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Hop-là!
The
French collection 1
Singing
games for 4-11 year olds
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Introduction
‘Hop-là!’ and
‘Allons-y!’ are two treasuries of
singing games. As The French
collection they are a resource for all teachers of young children,
including their parents and carers. These songs in the French language can be
taught with or without actions but are enhanced by teaching the children
movements either in small or large groups.
Principles
followed in making this collection were:
·
resources are all in one place with a similar format for easy access
·
expertise as a musician or language teacher is not needed to use these
books
·
children
learn a new language through participating in enjoyable activities
·
to
contribute to an active and creative curriculum and lifestyle for the 4-11
age group.
The
songs in this collection are traditional singing games, mimes or dances that
have been tried and tested over time. With my many years experience as an enthusiastic
classroom teacher (Foundation Stage and Primary) I have:
·
selected songs from published sources, mainly on the internet
·
adapted or changed words , music and instructions for ease of teaching
·
translated into English to support teachers with a limited
understanding of French
·
grouped songs to link with topics
·
categorized suitability of games to specific age groups
·
suggested how to teach and accompany these singing games
·
provided a gateway to other freely accessed supporting material on the
internet.
This compilation
has been produced to share my discoveries, for the pleasure they will surely give and to put a smile on the face of every
child who participates in the games.
The website www.gryphonsgarden.co.uk promotes these collections of singing games and
other resources developed to support 4-11 year olds in their learning.
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Hop-là!
The French collection 1
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 Un, deux, trois
1. Violette à
bicyclette
2. Un petit bonhomme
3. Pimpanicaille
4. Un kilomètre
à pied
5. Sauterelle
6. Passez pompons
7. À la ronde
jolie
Des
vêtements et les couleurs
8. À la queue leu leu
9. J’ai des poules
à vendre
10. Promenons-nous dans
les bois
11. Quand Biron voulut
danser
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 Corps et âmes
12. La tapette
13. La danse du Limousin
14. J’ai un pied
qui remue
15. La toumba
16. Lou Branle
17. Têtes,
épaules, genoux et pieds
18. Secoue-toi
19. Enroulez le fil
20. Pimpé,
Pimpé
21. Pied petitou
22. La Lanverne
23. Le boogie woogie
Les
marionettes
24. Les marionettes
25. Jean Petit
26. Polichinelle
27. Mains et pieds
28. Petroushka
En
famille
29. La boîte
à outils
30. Bonjour mon cousine
31. Drôle de
machine
32. Moi j’aime papa
33. Quand Fanny
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 Chez nous
34. Dansons la capucine
35. Toc, toc, toc, toc
36. C’est la
Chandeleur
37. Le grand cerf
38. Ah! mon beau
château
Dans le
jardin
39. Mon petit lapin
40. Le petit nid de
lièvre
41. Savez-vous planter
les choux?
42. Tournons autour de la
bruyère
43. Une poule sur un mur
44. Auprès de ma
blonde
Les
oiseaux
45. Alouette
46. Le loriot
47. Passe passe passera
48. La volette
49. Alouette sur la
branche
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Et
animaux petits
50. Petit escargot
 51. La ronde des oursons
52. Un ouistiti
53. Citrouille
54. Coccinelle
55. Branle du rat
56. Y’a un rat
 Animaux grands
57. Un
éléphant ça trompe
58. Un
éléphant qui se balançait
59. Monsieur l’Ours
60. Danse de l’ours
61. Sardines et
crocodiles
62. Ah! Les crocodiles
63. Qui a peur du loup?
64. J’ai vu le loup
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Why teach
French through singing games?
There
are many good reasons for using singing games when teaching a foreign language.
· play is a natural way for the
child to communicate
· singing games help develop
social interaction with a partner or larger groups
· rhyme and rhythm are effective
ways to absorb language
· singing games use
children’s natural response to music
· learning linked to action
encourages participation
· listening skills are sharpened
with simple and then more complex instructions
· language is in context and the
traditions of other countries are introduced
· a creative approach increases
vocabulary as children are encouraged to make up new refrains, words and verses
· pronunciation and intonation
are absorbed naturally
· foreign language is used for a
real purpose, fostering a positive approach to language learning
· above all, it allows lots of
tremendous fun while learning, motivating even the most reluctant child.
