跟着英国小朋友来感受一下英国小学课堂的欢欣与温暖
介绍
至今，“英国文化园”公众号在“跟着英国娃儿上学堂”栏目里刊登了好几个专题。我们对读者们一直陪伴着两个娃娃成长心怀感动。我们开设一个新专题“英国小学课堂荟萃”，分享两个孩子在英国的学校生活。在这个专题里，妈妈将挑选一些英国小学课堂中精彩的、有特色的，或者特别能给教师或父母以启迪的内容刊登。
Spring Topic – eggs and chicks
英国小学没有统一的教材。英国教育部门要求老师根据国家定的教学大纲授课，但教师在选择教学内容方面有绝对的自由度。因此，每个学校和老师教的内容都有所不同。
两个娃娃上小学几年了。她们在同一所学校，但不同的老师（甚至同一老师在教可鑫和两年后教可燊时）教授的内容都不一样。可是他们都有一个相同点：经常把教学与身边的事件结合，进行体验式教学，例如在不同的时节教授与时节相应的内容。我们今天以小可燊刚学完的课题来感受一下英国小学课堂教育。
进入春季，万物复苏，各种生命都旺盛起来了。春季往往象征着生命的开始。可燊的老师从学校附近的农场借来一些鸡蛋，放进孵化器里孵小鸡。孵化器放置在教室中，小朋友每天上学都能看到孵化器和鸡蛋。为了不错过小鸡的孵化过程，老师还在孵化器旁放了摄像机，拍摄鸡蛋夜间的动静。
班任老师给家长们发了这样一条信息：
EGGCITING NEWS! （大家不会在字典中找到 eggciting 这个词。明天我们将会专门来讲解这个词。）
This term in Science we have been learning about animal habitats and life-cycles.
这个学期我们在科学课中学习动物的栖息地和生命周期。
We have been lucky enough to have been delivered 14 eggs, an incubator and 2 brooding boxes. Please feel free to pop in and visit our new class members anytime! 我们很幸运地得到14个鸡蛋、一个孵化器和两个育雏箱。如果家长们感兴趣，欢迎你们随时前往教室参观。
At the moment, they have not started to hatch, but a few are wobbling around... we will update you on their progress soon!
小鸡此时还没有孵化，但已有几个鸡蛋在不停地晃动了。我们将会告诉你们它们的进展情况。
可燊班中的小朋友都为将要看到小鸡孵化过程而感到兴奋。可燊每天放学回家都不断念叨：“Mummy, Mummy, I am so so so eggcited. The chicks are going to come out tomorrow!”（跟前面的eggciting 一样，大家不会在字典中找到eggcited这个词。明天我们将会专门来讲解。）可是第二天小鸡还没出来。她回家又继续念叨：“Mummy, Mummy, I am so so so eggcited. The chicks are going to come out tomorrow!”。早上一睁眼她也是那一句，并催着妈妈快快送她上学看小鸡。一连几天都如此，听得妈妈的耳朵都快要长茧了。妈妈不禁心里暗暗祈祷：小鸡小鸡，快快出来吧。可燊等着你们呢！
鸡蛋每一次晃动都带来小朋友们的阵阵惊呼，让他们激动不已。
终于，小鸡破壳而出！毛绒绒的小鸡给小朋友们带来无限欢欣。班上的每一个小朋友都有机会抱一抱小鸡。小鸡在班上呆了三周。在这三周里，小朋友们轮流照顾小鸡，给它们喂吃的、喝的，还给它们清理住处，无微不至。而小朋友从小鸡那儿也得到回报。孩子们最开心的时候就是抱着小鸡玩。老师把小鸡送回农场那天，很多小朋友都落泪了。
老师从这个活动中引领小朋友学习小鸡的孵化和生长过程以及语言、数学（利用小鸡和鸡蛋做算术）和艺术（以小鸡和鸡蛋为题材制作手工艺品和绘画）。英国小学课程并没有明细地分科，各科目相互交错渗透。一个班任老师教授所有科目。
下面是学习完关于小鸡的课程后，老师发给小朋友的一份阅读材料。小可燊自己阅读和回答了所有问题。有兴趣的读者可以和英国小朋友们一起来读读这篇文章和做后面的练习。我将在明天给出翻译和答案。
Chicken Life Cycle
Chickens are the most common bird on earth. Chickens live in groups called flocks. There are about 60 breeds. Chickens eat worms, insects, seeds, grains, fruits, vegetables, and lots more.
What happens during the first stage of the chicken life cycle?
Egg
The hen lays an egg. Chicken eggs can be brown, white, blue, bluish green and pink. Only if the egg is fertilized by a cockerel, can it become a chick. The hen keeps the eggs warm by sitting on them.
What happens during the second stage of the chicken life cycle?
Chick
Baby chickens are called chicks.
The chick hatches from an egg.
It pecks a hole in the shell with its egg tooth.
They are covered with tiny, soft, fluffy feathers called down to keep them warm.
What happens during the third stage of the chicken life cycle?
Hen or cockerel
The chick grows up and changes over time into a chicken. Chickens can live between 10 and 15 years.
Chickens are raised for their meat and eggs.
Female chickens are called hens and male chickens are called cockerels.
Cockerels are bigger and more colourful than the hens. They do a little dance to impress the hens.
Hens can lay around 300 eggs every year.
Questions about the chicken life cycle
Answerthe questions below in full sentences.
1. What are the groups that chickens live in called?
2. How many breeds of chicken are there?
3. Name two things chickens eat.
4. What colour can eggs be?
5. How do hens keep the eggs warm?
6. What are baby chickens called?
7. What does the chick do with its egg tooth?
8. How long do chickens live?
常常令我感动的是老师对学生的个体关怀。老师在小朋友们玩小鸡的过程中给每一个小朋友单独拍照。课程在复活节假期前结束，也是一个学期的结束。小可燊欢天喜地带回家一份老师送的小礼物。我一看，原来老师给每一个小朋友送了几个巧克力蛋，还在装巧克力蛋的袋子上附上每个小朋友抱着小鸡的照片和几句温馨的话语。小可燊对那张照片爱不释手，要求妈妈要好好保管。照片记载着她跟小鸡度过的美好时光。
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