前置詞の説明をすると、とても長くなってしまいますが、例えば、about、above、according to、across、after、against、along、along with、among、apart from、around、as、as for、at、because of、before、behind、below、beneath、beside、between、beyond、but（前置詞として使われるのはまれ）、by、by means of、concerning、despite、down、during、except、except for、excepting、for、from、in、in addition to、in back of、in case of、in front of、in place of、inside、in spite of、instead of、into、like、near、next、of、off、on、onto、on top of、out、out of、outside、over、past、regarding、round、since、through、throughout、till、to、toward、under、underneath、unlike、until、up、upon、up to、with、within、withoutなど。。。これだけではなく、まだ他にもあります。
そのため、アメリカ人とはいえ小学４年生が前置詞を覚えるのは大変！
そこで簡単に前置詞を覚えよう！と、４年生たちは学校で The Preposition Dance（前置詞ダンス）を習い、踊ってきました。
宿題は、この The Preposition Danceを家で思い出して踊って練習してくること！？ おもしろい宿題です。 生徒たちが覚えてきたThe Preposition Danceがこれ↓です。
歌詞は、こんな感じです。
The Preposition Dance
Words and Music By Obie Leff
For your listening pleasure we now proudly present,
The Preposition Dance,
In 4, 3, 2, 1.
Put your hands above your head.
Put your hands below your knees.
Put your hands above your head.
And bounce, bounce, bounce, bounce.
(REPEAT)
Above, below,
The preposition dance.
Inside and out,
The preposition dance.
From side to side,
The preposition dance.
Turn yourself around.
Put your hands in front, put your hands behind,
Put your hands in front and clap.
Put your hands in front, put your hands behind,
And bounce, bounce, bounce, bounce.
(REPEAT)
Above,below,
The preposition dance.
Inside and out,
The preposition dance.
From side to side,
The preposition dance.
Turn yourself around.
Put your hands inside, put your hands outside,
Put your hands inside, and dance.
Put your hands inside, put your hands outside,
And bounce, bounce, bounce, bounce.
(REPEAT)
This has been a presentation of The Preposition Dance.
Please be my special Valentine; There's no one quite like you. You're really fun to be with, And a very good friend, too! Valentine, I like you; I'm glad that you're my friend; We have lots of fun together, We are a perfect blend!
そして、いろいろなバージョンがある、Roses Are Redも。 この詩は、最初の2行が有名で どこでもよく聞く内容ですが、最後の2行はいろいろと変えて使われます。
普通バージョンでは、
Roses Are Red
Roses are red Violets are blue, Sugar is sweet, And so are you!
娘たちの披露したバージョンは。。。
結構、ウケていました。 聞き取りにくかった方、歌詞をどうぞ。
Roses Are Red
Roses are red Violets are blue, I'm allergic Atchoo! Atchoo!
A large box is delivered to your classroom. It has holes in the top and has a sticker that reads, “Live animals.” Your teacher sets the box on the table. Suddenly the box begins to shake and the top flies off! Write a well-developed story about what comes out of the box and what happens next.
子供でも書きやすい内容ですね。
これが、７年生、８年生の課題となると、少し難しくなります。
What defines success? Name someone you believe to be successful, and give reasons as to why this person is successful?
とはいえ、このくらいなら私たちでも、子供に指導できるかも！？
そして、１１年生、１２年生の課題は、もっともっと難しくなります。
Golda Meir once said, “You’ll never find a better sparring partner that adversity.”Consider the meaning of this quote. Write a well-developed essay using your experience or the experience of someone you know to support your interpretation of this statement.
It all began when someone left the window open.
A bird on the third floor bedroom wall paper budged its wing.
The wall paper ripped.
Suddenly the bird came out and it was free.
It flew around and ruined the room.
Then there was a knock on the door.
The bird was frightened.
It went out the open window.
The person came in and screamed.
"What happened?", the person yelled.
There was a boy in the bedroom.
He saw the bird go away.
He said, "The bird ruined the room!"
The boy's name was Max and the person was his mother.
Then his mother spotted the ripped wall paper.
"You ripped it, didn't you?" she said.
Just then, the bird flew in and went back to the wall paper and it stuck itself on the wall paper.
Max's mother hit it with her fist.
Blood came out from the bird on the paper.
"There!" she said.
She went away.
That night, Max peeked through the covers from his bed.
Then the bird started to flutter around the room like wind.
But it was out of control.
It went out the window like pure white dust and sploshed into the shimmering ocean.
The bird had dropped its feathers and made a trail.
When morning came, Max noticed that it was gone.
He didn't see the bird go away.
He ran out the door in his pajamas.
Max found the feather trail.
He picked up one.
It was as light as nothing.
Max got a coat, lantern, his fishing pole, and some bread and cheese.
He walked and followed the trail.
On the way, he took three oranges from a tree.
He walked and walked and walked and found the bird in the water.
He ate first. Then he scooped up the white bird, gave it some crumbs of bread and ran home.
Then he went into his room.
He put bandages on the poor bird.
When it got better, Max said "You can go out. Come back soon!"
The bird tweeted as if to say "I will!"
The wallpaper on the third floor bedroom, was ripped forever.
そして、Thanksgivingの歌 "Hello, Mr.Turkey" を披露してくれました。 "If You're Happy and You Know It"の音楽で歌います。
Hello, Mr.Turkey, how are you? Hello, Mr.Turkey, how are you? With a gobble, gobble, gobble, And a wobble, wobble, wobble, Hello, Mr.Turkey, how are you?
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