Cross-curricula
dimensions
The
National Curriculum recognises the benefit of a cross-curricula approach.
Teaching singing games in French presents exciting opportunities to cover a
range of subjects and themes other than the more obvious ones of language,
physical education, PSHE & citizenship and music. Among these pages you
will discover strands that cover geography, history, maths, science, religious
education, cooking, healthy eating, teamwork, creative thinking and
conservation.
Keep active
Children
need to be active more than ever. Lifestyles and life at school can be
sedentary but children learn best if periods of concentration are interspersed
with relaxation. Whenever children are restless take a break, if only for five
minutes, that’s plenty of time to enjoy a singing game and learn some French
at the same time. Show how to re-arrange tables quickly and quietly to make
space or, even better if the weather is fine, slip outside to enjoy the fresh
air. A dedicated slot of 20 - 30 minutes each week is needed to learn these
games.
An inspector calls
When an OFSTED inspector visited my mixed
Foundation Stage and Year One class the first lesson she saw was of children
enjoying singing games. She was delighted by their chuckles, smiles and obvious
enjoyment with masses of energy being expended and lots being learnt. This
initial impression favourably coloured the judgements made by OFSTED of my
other lessons. No doubt the children were more alert and concentrated better in
these lessons because of regular opportunities for movement.
Accompanying the
songs
“For
the best movement response children should move to their own voices” is
excellent advice from Lois Choksy and David Brummit in their book 120 Singing Games and Dances for Elementary
Schools. This approach leaves the teacher free to help children master
sequences.
However,
if you do not find it easy to hold a tune, accompany the song with a guitar as
this can easily be put down when the need arises. A guitar is also invaluable
to familiarise children with a song before attempting to introduce the
movements.
The
chord sequences below will help you accompany the songs. Remember your young
audience will be tremendously impressed by even the most basic guitar playing!
Guitar
chords
E
B7
A
A7
D
Dm
X
X
C
G7
F
G
D7
C7
X
X
Em
E7
Gm
B
Bb
Am
X
= a string not to
be played.
ŒŽ or denotes the fingers on the
left hand that hold down the string behind the fret shown. Œ: pointing finger, : middle, Ž: ring finger, : little finger.
These
songs can also be accompanied using some of the delightful midis / mp3 files
that can be found on the internet. At the back of this book you will find a
full list of mp3s, videos and CDs referenced to each song.
These
include dedicated educational sites such as ‘EPS Rondes et Jeux
Danses’ where you can listen to the singing of Thierry Maucarré
and others. Use your whiteboard to play YouTube videos of children and townfolk
dancing in their traditional costumes in the streets.
Dance
variations
The
chart below indicates suitability of games for a specific age group. Do
remember that older children will often enjoy the fun of a simpler game and
some younger groups will rise to the challenge of more complex routines,
especially in the summer term.
When
choosing a song the level of language competence of the class is also critical.
However, if these songs are introduced with confidence, children will
invariably rise to the challenge and respond with enthusiasm.
Vary
the type of dance you use, but ‘moving in place, then space’ often
suit younger children and line formations are generally more suitable for the
older ones.
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Age
group
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Moving in space or place
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Pair+ more games
(incl. in circles)
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Simple circle games
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Circle games with one + in the middle
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Line games
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4-6
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Violette
à bicyclette
La
tapette
Les
marionettes
Moi
j’aime papa
Une
poule sur un mur
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Un
kilomètre à pied
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À
la ronde jolie
J’ai
un pied qui remue
La
toumba
Petit
escargot
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Un
petit bonhomme
Pimpanicaille
Jean
Petit
Mon
petit lapin
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À
la queue leu leu
La
danse du Limousin
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5-7
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Sauterelle
Tête,
épaules, genoux et pieds
La
boîte à outils
Un
ouistiti
Un
éléphant ça trompe
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Enroulez
le fil
Pimpé,
Pimpé
Dansons
la capucine
C’est
la Chandeleur
Savez-vous
planter les choux?
Qui
a peur du loup?
