年初时，大小贝贝在阿姨家听见【歌剧魅影】，
很喜欢里面的几首主题音乐～
妈咪多年前（年轻时）曾经去歌剧院看过【歌剧魅影】音乐剧的演出，
但现在已经想不起实际的剧情～

Justin and Audrey heard music from "Phantom of the Opera" at Aunty K's at the beginning of the year,
and really liked several of the theme songs~
Mummy had once (in her youth) seen the musical at the Opera House,
but can no longer recall the actual storyline~

既然这是很好的音乐剧教育机会，
前阵子妈咪就买了【歌剧魅影】的电影版和 CD 版，
大小贝贝看得非常入迷～
从此开启了我们家魅影阴魂不散的日子～

Since it's an excellent opportunity to teach Justin and Audrey about musicals,
I bought a copy of the "Phantom of the Opera" movie DVD and soundtrack CD,
and they absolutely loved them~
So starts the haunting of the Phantom in our house~

很多幼儿家长应该听过主题式、情境融入式、多元智能教学等等字眼，
到底这是什么呢？
其实就是一种利用儿童本身的好奇心主导学习的概念～
大家都知道，我们以前念书时兴致缺缺，
但现在碰到编织书、拼布书，
就算是日文、英文也会拼了老命把它摸懂～

Many parents of young children have probably heard the words "thematic teaching", "immersion learning", "multiple intelligence" etc being dropped around.
So what are these things?
Actually they are all about using children's natural curiosity to guide their learning.
As we all know, we used to fall asleep whenever we had to read a textbook,
but when we come to knitting books or quilting books nowadays,
we would stay up all night to figure them out if necessary,
even if they are in Japanese or English!

最适合儿童的学习模式也是一样的～
借由一个儿童有兴趣的主题，
让儿童自己主导他们想要学习的方向与内容，
家长会很惊讶儿童学到的东西竟然有这么广、这么深喔！～
在此借由在我们家徘徊中的【歌剧魅影】介绍主题式教学的概念唷～
妈咪将大小贝贝学到的多元智能内容用绿字标出～

The same applies to learning models most suitable to children.
Through a theme or topic that a child is interested in,
we allow the child to take control over the direction and contents of their learning.
Parents would then be amazed at how broadly and how deeply the child is learning!
Through the theme of "Phantom of the Opera" that is currently haunting our house,
Mummy will provide an overview of the concept of "thematic learning" here.
I'll also mark out the "multiple intelligence" concepts acquired by Justin and Audrey in green writing.




首先当然是爸比带头，
在小贝贝幼稚园的万圣节走秀中扮演歌剧魅影～
（学校参与、亲子参与、手作）

First of all, Daddy starts the trend by playing the Phantom at Audrey's kindie Halloween catwalk~
(School participation, parent-child participation, handicraft)



于是大贝贝也要自己剪个面具当魅影～
最近我们家所有的废纸都被大小贝贝剪成一个又一个的面具，
爸比妈咪受不了，
已经禁止大贝贝继续浪费纸剪面具！～
现在大贝贝要求妈咪帮他做一件黑色披风～
（手作、角色扮演、妈咪万能）

It goes without saying that Justin must also make his own mask as a Phantom~
All recycling paper in our house has now been cut into one mask after another by Justin,
so Mummy and Daddy have banned him from continuing to waste more paper!
Now Justin wants Mummy to make him a black Phantom cape~
(Handicraft, role-playing, Mummy is omnipotent!)



大贝贝自己打扮还不够，
当然也不能放过手无缚鸡之力的迷你贝～
（兄弟游戏、创意、比例）

Not content with turning himself into the Phantom,
Justin turns his attention to poor little Benji....
(Sibling games, creativity, proportionality)



再来试试另一种造型，
这是魅影在化妆舞会中的打扮喔！～
（观察、创意）

Here's another kind of mask!
This is the one adopted by Phantom for the Masquerade scene.
(Observation, creativity)



连每天陪大贝贝睡觉的小熊都...... 
（创意）

No escape even for the little bear that keeps Justin company at night.....
(Creativity)



甚至白雪公主....... ！！～！
（创意、比例）

Nor Snow White!~~~
(Creativity, proportionality)



小贝贝则是爱上了（带面具时挺）英俊的男主角，
要爸比帮她印了剧照出来～
而且晚上还梦见 phantom 教她怎么用剪刀，
还跟她说书要先用肥皂擦过才能念，
还有.... phantom 说想要吃南瓜！～
（ㄟ.... 这个不知道学到什么？追星吗？）

Audrey on the other hand has fallen in love with the handsome (when masked) leading man,
and insisted that Daddy print out some movie photos for her.
She even dreamed that Phantom was teaching her how to use scissors,
telling her that she must wipe a book cover with soap before reading it,
and..... that Phantom wants to eat some pumpkin!
(Umm..... what did she learn here? How to be a fan?)



