<p>M: I have a sponge with many holes. Does it look like an ant nest?</p><p>B: Yes.</p><p>M: Then would you like to make a house for your ant? You can dig the hole bigger that the ant can stay comfortable.</p><p>B: OK. 我们用瓜子当蚂蚁吧，I want ten.</p><p>M: Ok. Wait for a while. I will peel the sunflower seeds. You should put them one by one. And they will go marching down to the nest. Haha. You can’t wait to eat.</p><p>Next, two by two. “The ants go marching two by two.....”</p><p>......</p> <p><b style="color: rgb(237, 35, 8);">棉花</b></p><p>M: Do you remember the sea sponge who is the natural hotel of the ocean in The Octonauts? There are many animals live in the sea sponge. The sponge in your hand is what I said. Are there animals living in it now? </p><p>B: 我没有内窥镜啊</p><p>M: Oh, I don’t have either.</p> <p>The sea sponge can soak up water. You can use it to take a bath.</p> <p>M: The sea sponge is natural sponge. Do you know there is another natural sponge?</p><p>B: This one. The Konjac sponge. </p> <p>M: Come and touch it.</p><p>B: 好硬啊</p><p>M: Yes. It’s hard when it’s dry. Let’s pour some water on it.</p><p>B: 好软好滑</p><p>M: Yes. It becomes soft and smooth. We can use it to clean our face. </p> <p>M: Honey, those cleaning sponges are Artificial sponge which are made by human beings. </p><p>They can absorb water and hold it inside the sponge for easier cleaning. </p> <p>M: Would you like to play with those sponge?</p><p>B: Yes.</p><p>M: Mommy has some paints and water here. </p><p>I will cut them to different shapes. You can paint colors on the sponge and print them on the paper.</p><p>Look, the paint became dry quickly as the sponge can absorb the water in the paint.</p><p>Maybe we can put the sponge in the water first, then it will be easier to paint.</p><p>Wow, the sponge can absorb so much water.</p><p>Look, your print has many holes. Why do you know?</p><p>B: 不知道</p><p>M: Because the sponge has many holes.</p><p>Don’t squeeze water on the paper. It will be broken. We can use dry sponge to absorb the water on the paper. Good! It can absorb all the water.</p><p>Look, the sponge is easy to clean when you clean it in water. It become write again.</p>