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J’ai
des poules
Lou
Branle
Secoue-toi
Pied
petitou
Le
loriot
La
ronde des oursons
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Polichinelle
Bonjour
ma cousine
Alouette
Monsieur
l’Ours
Le
petit nid de lièvre
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Sardines
et crocodiles
Un
éléphant qui se balançait
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6-9
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Promenons-nous
dans les bois
Mains
et pieds
Le
grand cerf
Ah!
Les crocodiles
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La
Lanverne
Quand
Fanny
Auprès
de ma blonde
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Le
boogie woogie
Drôle
de machine Coccinelle
Tournons
autour de la bruyère
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Toc, toc, toc, toc
Ah! Mon
beau château
Citrouille
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L’alouette
sur la branche
Passez
pompons
Passe
passe passera
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8-11
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J’ai
vu le loup
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Petroushka
Y’a
un rat
Danse
de l’ours
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Quand
Biron voulut danser
La
volette
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Branle
du rat
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Most of
the songs included in this collection have their roots in France but many have
been taken to Canada and other French speaking regions of the world and adapted
there.
You
will also find some English favourites that have been translated into French;
children delight in the familiar yet strange. Others in this collection are
simple finger rhymes that have been adapted to allow children to move their
whole bodies.
Parents
or carers whose own parents, or themselves, come from countries speaking French
or other languages may provide another rich resource that could be tapped for
more a diverse selection of singing games.
Teaching
the songs
Gather
the children close to you. When singing a song for the first time use its natural
speed so children can appreciate the spirit of the song. Allow the children to
learn the words and music of these songs thoroughly before attempting to teach
the movements of each game, it is not easy for children to concentrate on both
initially, especially when singing in an unfamiliar language. Indeed, you will
often find that the less confident will be willing to follow the movements but
will take some time before joining in with the words. Often, however, you will
find these very same children are singing and impressing their parents in their
new language at home!
The
younger the children the more practice they will need. These children will also
appreciate singing familiar songs regularly rather than learning a new one too
often. Begin and end a session with old favourites.
As
children become familiar with a song allow them to change words, make up new
ones and suggest different actions or ways to improve performance.
Translations
It is
hoped that where possible these songs will be sung in their home language. An
English version is provided so children can enjoy the tunes before they have
mastered French. Literal translations do not always make sense to the English
ear so these have been translated freely to complement the music and capture the
spirit of the song.
You
will find several untranslatable idiosyncratic words in these songs, such as
‘croqueda gueda’, ‘la la lère’ and ‘tout
cru lustucru’; these are just used to keep the rhythm and rhyme going.
Index
of song titles
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Song title
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Song title
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À
la queue leu leu
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8
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Lou Branle
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16
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À
la ronde jolie
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7
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Mains et pieds
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27
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Ah!
Les crocodiles
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62
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Moi j'aime papa
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32
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Ah!
mon beau château
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38
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Mon petit lapin
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39
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Alouette
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45
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Monsieur l’Ours
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59
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Alouette
sur la branche
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49
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Passe passe passera
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47
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Auprès
de ma blonde
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44
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Passez pompons
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6
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Bonjour
mon cousine
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30
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Petit escargot
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50
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Branle
du rat
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55
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Petroushka
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28
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C’est
la Chandeleur
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36
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Pied petitou
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21
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Citrouille
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53
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Pimpanicaille
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3
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Coccinelle
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54
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Pimpé,
pimpé
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20
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Danse
de l'ours
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60
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Polichinelle
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26
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Dansons
la capucine
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34
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Promenons-nous dans les
bois
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10
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Drôle
de machine
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31
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Quand Biron voulut danser
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11
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Enroulez
le fil
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19
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Quand Fanny
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33
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J’ai
des poules à vendre
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9
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Qui a peur du loup?
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63
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J’ai
vu le loup
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64
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Sardines et crocodiles
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61
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J’ai
un pied qui remue
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14
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Sauterelle
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5
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Jean
Petit
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25
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Savez-vous planter les
choux?
