Catherine Barlow J'aime Chanter ! is great for Early Years and Key Stage 1 French lessons!
Singing songs is a fun way of helping children to develop an enthusiasm for French. The 20 songs in J'aime Chanter ! are set to familiar tunes, such as London's Burning , Ten Green Bottles & Frère Jacques etc., so that you and the children can concentrate on the words, without having to learn new tunes.
The songs introduce and reinforce vocabulary for greetings, colours, family, clothes, food, numbers and many more frequently taught topics.
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Track Title Topic Tune 1. Bonjour ! greetings London's burning 2. L'alphabet français the alphabet in French The alphabet song 3. Comment tu t'appelles ? saying your name If you're happy and you know it 4. Comptons jusqu'à 20 counting to 20 Original rap 5. Quel âge as-tu ? ages and birthdays Five little speckled frogs 6. Les jours de la semaine days of the week Camptown races 7. Les mois de l'an months of the year Ten green bottles 8. Les couleurs colours Frère Jacques 9. Ma famille family Three little monkeys 10. Les animaux pets Twinkle, twinkle, little star 11. Les saisons et le temps seasons & weather Original rap 12. Les parties du corps parts of the body Head, shoulders, knees & toes 13. Les vêtements clothes Camptown races 14. Mon pique-nique food & drink Polly put the kettle on 15. À l'épicerie food & drink London bridge is falling down 16. Les sports sports The wheels on the bus 17. Au jardin public park vocabulary Au clair de la lune 18. À la plage beach vocabulary Original rap 19. Père Noël Christmas Frère Jacques 20. Mon beau sapin traditional Traditional tune
The CD contains recordings of all the songs, sung by native French speakers, as well as instrumental versions. The accompanying book contains words to all the songs, together with English translations, as well as attractive photocopiable flashcards and colouring sheets, to help children understand the content of the songs.
J'aime Chanter ! has been developed for use with children aged 4 - 7 years (Early Years and Key Stage 1) who are beginners to the French language. They can also be used with young beginners children through all stages of their primary education and can also be used effectively with preschool children. A CD is included so no music reading is required.
Paperback, 64 pages, 295 x 210mm + Audio CD
This product is licensed for photocopying for educational purposes by the purchasing institution.
