big Rooster

dà        gōng   jī          chuān            huā     yī

大        公        鸡，    穿        花        衣,

Big rooster, wearing flowery clothes，

huā     yī         zàng   le         zì         jǐ          xǐ

花        衣        脏        了        自        己        洗。

Wash the clothes himself when they are dirty.

bù       yòng   féi        zào      bù       yòng   shuǐ

不        用        肥        皂，    不        用        水，

He doesn’t use soap and water.

pū       léng    pū       léng    yòng   shā     xǐ

扑        楞，    扑        楞，    用        沙        洗。

(He) uses sands, making “pu leng, pu leng” sound.