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41
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La
boîte à outils
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29
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Secoue-toi
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18
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La
danse du Limousin
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13
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Têtes, épaules, genoux et
pieds
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17
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La
ronde des orsons
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51
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Toc, toc, toc, toc
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35
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La
Lanverne
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22
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Tournons autour de la
bruyére
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42
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La
tapette
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12
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Un éléphant
ça trompe
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57
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La
toumba
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15
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Un éléphant
qui se balançait
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58
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La
volette
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48
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Un kilomètre
à pied
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4
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Le
boogie woogie
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23
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Un ouistiti
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52
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Le
grand cerf
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37
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Un petit bonhomme
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2
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Le
loriot
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46
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Une poule sur un mur
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43
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Le
petit nid de liévre
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40
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Violette à
bicyclette
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1
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Les
marionettes
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24
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Y’a un rat
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56
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Topic
index
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The songs
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The topics
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At
home
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Birds
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Big
and small
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Big
creatures
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Colours
and clothing
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Counting
and numbers
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Days
of the week
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Easter
and festivals
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Familyand
tools
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Food
and drink
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Going
places
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In
the garden
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Left
and right
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Puppets
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Small
creatures
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The
body
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To
the woods
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À la queue leu leu
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À la ronde jolie
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Ah! Les crocodiles
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•
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Ah! mon beau château
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Alouette
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•
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•
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Alouette sur la branche
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•
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•
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Auprès de ma
blonde
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•
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•
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•
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Bonjour mon cousine
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•
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Branle du rat
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•
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C’est la Chandeleur
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•
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•
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•
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Citrouille
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•
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Coccinelle
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•
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•
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Danse de l'ours
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•
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Dansons la capucine
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•
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•
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Drôle de machine
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•
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Enroulez le fil
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•
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J’ai des poules
à vendre
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•
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•
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•
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•
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J’ai un pied qui
remue
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•
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J’ai vu le loup
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•
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Jean Petit
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•
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•
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La boîte à
outils
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•
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La danse du Limousin
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•
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La Lanverne
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•
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La ronde des oursons
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•
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La tapette
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•
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La toumba
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•
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•
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La volette
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•
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•
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Le boogie woogie
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•
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Le grand cerf
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•
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•
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•
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Le loriot
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•
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•
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Le petit nid de
lièvre
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•
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•
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•
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Les marionettes
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•
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Topic
index
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The songs
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The topics
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At
home
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Birds
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Big
and small
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Big
creatures
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Colours
and clothing
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Counting
and numbers
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Days
of the week
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Family
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Food
and drink
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Going
places
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In
the garden
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Left
and right
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Puppets
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Small
creatures
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The
body
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To
the woods
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Lou Branle
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•
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Mains et pieds
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•
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•
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Moi j'aime papa
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•
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•
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Mon petit lapin
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•
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•
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Monsieur l’Ours
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•
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•
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Passe passe passera
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•
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•
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Petit escargot
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Petroushka
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Pied petitou
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Pimpanicaille
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Pimpé,
Pimpé
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Polichinelle
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Promenons-nous dans les bois
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Quand Biron voulut danser
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Quand Fanny
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Qui a peur du loup?
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Sardines et crocodiles
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Sauterelle
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Savez-vous planter les choux?
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Secoue-toi
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Têtes, épaules, genoux et pieds
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Toc, toc, toc, toc
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Tournons autour de la bruyère
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Un éléphant
ça trompe
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Un éléphant
qui se balançait
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Un kilomètre
à pied
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Un ouistiti
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Un petit bonhomme
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Une poule sur un mur
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Violette à
bicyclette
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Y’a un rat
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Listen
to traditional French songs:
¯² MP3 or midis:
1. http://www.ukmagic.co.uk/songs_canada.htm
2. www.mamalisa.com
3. http://www.lirecreer.org/biblio/fables/index.html (with animations)
4. http://www.southwestern.edu/~prevots/songs/
5. http://bmarcore.club.fr/Tine/E127.htm
6. http://www.tv5.org/TV5Site/tivi5/page-11-Paroles_de_chansons.htm
7. http://www.comptines.net/fr/liste1.htm
8. http://perso.orange.fr/saintsernin/comp0001.htm
9. http://thierry-klein.nerim.net
10. http://www.ambafrance-ma.org/efmaroc/malraux/eleves/05/coinpsb/chansonspsb.php
11.