很多张剧照.......... 
妈咪问他们：歌剧魅影的脸受伤了，大家都不理他，还用石头丢他耶！
大小贝贝都说：如果我们碰到他，一定要当他的好朋友，
因为他也不是故意脸要变成这样啊！～
（关怀、同理心）

LOTS of movie photos.....
Mummy asked: Everyone ignored the Phantom because he has hurt his face, and they even throw rocks at him!
Both Justin and Audrey replied: If we see him, we'll be his friends!
Because it wasn't his fault that his face is like that!
(Compassion, sympathy)



大小贝贝已经把电影看了几十次，
附加在车上也不停的听，
所以已经把所有的曲目和台词都几乎背起来了～
（英文、音乐剧）
最近大小贝贝一起玩玩具时，
还常常会像音乐剧的台词一样，
所有的话都用唱的！～
小贝贝某天坐在马桶上时，
忽然开始自己编歌：
「My love is gone, my heart is broken,
Help me to open my heart!」
原来音乐剧看多了就可以自己编流行歌曲了！～
（作曲）

Justin and Audrey have watched the movie DVD many many times,
and continue to listen to the CD whenever we travel by car,
so they've now almost completely memorised all the songs and even dialogues!
(English, musical)
When they play with toys together,
they often also SING their conversations as if they were in a musical themselves!
One morning as Audrey sat on the loo,
she suddenly started to make up her own song:
"My love is gone, my heart is broken,
Help me to open my heart!"
See, you can write your own pop songs once you watch enough of a musical!
(Song writing)



上图是大贝贝想把魅影的图画以 3000元卖给小贝贝，
而且还在画底提供了连络资料～
（商业行为、行销）

The above photo shows a drawing of the Phantom by Justin,
who is trying to sell the drawing to Audrey for the exorbitant sum of $3000!
He has even provided his contact details at the bottom of the page!
(Commerce, marketing)

魅影在某段音乐里描述自己是个丑陋的 gargoyle，
也就是歌德式建筑上排水功能的丑陋装饰艺术，
整段音乐里，大小贝贝这个字听的特别清楚，
跑来问妈咪 gargoyle 到底是什么～
后来妈咪刚好看见有位著名儿童插画家就画了 gargoyle 主题的书，
于是买回来亲子共读～
（英文、亲子共读、想像力、研究调查）

Phantom refers to himself as a "loathsome gargoyle" in a section of the music,
the ugly monster that decorates Goethe-style buildings and let water off the roof~
For some reason Justin and Audrey heard the word "gargoyle" particularly clearly,
and asked Mummy what it meant~
I happened to notice that a famous children's book illustrator has drawn a book on this subject,
so I bought it to read it to them~
(English, reading, imagination, research)



魅影写了很多封信给歌剧院里的老板、女高音等等，
CD 盒里的剧照有魅影的专属信封～
（观察）

The Phantom wrote many notes to the managers and soprano of the opera house,
and the pamphlet in the CD box shows the Phantom's exclusive envelope~
(Observation)



大贝贝自然也要依样画葫芦自己做一个～
（创意、模仿、手作）

Justin must naturally make his own~
(Creativity, imitation, handicraft)



而且还自己依照印象中的歌词内容，
写了一封恐吓信给女高音～
大贝贝还记得这是 1919 年发生的故事喔，
所以信尾的日期自己签了 「1919ㄋㄧㄢˊ」～
他们也学到那个时代的法国人就是要穿这样的衣服～
（记忆力、书写练习、观察、历史）

He even wrote his own threatening note to the soprano,
based on his recollection of the song lyrics~
Justin actually remembers that the story took place in 1919,
so he dated the note "1919 Year"~
They also learned that French people during that period wear this kind of clothing~
(Memory, writing practice, observation, history)



大贝贝不停的练习画 phantom～
（观察、绘画）

Justin practises endlessly how to draw the phantom~
(Observation, drawing)



这是前几天 Coco 送妈咪的笔记本～
（要多跟网友交流，请见关于编织聚会）

This is the notebook given to Mummy by her friend Coco a few days ago~
(Must socialise with more Net friends, please see On Knitting Meetings)



已经被大贝贝征收去当 phantom 练习本～
首先画了左页的魅影和女主角 Christine，
经爸比提醒外国人通常脸比较修长后，
大贝贝又画了右页的版本～
不过他个人（小贝贝也同意）表示胖胖脸的 phantom 比较可爱，
他们比较喜欢～
（观察、素描）

