明禮國小學生展示親手做的植萃舒壓午安枕 Mingli students showing the herbal nap pillows they made by hand
Mingli Elementary · 明禮國小 News
Herbal Nap Pillows
植萃舒壓午安枕 · 田中農會四健會入校手作
June 8, 2026 · 114-06-08

Herbal Nap Pillows植萃舒壓午安枕 · 把農業副產品變成療癒小物

Thank you to the Tianzhong Farmers' Association 4-H Club for bringing a special workshop into Mingli! A teacher came to our school and guided students to hand-make all-natural "herbal nap pillows."感謝田中農會四健會把資源引進明禮國小!老師親自入校,指導學生手作純天然的「植萃舒壓午安枕」。

Instead of using plastic fibre, the pillows are filled with rice husks — a by-product of farming that is usually thrown away or burned. Rice husks fit the shape of your head and neck, and their tiny holes let air flow through, so the pillow stays cool and dry even on a hot summer day.枕頭不用塑膠化纖,而是以「粗糠」(稻殼)為枕芯——這是農業常被丟棄或焚燒的副產品。粗糠能貼合頭頸的曲線,它的微小孔洞讓空氣流通,即使在炎熱的夏天也能保持清爽乾燥。

For a relaxing smell, the students added natural mint and lemongrass. Mint feels cool and fresh and helps you wake up, while lemongrass has a gentle herb scent that calms the mind — and even keeps mosquitoes away! Every breath smells like a forest.為了有放鬆的香味,學生還加入天然的薄荷與香茅。薄荷清涼提神,香茅散發淡雅的草本香氣,能安神,還可以天然防蚊!每一次呼吸都像置身森林。

This little pillow brings together two big ideas: reducing plastic and local farming in a circle. By turning rice husks back into something useful instead of burning them, the project helps cut carbon and shows how "waste" can become something new and valuable.這個小枕頭結合了兩個大理念:「減塑環保」與「在地農業循環」。把粗糠回收再利用,而不是焚燒,不僅能減碳,也讓大家看見「廢棄物」如何變成有用又有價值的新東西。

Comfy for a classroom nap, breathable for hot afternoons, and kind to the Earth — the herbal nap pillow helps everyone find a more natural, healthy kind of rest.適合在教室午睡、在炎熱午後保持透氣,又對地球友善——植萃舒壓午安枕,幫助大家找回更天然、更健康的休息品質。

10 Key Words

本則新聞 10 個練習單字 · 試著大聲念念看
🛏️pillow
(n.) 枕頭
枕頭
😴nap
(n.) 小睡
午睡
🌿herb
(n.) 香草
香草植物
🌾rice husk
(n.) 稻殼
粗糠(稻殼)
🍃mint
(n.) 薄荷
薄荷
🌱lemongrass
(n.) 香茅
香茅
💧natural
(adj.) 天然的
天然的
💨breathable
(adj.) 透氣的
透氣的
😌relax
(v.) 放鬆
放鬆
♻️recycle
(v.) 回收
回收再利用

Talk Zone · 對話專區

把今天的單字用在對話裡 · A 4-H Club teacher helps a student make the pillow

A 4-H Club teacher is helping a Mingli student make a herbal nap pillow. Try reading both parts out loud with a friend!
情境:四健會老師正在教明禮學生做植萃午安枕。和同學一人一角,大聲念念看!

Teacher 老師
Today we will make a natural nap pillow. Are you ready?
今天我們要做一個天然的午安枕。準備好了嗎?
Student 學生
Yes! But what is inside the pillow? It looks like rice.
準備好了!但枕頭裡面是什麼?看起來像米。
Teacher 老師
Good eyes! It is rice husk. Farmers usually throw it away, so we recycle it.
眼睛真利!這是粗糠。農夫通常會把它丟掉,所以我們把它回收再利用。
Student 學生
Wow, it feels light and breathable. What smells so fresh?
哇,摸起來很輕又很透氣。是什麼這麼清新?
Teacher 老師
That is mint and lemongrass — two natural herbs. They help you relax.
那是薄荷和香茅——兩種天然香草,可以幫助你放鬆。
Student 學生
It smells like a forest! I can't wait to use it at nap time.
聞起來像森林!我等不及午睡時間拿來用了。
Teacher 老師
Great! Now sew it up carefully. You just made something good for you and the Earth.
太好了!現在小心地把它縫起來。你做出了一個對自己、也對地球都好的東西。
Student 學生
Thank you, Teacher! I will share it with my family at home.
謝謝老師!我要帶回家和家人分享。
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