240 words in the top right corner to see? More words, more content
In the eager anticipation of parents, the 4th series of "Little Sheep on the Mountain" has finally been released
Look, the envelope of the 4th series is very warm, with two children sitting on the shoulders of a giant, the giant has a gentle expression and his eyes are full of love for the child
This painting is from the fourth series of stories "The Giant's Garden", which has a special meaning here: we hope that our children, through reading good books, will stand on the shoulders of giants from an early age, stand higher, see farther, and have a richer and broader life. So what are the characteristics of level 4 of "Lamb on the Mountain"?
The first of course is that the word list adds 60 words to the 180 words of level 3, and writes 10 vivid stories with 240 common core words used by children
Don't underestimate the increased 60 words, because for every level of "Lamb on the Mountain" and every 60 words added, the depth and breadth of the story will be greatly expanded
After adding 60 words, children must learn not only new nouns and verbs, but also more complex and advanced sentence forms, and begin to understand the various logical relationships in sentences. Like what:
Here comes the "why" sentence pattern, and the child needs to understand the causal relationship
Level 4 Because of the word "bi", you can say "compare" sentences in a serious way, such as here:
In addition to using the sentence form of "comparison", there are at least 2 knowledge points:
1 Explain the reason why "sheep are better than cows", there is a causal relationship between the two sentences;
2 Use the phrase "not only... also..." such a progressive sentence.
Children need to be exposed to stories of different literary genres from an early age, which is very conducive to broadening the reading and knowledge, cultivating literary literacy, and laying a good foundation for future literary appreciation.
In this regard, "The Lamb on the Mountain" is also trying to pioneer and innovate, in addition to the regular story, there are many nursery rhyme stories in levels 1 to 2, the diary body and "pairs" have been added to level 3, and now, children's poetry and prose poetry have been added to level 4.
Level 4 "Red Leaves, Yellow Leaves" is a children's poem that celebrates the beauty of autumn and expresses gratitude for the harvest, and the language is beautiful and catchy to read.
You might ask, what is the difference between children's poetry and the aforementioned "nursery rhyme style"?
The "nursery rhyme body" is mainly to use sentences full of rhythm and rhythm to make a thing clear
Children's poetry is closer to the real "poetry", the language is more subtle and condensed, and the focus is not on narrating events, but on expressing emotions
"I Want to Grow Up" is a prose poem:
Prose poetry has both "poetry" and "prose" characteristics, in form, it is not like poetry, strictly pay attention to rhyme and rhythm, but has the emotion of poetry
"I want to grow up" uses this form, combined with the unique "fairy tales", to express the protagonist's confusion, desire and thinking about "growing up", believing that it can resonate with children.
In addition to genre innovation, in terms of theme and ideological connotation, level 4 stories have also begun to move to a broader world, touching on more "deep" topics, such as traditional culture, children's personal safety, interpersonal communication on campus, opposing school bullying, helping vulnerable groups, and so on.
"Little Sheep on the Mountain" attaches great importance to the introduction of traditional culture, and the fourth level of "Rice Kingdom Making Five Flower Rice" introduces the custom of the Zhuang people to make five-flower rice (five-colored sticky rice) in a very vivid and lively form.
It is worth mentioning that "Zhuang March 3" and "five-colored sticky rice" are still precious intangible cultural heritage
In this story, the new rice and Chen rice in the "Rice Kingdom" become living rice children and grandparents. On the day of "March 3rd", they have to complete a task together: to make a "five-flower rice" that looks good like a flower.
The book's painter, Chen Jiaxi, also ingeniously dressed rice in the traditional costumes of the Zhuang people
"The Little Light Who Doesn't Like to Talk" focuses on the problem of "introverted personality". If your child is more introverted, or if you have introverted children around you, and you are also worried that "introversion" will affect their development, then this book can give you and your child some inspiration.
"Introversion" is not a fault, a shortcoming, it is just a character, there is no good or bad. Introverted children can also learn to be brave
There is also a plot of being bullied in this story, involving the problem of "school bullying". These plots also make children understand that if they encounter similar situations, they must seek help from teachers and parents in time so that they can protect themselves to the greatest extent
"The Great Toto" tells the story of the protagonist Toto being taken away by the bad guys and finally escaping with wit. By reading stories, children can not only experience an exciting day with Toto, but also learn important safety knowledge
Because Duoduo did not listen to his grandmother's advice, when he was playing downstairs, he was attracted by the fresh and interesting toy plane, took the initiative to talk to strangers, and was taken away by the bad guys!
But fortunately, he was a very witty and calm child, who accurately seized the opportunity to escape in the dangerous situation, and also called the 110 police, and finally returned to his parents safely.
