下面我们一起来欣赏这首儿歌的歌词:
Where is Thumbkin, where is Thumbkin?
Here I am, here I am.
How do you do?
Glad to see you.
接着,大拇指会藏起来,然后继续唱:
Where is Thumbkin, where is Thumbkin?
Here I am, here I am.
How do you do?
Glad to see you.
接下来,食指登场了:
Where is Pointer, where is Pointer?
Here I am, here I am.
How do you do?
Glad to see you.
之后依次是中指、无名指和小拇指。每一句歌词都伴随着相应的手指动作,让孩子们在唱歌的同时还能观察到每个手指的不同特点。当所有手指都被介绍完后,还会有一个特别有趣的结尾部分:
All gone! All gone!
All the fingers are gone!
最后,所有的手指又重新冒出来,再次向大家打招呼,整首歌就在欢乐的氛围中结束。
这首儿歌之所以能够流传至今,不仅仅因为它能激发孩子的好奇心和探索欲,还因为它教会了他们如何用轻松愉快的方式学习新知识。家长们可以尝试与孩子一起边唱边玩,这样不仅能增进亲子关系,也能让孩子在快乐中成长。