And it has already been appropriated by Justin as his phantom practice book~
Initially he drew the phantom and Christine on the left page;
after Daddy reminded him that westerners usually have longer, slimmer faces, 
Justin did the version on the right page~
But he personally thinks (and Audrey agrees) that the phantom with the rounder face is cuter~
(Observation, sketching)



这是陪伴魅影在歌剧院地下室生活的猴子音乐盒～
（观察、素描）

This is the monkey music box that kept the phantom company during his dungeon days~
(Observation, sketching)



魅影驶船载 Christine 到地下～
（观察、素描）

The Phantom takes Christine underground in a boat~
(Observation, sketching)



和阿公阿妈吃早餐时，
妈咪看大贝贝不停的画著一个又一个的圈圈，
是在画葡萄串吗？
啊，原来是歌剧院里的大吊灯！～
（观察、素描）

While having breakfast with Grandpa and Grandma,
Mummy noticed Justin drawing one circle after another;
is he drawing grapes?
Ah, they turn out to be the big chandelier hanging in the opera house!
(Observation, sketching)



大贝贝不停的画，
妈咪说：你可以用一点颜色吗？
于是大贝贝加了一点蓝色、红色，
很兴奋的说：跟魅影打斗的子爵现在变成 3D 了！～
（新科技）

Justin draws and draws,
and Mummy remarked: Can't you use a bit of colour?!
So Justin added a bit of red, a bit of blue,
and exclaimed in excitement: The Vicomte is now in 3D!
(New technology)



妈咪很久以前买了一本【歌剧魅影】的钢琴谱，
偶而会拿出来弹弹，
（年代久远，所以已经破旧不堪了）
大贝贝听到后说他也要学钢琴的歌剧魅影！～
大贝贝没学过钢琴，
但妈咪稍微指导他魅影主题曲的前几句，
大贝贝竟然还很有耐性的自己一直练、反复练，
现在已经可以单指弹第一页啰～
（音乐、耐性）

A long long time ago Mummy once purchased sheet music for the musical,
and would occasionally take it out to play on the piano~
(This book has seriously deteriorated in its old age...)
Justin now says that he wants to learn how to play "Phantom of the Opera" on the piano.
Justin has never had piano lessons,
but after Mummy shows him the first few phrases,
he patiently practises and practises them on the piano by himself,
and now he can already play the first page on one finger!
(Music, patience) 



在车上听 CD 听久了，
看大小贝贝对每首曲目甚至背景音乐都很熟悉，
妈咪问：你们有没有发现，每次某一段音乐出现时，固定有某个角色会出现呢？
这就是音乐中的主题段落喔！～
大小贝贝很开心的一边听、一边指出每个角色的主题音乐是什么！～
（听力、乐理）

Justin and Audrey have listened to the CD so many times in the car,
that they are already extremely familiar with all the songs and even the background music.
Mummy asks: Do you notice that every time a certain section of the music appears,
a certain character would also appear?
That's what called a "motif" in music.
So the kids very happily tried to pick out the motifs to every character in the music.
(Listening, music theory)

我们还有一本【歌剧魅影】儿童版的故事书，
内容有点难度，
但大贝贝会带去学校英文课慢慢读～
（英文阅读）
其实【歌剧魅影】的续集今年已经在英国开演啰，
是音乐剧史上第一次有续集（果然阴魂不散啊～），
大小贝贝很期待呢～
不过要来台湾还要很久吧～
（主题追踪、研究）

We also have a copy of the "Phantom of the Opera" novel in children's version.
It's still a bit hard for even Justin,
but he takes it to his English class at school to read it slowly by himself~
(English reading)
Actually the musical sequel to "Phantom of the Opera" is already showing in England this year -
the first time in the history of musicals that there is a sequel!
(The phantom indeed haunts us all!)
Justin and Audrey are really looking forward to seeing it,
but it'll probably be years before the cast comes to Taiwan.
(Following up on a theme, research)

魅影效应还持续发酵中，
不知道大小贝贝还会怎么玩呢？

The Phantom is still hanging around;
we wonder how else Justin and Audrey will play with this topic?

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顺便说，【歌剧魅影】的电影 DVD 和 CD 在博客来都买的到，
超乎想像的便宜呢，
CD 有两种版本：一种是主要曲目，另一种是所有曲目（含所有片间曲），
我们买的是完整曲目的～
建议大家要先看过电影再听 CD 会比较了解曲目与剧情的连结性喔！～
（而且电影里的 phantom 真的粉帅啦～～）

By the way, the movie DVD and CD to "Phantom of the Opera" can be purchased from Books.com,
so cheaply that I was surprised!
There are two versions of the CD: one with the main songs, the other with ALL the songs.
We bought the complete version.
I would suggest that you watch the movie first before listening to the CD,
so that you understand the connection between the songs and the storyline~
(And.... the phantom in the movie IS indeed very good looking!)