Image by Erin Arrowsmith, March 2020
Les Chansons - Songs
Nous chantons beaucoup dans la Maternelle et dans la Première Année! Voilà des chansons que vous pouvez chanter avec ton enfant. We do a lot of singing in Kindergarten and Grade One! Here are some songs that you can sing with your child.
La Chanson de l'Alphabet / Alphabet Song
We sing the Alphabet Song to remember the names of the letters in French. You can find a link here to a similar song here.
Willoughby Wallaby Woi
This fun rhyming song is by Raffi, based on words by Dennis Lee. You can find the music here and listen to this song (in English) here. We sing it in class making fun rhymes for everyone's names.
Nous Sommes Tous Commes les Fleurs
This lovely song about how everyone is like a flower is by Charlotte Diamond. You can listen to it here in French and find the words here. You can also listen to it in English here.
Violette en Bicyclette
This is a great counting song that you can listen to here in French.
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Pomme de Reinette
This is a song that we learned in the fall when we did our unit on apples (les pommes). You can listen to it here in French.
Qu'il y ait toujours le soleil / May There Always Be Sunshine
Especially for Mother's Day, you can listen to Charlotte Diamond singing this song here in all sorts of different languages, including English, French, Russian and Cantonese.
Qu'il y ait toujours le soleil
Qu'il y ait toujours le ciel bleu
Qu'il y ait toujours ma maman
Et que je sois toujours là
Qu'il y ait toujours le soleil
Qu'il y ait toujours le ciel bleu
Qu'il y ait toujours ma maman
Et que je sois toujours là
Tout ce que Je Veux - la Paix / All that I Want - Peace
This song by Charlotte Diamond is about what we really need in life. You can listen to it here in French along with the words.
You can also listen to Raffi sing a song with a similar theme, called "All I Really Need," in English here.
You can also listen to Raffi sing a song with a similar theme, called "All I Really Need," in English here.
Tête, Épaules... - Head, Shoulders... (and other songs to remember the parts of our body)
We sing the song "Tête, épaules, genoux et pieds" a lot at school and do the actions slow, fast and in-between! Here is a slightly different version of this song called "Tête, épaules, genoux, orteils" for you to try!
You can also learn a new song about the parts of your body called "J'ai mal partout" - I hurt everywhere!
You can also learn a new song about the parts of your body called "J'ai mal partout" - I hurt everywhere!
Ma Famille, Ma Parenté / My Family, My Relations
This song by Alex Mahé is all about our family and relations. Which of these French words and phrases can you recognize while you listen?
Je Suis une Pizza / I am a pizza
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This is a great song by Charlotte Diamond to learn lots of different French vocabulary about food.
You can listen to it in French and see the words as you sing. You can also listen to it in English here, and watch Charlotte Diamond in a restaurant kitchen with some children, showing the story that the song tells (with a little bit of French!).
You can listen to it in French and see the words as you sing. You can also listen to it in English here, and watch Charlotte Diamond in a restaurant kitchen with some children, showing the story that the song tells (with a little bit of French!).
Petit Poisson / Slippery Fish
And here is Petit Poisson to remind you what it sounds like - all of the students that came back to school June 1 wanted to sing this one!
You can listen to it in French with the words, or also in English here.
You can listen to it in French with the words, or also in English here.
Lave les mains / Wash your hands
Charlotte Diamond has made up new words to a song we know ("Petit Poisson") to help us wash our hands for a long enough time to get rid of all of the germs.
You can listen to it in French or in English here.
You can listen to it in French or in English here.
Merci Merci / Thank you!
This week, we learned the song "Merci Merci" from Madame Amy of 123 Petits Pas. It is perfect for Thanksgiving weekend, and for practicing how to say thank you in French and in sign language.
We also remembered how to say thank you with our hands and words in Hul’q’umi’num’ - our local Cowichan language. You can find great Hul'q'umi'num' resources on our SD79 Indigenous Education website here.
We also remembered how to say thank you with our hands and words in Hul’q’umi’num’ - our local Cowichan language. You can find great Hul'q'umi'num' resources on our SD79 Indigenous Education website here.
L'Halloween
We have been learning some Halloween vocabulary and songs to celebrate this holiday coming up on October 31!
You can sing the song "10 Petites Citrouilles" counting forwards and backwards in French (you can find the tune in English here). The words in French are below. This is a great song for practicing counting in French to 10 both forwards and backwards!
You can sing the song "C'est le soir de l'Halloween" to the tune of "Sur le pont d'Avignon" (find it here). Thewords in French are below, and the students know the actions. What other Halloween ideas can you come up with that you could sing with an action? We have tried bats, vampires and zombies in class!
You can sing the song "10 Petites Citrouilles" counting forwards and backwards in French (you can find the tune in English here). The words in French are below. This is a great song for practicing counting in French to 10 both forwards and backwards!
You can sing the song "C'est le soir de l'Halloween" to the tune of "Sur le pont d'Avignon" (find it here). Thewords in French are below, and the students know the actions. What other Halloween ideas can you come up with that you could sing with an action? We have tried bats, vampires and zombies in class!