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万圣节即将到来，在北美，万圣节是孩子一年中最喜欢的节日之一。这里玛希娅给大家推荐一本万圣主题绘本、视频和游戏素材，让孩子们在阅读万圣节绘本的过程中，了解万圣节的风情、学习常用英语词汇。

Room On The Broom由英国儿童书作家、剧作家朱莉娅·唐纳森、插画家阿克塞尔舍夫勒所著，于2002年出版。这本书适合3-10孩子阅读。这本书自出版以来，至今已被翻译成21种文字，获得6个大奖 （苏格兰苏格兰最佳童书奖、谢菲尔德童书奖、斯托克波特图书奖、诺福克童书奖、蓝彼得儿童读物奖和英国妈妈网童书奖）。

 

故事简介

戴着一顶尖尖高高巫婆帽的小女巫，金黄色的长发辫成一条长长的辫子，扎着一个可爱的黄色蝴蝶结。小女巫手里拿着魔法棒和煮着魔法圣水的黑锅，带着心爱的猫咪，骑上扫帚，在漆黑的夜空飞翔。可是，一阵大风刮走了女巫的黑帽，幸好被一只小狗找到了，女巫答应了小狗的请求，让小狗一起坐上扫帚肥，但是一路上，大风不停地刮走女巫的东西，而这些东西都让翠鸟，小青蛙一一帮忙找到了。善良的女巫让这些小动物骑上扫帚一起飞。慢慢地，扫帚不负重量，咔嚓一声折断了。小动物们掉进了路边泥潭里，而女巫和那半根扫帚却飞入了空中，碰到了一条喷火的大恶龙。机智的女巫和小动物们怎么打退大恶龙呢？

 

英语启蒙相关游戏

故事以万圣节孩子最喜愛和通俗的巫婆當題材，诙谐有趣的情节吸引孩子的注意力。而书中重复出现的词句更是英语启蒙的好材料。父母可以利用这本书，给孩子进行音素训练，也能用于增加孩子的词汇量。

 

这些游戏从Room On The Broom的官方网站下载，版权属于Room On The Broom。

 

1. 重组字母

把字母重新组合，找出动物们在魔法圣水中加入了什么材料？孩子在重新组合字母的同时，学会单词的发音，拼法。

 

2. 找单词

在北美学校中，老师和父母常常通过让孩子做找单词的游戏，在找出单词的过程中，孩子学会每天目标单词的拼读方法。

 

3. 手指木偶

把下列模版打印出来，贴在硬板纸上，这样就更牢固一点。让孩子把这些人物和动物剪下来，贴在手指上。（如果孩子太小还不会用剪刀，那么父母可以帮他们做）。把剪下来的图画贴在孩子手指上，让孩子模仿绘本中的女巫和动物说话。

4. 找对子

父母可以把印有这些图片的纸贴在硬纸板上，把所有的图片剪下来。玩游戏时，把图片反扣放在桌子上，让孩子把卡片翻过来，找出两个相同的图片。这个游戏可以训练孩子的记忆力，专注力。

 

5. 魔法棒

让孩子先把图片涂色，接着按照图中的虚线把魔法棒的模版剪下来。把模版贴到一个小木棒上，孩子就有了自己的魔法棒啦。

 

6. 练眼力

在下图中找出各种动物。父母可以让孩子用英语说出动物的名称。这个游戏可以培养孩子的专注力。

 

7. 涂色

让孩子根据自己的爱好填色。其实涂色也是一个培养孩子关注力的好游戏。

 

Room On The Broom视频

 根据这本书改拍的电影获得了2014年奥斯卡最佳动画短片提名。可惜玛希娅不知道怎么上传到新浪博客。

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附： 故事原文

The witch had a cat and a hat that was black, And long ginger hair in a braid down her back.

How the cat purred and how the witch grinned, As they sat on their broomstick and flew through the wind.

But how the witch wailed and how the cat spat, When the wind blew so wildly, it blew off the hat.

 "Down!" cried the witch, and they flew to the ground. They searched for the hat, but no hat could be found.

 Then out of the bushes on thundering paws There bounded a dog with the hat in his jaws.

He dropped it politely, then eagerly said (As the witch pulled the hat firmly down on her head), "I am a dog,as keen as can be. Is there room on the broom for a dog like me?"

"Yes!" cried the witch, and the dog clambered on. The witch tapped the broomstick and whoosh! they were gone. 

Over the fields and the forests they flew. The dog wagged his tail and the stormy wind blew. The witch laughed out loud and held on to her hat, But away blew the bow from her brain--just like that!

"Down!" cried the witch, and they flew to the ground. They searched for the hat, but no hat could be found.

Then out from a tree with an ear-splitting shriek, There flapped a green bird with the bow in her beak. She dropped it politely, and bent her head low, Then said (as the witch tied her braid in the bow), "I am a bird, as green as can be. Is there room on the broom for a bird like me?"

"Yes!" cried the witch, so the bird fluttered on. The witch tapped the broomstick and whoosh! they were gone.

Over the reeds and the rivers they flew. The bird shrieked with glee and the stormy wind blew. They shot through the sky to the back of beyoud. The witch clutched her bow-- but let go of her wand.

"Down!"cried the witch, and they flew to the ground. They searched for the wand, but no wand could be found.

Then all of a sudden from out of a pond Leaped a dripping wet frog with a dripping wet wand. He dropped it politely, then said with a croak (As the witch dried the wand on a fold of her cloak), "I am a frog, as clean as can be. Is there room on the broom for a frog like me?"

"Yes!" said the witch, so the frog bounded on. 

The witch tapped the broomstick and whoosh! they were gone. Over the moors and the mountains they flew. The frog jumped for joy and...

THE BROOM SNAPPED IN TWO!

Down fell the cat and the dog and the frog. Down they went tumbling into a bog. The witch's half-broomstick flew into a cloud, And the witch heard a roar that was scary and loud...

"I am a dragon, as mean as can be, And witch with french fries tastes delicious to me!" "No!" cried the witch, flying higher and higher. The dragon flew after her, breathing out fire.

"Help!" cried the witch, flying down to the ground. She looked all around but no help could be found. The dragon drew near with a glint in his eyes, And said,"Just this once I'll have witch without fries."

But just as he planned to begin on his feast, From out of a ditch rose a horrible beast. It was tall,dark,and stickly, and feathered and furred. It had four frightful heads, It had wings like a bird.

And its terrible voice, When it started to speak, Was a yowl and growl and a croak and a shriek. It dripped and it squelched as it strode from the ditch, And it sain to the dragon, "Buzz off!-- THAT'S MY WITCH!"

The dragon drew back and he started to shake. "I'm sorry!" he spluttered. "I made a mistake. It's nice to have met you, but now I must fly." And he spread out his wings and was off through the sky. 

Then down flew the bird and down jumped the frog. Down climbed the cat, and,"Phew!" said the dog. And, "Thank you, oh, thank you!" the grateful witch cried. "Without you I'd be in that dragon's inside."

Then she filled up her cauldron and said with a grin, "Find something, everyone, throw something in!" So the frog found a lily, the cat found a cone, The bird found a twig, and the dog found a bone.

They threw them all in and the witch stirred them well, And while she was stirring, she muttered a spell. "Iggety, ziggety, zaggety,ZOOM!"

 Then out rose...

 A TRULY MAGNIGFICENT BROOM!

 With seats for the witch and the cat and the dog, A nest for the bird and a pool for the frog.

 "Yes!" cried the witch, and they all clambered on. The witch tapped the broomstick and whoosh! they were gone.