The safety of children must be the most concerned and heart-wrenching problem for parents.
The most critical and core point of the many fascinating stories is to teach children how to prevent and not to fall into the danger of many people: do not go out alone, do not leave the safe range, do not talk to strangers, do not trust others; in case of real danger, find a way to ask for help, call the 110 police. I believe that after reading a lot of stories, children will keep these rules in mind
"Little Tree and Little Baby" is a very special story, it uses a two-line structure to tell the process of the birth and growth of small trees and little babies.
This story is explained from the perspective of popular science, the child is developed from the "small seeds" of the father and mother, and is born from the mother's belly;
Tell the child that our growth is like a small tree, we need love to take care of, we will also experience wind and rain, experience injuries, but as long as we are strong enough to survive, we can grow into an adult who is independent.
The fourth series of stories not only entered the campus, but also went to the wider world, and began to touch on some far-reaching social issues. The Dragon's Library is a good example.
The protagonist of this story is the librarian, The Dragon, and "I", a little girl who loves to read. Because they love to read, they have become good friends, and the little girl has learned from the dragon that reading makes people happy, and the library is opened to bring more people happiness.
Infected by the Dragon Curator, "I" began to care for a group of "special" readers—some children whose eyes could not see
This story extends children's horizons to "special groups" that we don't often come into contact with.
Even if we and the child can really do very little, just by realizing this, the child's heart will become softer, and his vision and pattern of the world will become different
Level 4 also features two very classic children's literature masterpieces: Hans Christian Andersen's The Old Man Can't Go Wrong and Wilde's The Giant's Garden.
As classic works that have stood the test of time, these two stories have profound meanings and connotations
In the story "The Old Man Can't Be Wrong", we can see how a poor old couple can make a difficult life full of hope with optimism and love and trust between each other.
"The Giant's Garden" tells the story of the giant because of selfishness, refusing to let his children into the garden to play, resulting in the garden into a long winter; this story lets children understand that only by opening their hearts to share the good with others can they have true happiness
Although the 4th level of "Little Sheep on the Mountain" is only created with 240 core words, in the adaptation of classic masterpieces, it will try its best to choose first-class works that are both profound and interesting, in order to lead children into the palace of world classic literature, so that children can "take the law" when they first start reading, dialogue with world-class masters, and enhance the spiritual realm and world pattern.
Through reading, children can become a better version of themselves, learn to accept themselves, protect themselves, care for others, love the motherland, broaden their hearts, and remain optimistic. This is the real meaning of reading, and I sincerely hope that every young reader of "The Lamb on the Mountain" can continue to grow in reading
The 4th level of "The Lamb on the Mountain" is the same as the previous levels, and each volume is accompanied by a "small game after reading", so that after reading the story, the child can consolidate the language knowledge learned and build a sense of reading confidence and achievement by doing "small games".
The mini-game of level 4 has also been fully upgraded on the basis of the first 3 levels, first of all, from the original 2 pages to 3 pages, and secondly, with the increase of the word count, the form of the "mini game" has become more diverse
As mentioned earlier, children reading level 4 stories need to understand various logical relationships in the sentence, such as causality. Correspondingly, in the "Post-Reading Mini Games", in addition to the mazes, phrases, and wiring that are loved by children, many mini-games to strengthen comprehension and cultivate logical thinking have also been added.
For example, this small game is to let the child choose the correct words according to the meaning of pictures and sentences, which not only deepens the child's understanding of the words "angry", "like" and "afraid", but also helps them recognize and recognize emotions, and "recognizing emotions" is also an important part of children's learning of emotional processing.
And this small game can be said to be the "advanced version" of the previous exercise: in the absence of pictures, let the child judge the emotions of the characters by reading the text. This is an important ability that children need to have to learn to read.
The requirement to fill in "like" or "dislike" according to the meaning of the context can be said to be a logical thinking exercise
When children learn to read, the most important thing is not to learn to use beautiful words and say gorgeous sentences, but to have a clear idea, learn to think independently, and express clearly.
Part of the exercise in the "Post-Reading Mini Game" is to train this ability.
For example, this exercise is to connect "why..." with the corresponding answer, which is also to train logical thinking ability and strengthen the child's understanding of causality.
I believe that these well-designed mini-games can make children find more fun in the reading process, and also build more self-confidence as their abilities grow
The lamb has always stressed that it is very important to discuss with parents in the process of children learning to read independently. Through discussion, parents can test whether the child really understands the story, and the child can deepen the understanding of the story
So the question is: after reading the story, what can parents discuss with their children? To this end, in the first 3 levels, the creative team specially set 1 to 2 discussion questions for each book.
