關於 looking for eric netflix ，我們在網路上蒐集到這些相關的討論、資訊與評價

#練習自然拼音 #好書推薦 #初級
女兒大班後因為學校開始教ㄅ ㄆ ㄇ，才對聲母韻母的拼音開始有些概念，我就順勢開始教她英文拼音（在這之前，女兒會自己唸故事書，但幾乎都是因為我重複唸很多次，她用聽的背起來的，她也是標準的先會聽會講後，才開始認字母和單字）。
最近她瘋狂愛上這本 100 Cats，我發現真的是很好練習自然拼音的一本好書呢！

很多同學都問過我非常初階的初學者，或是想要學自然拼音要看什麼類型的書或是什麼影片，我都回答「童書或繪本」，尤其是給學齡兒童的那種書最好。

「會不會太幼稚？」「會不會學到的英文都跟我生活沒關係？」

其實這就是一個選擇：
1. 看大人設計給大人看的初學閱讀文章，但無聊死或很內容依然很難，而且看完後直接放棄看下篇
2. 轉換心態帶著點童心看專為專注度低的小孩設計的內容，雖然有點幼稚但的確很有趣而且好上手

100 cats 這本書就是在講一百種不同的貓咪。
Purry cat, furry cat, fast and blurry cat.
Welly cat, smelly cat, eating from the bin.

Styled cat, wild cat, never will be tame.
Floppy cat, copy cat, looking just the same!

有沒有發現唸起來非常有音律感？而且同一段其實都是相同的韻母或拼音規則。
這真的是練習自然發音很好的教材，有趣不無聊，不知不覺女兒就自己唸完整本！

童書、繪本中其他常用的方法還包括：
1. 重複同樣一個句型進而延伸這個故事，最著名的例如 Eric Carle 系列（我兒子小時候也是唸了八百次 Do You Want to Be My Friend）。
2. 貼近生活的故事內容，帶出許多生活上的用字，我個人最愛莫過於 Peppa Pig、Ben & Hollys 等。

另外，你們知道 Netflix 上有可愛巧虎島的英文版嗎？可惜我小孩已經脫離巧虎時期，不然我一定每天放來讓他們聽/看。大人也可以看喔，裡面內容滿簡單的，重點是，非常貼近真實日常生活！
例如我剛剛和小孩看了一小段，巧虎的朋友們想要幫巧虎辦一個驚喜生日派對，於是到巧虎家找他媽媽。

桃樂比：It’s Shimajiro’s birthday tomorrow, right? So we were talking about what kind of party we could have for him.
琪琪：But it’s no fun having a normal party, so we decided to do something different.
妙妙：And that’s when we came up with a surprise party. We’re keeping it a secret from Shimajiro, so it will be a big surprise for him.
巧虎媽媽：Sounds so fun! I’m in!

短短20秒，就有超多可以學的地方，而且我完全可以想像這個情境發生在大人的生活中。
We were talking about… 我們之前在討論…
It’s no fun V-ing… …一點都不好玩
We decided to… 我們決定要…
Come up with a … 想出一個方法/idea
Sounds so fun! 聽起來很有趣耶！（回應別人分享的有趣的事的方法）
I’m in! 我要參加！

最後，這篇文章重點其實不是要推薦單一一本書，而是告訴廣大的初學者（大人們、小孩們、小小孩們），不要覺得一定要用專門用來教學的教材才能學習，有時候利用這些有趣的童書、卡通，也可以學到很多喔！

📷 Fjords of Norway. Stalheimskleiva. July 2012.

Sitting in between Oslo and Bergen, Stalheimskleiva is a 1.5km stretch of road which is said to be Northen Europe's steepest. We were so thankful to make it to the top where we had an spectacular view of the fjords and felt amazingly close to nature.

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It's been a while since I did a self-introduction here so to those of you who just joined me in this space, here's a big HELLO!

My name is Summer and I am a mum of three kids who are turning 4, 7 and 10 end of this year. My eldest was born in Sweden where we stayed for over 4 years, and that was how we managed to travel around Europe and set foot in many beautiful cities.

Giving birth in a foreign land was tough and we had to learn everything on our own. But it also made me fiercely independent and resolute to bring up all my kids on my own. That's why we don't have help even now, and why our house is constantly in a huge mess, haha.

I managed to get an MBA degree but now all I do is stay home with the kids, make sure they are fed, keep them safe, discipline, nag at and teach them while trying to stay sane. When I have pockets of free time, I blog and share our experiences here. Oh, I also write at a monthly column called 快乐妈咪 in Lianhe Zaobao where I share more of my thoughts on motherhood. The way I see it, I am very privileged and blessed to be able to trade my previous full-time media job and be where I am today.

I love to eat chocolates and ice cream (which I do when the kids are not looking), I watch Netflix to destress, I love a good movie, I like singing karaoke, I drink occassionally, I love dancing (my kids love too!), I love songs by JJ Lin and Eric Chou, and I am pretty much still me even after having three kids - albeit with stretchmarks and belly fats. Oh, and I am pretty good at forgiving myself after a bad day knowing that I wasn't perfect, but I pick myself up and continue trying hard to be better.

Most readers tell me they like my sharing because it's honest, raw and heartfelt. Hoping to share more thoughts with you in this space as we remind ourselves that we are never alone in this parenting journey.

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