Here are some songs that work well for Elementary students, with fun activities to complement each song:
Songs in alphabetical order:
- Dans la jungle
- Song poster (please note I changed “est mort” to “dort”)
- I sing “A droite, a gauche, en avant, en arrière, tournez, tournez, tournez, tournez” instead of “awimbawe”
- Copyright free images
- Stories that go well with the “jungle” theme: Le lion et la souris, Le gorille jaune (movie talk)
- J’aime Papa
- Images from the wonderful book “one family” to introduce students to diverse families: I ask them to find “a papa”, ‘a maman” “a grand pa” etc. in a way that respects all family structures
- Super cute 2 min video with lyrics (I also take screen shots of the family members in the video and I bring a dog, cat, and elephant plush toys. I hand them out to the kids, they have to raise them in the air when they hear the family member)
- Promenons-nous dans les bois
- I introduced the song by telling this story using the toolkit
- Song poster
- Game: choose one student to act as the wolf. Guaranteed fun!
- Tape, tape petites mains
- Song poster
- Copyright free visuals
- Super cute 5 min video we watch once students are demonstrating solid comprehension of the song. I ask them to identify the difference with our song (the butterfly).
Looking for songs for older students? Check this post out.
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