By level 4, the discussion questions were officially upgraded to "Reading Comprehension Fun Q&A", and the number was increased, with a full page:
If the "Reading Mini Game" focuses more on the practice of words, words, and sentences themselves, then the "Reading Comprehension Fun Quiz" focuses on the understanding of the story content.
These discussion questions do not necessarily have standard answers, some of which are open-ended, which can help parents and children open their minds, carefully review the details in the story and illustrations, understand the ideological connotation of the story, and also enhance the parent-child relationship. Careful readers will find that the answers to some of the discussion questions may be hidden in the guide. By the way, it is worth mentioning that the length of the level 4 guide has also increased, and it occupies a whole page, believing that it can help parents and children more effectively
Moreover, the "Reading Ability Assessment" of the Mini Program has been fully upgraded, and the audio and video are more detailed
If you think that playing "after reading the small game" and doing test questions is not too addictive, then the 4th level and the 3rd level, like the small program, also set up a "development practice question", each book has 3 questions, the question type is more relaxed and diverse than the test questions, not only has the training of words, words, sentences, texts, but also involves Chinese culture and common sense of life, young readers do not miss!
Level 4 also provides a Parent Handbook for Mom and Dad, which details how to use Lamb On the Mountain
In addition, it is also equipped with 10-in-one award certificates, and each time the child reads a book, he can give the corresponding cover picture on the award a "like", which can encourage the child to collect 10 likes and also let them get a full sense of achievement in the process
In addition, there are posters of the word list that parents have in mind, as well as stickers based on the story of level 4, so that children can paste their favorite characters where they want to paste, so that these warm stories can leave traces in their children's lives.
Literacy in reading is a return to the ultimate purpose of literacy, that is, not to remember some symbols like a picture, but to really fall in love with reading and master reading through literacy
So how does literacy work?
You may have heard of it more or less, for example, some literacy apps that liberate parents, like Hunn Literacy. There are also some literacy books and character cards, such as "600 Words in the First School" and "Little Elephant Chinese Characters".
However, these are not comprehensive, from the perspective of the pedagogical community, literacy ultimately falls on reading, the best way is to read in reading, because the words learned in reading are more vivid and more effective for children to truly understand and use.
There is still a big difference between ordinary picture books and graded picture books for literacy and reading
Ordinary picture books are mainly storytelling, so the difficulty of using words fluctuates greatly, and children have frustration in reading them directly. In graded readings, the selected stories revolve around a specific range of words, and the reading difficulties are much smaller
There is no fixed method of teaching, and everyone can also combine a variety of ways to choose according to the child's progress and interests
The idea of "The Lamb on the Mountain" to solve literacy and reading is very clear.
"Little Sheep on the Mountain" lists the children's reading common words and core high-frequency words according to the difficulty, frequency and other indicators by level, and at the same time docks the "Compulsory Education Language Curriculum Standards" to facilitate the connection between young children and children
The advantage of this setup is that children who have just started the first series can basically read 10 books without obstacles just by knowing a few dozen words, which is full of achievement for children
The words used in each level of the story basically do not exceed the limited range, and they must also consider literature, fun, and children's receptivity, which is simply dancing with shackles
Original Chinese graded picture books are not easy, involving Chinese linguistics, child psychology, children's literature, but also related to the creation of picture book illustrations, etc., so slow work out of the details.
There are very few words at each level, and the child improves a little each time, so that it is easier, can be completed happily, and will not be promoted by pulling up seedlings. It will not be like ordinary picture books, because the proportion of new words is too high, and it is impossible for children to read independently.
Each series of 10 volumes of "Little Sheep on the Mountain" has original literary stories, classic fairy tales, life stories, and popular science stories, which are very comprehensively considered, and many contents reflect the culture of the mother tongue, and will not have a strong import like English grading.
Seriously, I've seen some literacy books, and that illustration is really hard to describe. But "The Lamb on the Mountain" is different, although it is a functional picture book, illustration is not the main selling point, nor does it pull back, which is definitely worthy of this price and the child's time
And because it is an original picture book, the Chinese elements that often appear in the illustrations make people very kind.
Behind each book, there are post-reading mini-games, which are simple extension exercises, and some will also contain popular science knowledge
The low-level post-reading mini-game can test the child's mastery, the difficulty is not high, it is very easy and interesting.
There are also word lists and word cards in this book, and the words that appear in this book will be framed in red, and the word cards can be cut out for normal review
In addition, there are award certificates, and children can cut it after learning one. The children of the little friend's family eat this set very much, and every time they read a copy, they must solemnly accept the award certificate and paste it, which is very encouraging.
I hope that the children like "The Lamb Goes up the Mountain", and I hope that the children will continue to make progress in easy and happy reading, and their reading ability, knowledge accumulation, character cultivation and physical fitness will grow together