http://www.momes.net
12. http://www2.lmz-bw.de/osiris20/view.php3?show=5151671
13. http://www.ecole-plus.com/chansons-ecole-plus.html
14. http://kunstderfuge.com/tunes/canadian.htm
15. http://www.tkukoulu.fi/~clanttila/chansons/
16. http://www.toujourspret.com/techniques/expression/musique/C/
17. http://auxpetitesmains.free.fr/chansons.htm (animated)
18. http://www.aix-mrs.iufm.fr/formations/filieres/em/newfiles/annalespe1.html
19. http://petite-section-a-chouffet.over-blog.com/4-categorie-10153037.html
20. http://www.lfsl.net/primaire/classes/2006_2007/msb/ComptineMars.htm
21. http://www.servicejeunesse.asso.fr/Ressources/Chants.htm
22. http://diato.org/tablat.htm
23. http://www2.ac-lyon.fr/enseigne/musique/pedag1erD/NMaisse/cdcomptines/plages.html
¯³CD
There
are many CDs that showcase versions of these songs. Samples can be heard
sometimes in their entirety at:
www.amazon.com, http://www.musicme.com, http://www4.fnac.com,
http://teemix.aufeminin.com/w/musique/d57055-comptines-discographie.html ,
Les
Gens de Lorraine series are especially recommended:
1a Le bal des
enfants,
1b Des chansons et
des enfants,
1c Les chansons
des petits,
1d Les animaux
Others
include:
2
60 (80) Comptines (Et Formulettes) Pour Mieux Compter /La Danse / (there are several CDs in this
series including 80 Comptines à mimer et jeux de doigts)
3
La
compil’ des petits minous, 76 plus grands success des crèches et
maternelles
4
150
comptines
5
Mon
pantin et moi Marie-Claude Clerval
6
Les
bal des bout’ choux (showcased at website 6 above)
7
Ecouter
et chanter
8
Dansons: 48 rondes, farandoles et chansons
traditionnelles Livret avec les pas de danse.
9
Musicrèche 2-6 ans Has its own PDF site of
words at: www.musicreche.com/Pdf/livretCF15.pdf
10
Comptines crèche / Comptines maternelle
11
Comptines
et chansons pour enfants
12
Tom
Pouce & Ribambelle
13
Le coffret
des tout- petits
14
La
recre volumes 1-6
15
Farandole
des enfants
16
Marchand de Sable - A la noce du Père Bobosse
/ Les rêves du Père Bobosse
17
Remi “Comptines et jeux danses”
18
Enfance
et musique La ‘compile’ des crèches
19
Comptines D'Autrefois Sauce Marmotte
20
75 Chansons, comptines et jeux de doigts
21
Rondes et jeux chanté
à l'école Maternelle
¯¾video
Find
dance and animated videos at:
1.
angelaying at www.youtube.com
2. www.youtube.com
3. www.dailymotion.com/video/x3ltuz_dorothee-le-jardin-des-chansons-00_music
4. www.dailymotion.com
Links and information: KS2 ‘Jeux et chansons (Games and
songs)’ http://www.suttonhighmfl.110mb.com/primaryfre.htm#2
Index
of music resources
|
The
songs
|
¯²
MP3
|
¯¾video
|
¯³CD
|
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À
la queue leu leu
|
13
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2
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À
la ronde jolie
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7, 10, 13, 16, 17
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Ah!
Les crocodiles
|
3, 5, 7, 17
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3
|
1a, 2, 4, 10, 13
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Ah!
mon beau château
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3, 5, 9, 13
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3
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8, 13, 16, 21
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Alouette
|
3, 7, 13, 15, 17
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3
|
1d, 2, 8, 14
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Alouette
sur la branche
|
5, 12, 13
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1
|
1a, 1c, 8 , 16, 18
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Auprès
de ma blonde
|
5, 9, 17
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1, 3
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Bonjour
mon cousine
|
5, 6, 7, 21
|
1
|
3, 8, 11, 16, 21
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Branle
du rat
|
20
|
4
|
1a
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C’est
la Chandeleur
|
11
|
3
|
10
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Citrouille
|
20
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12, 21
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Coccinelle
|
3, 7, 10, 13
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2,13, 18
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Danse
de l'ours
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4
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Dansons
la capucine
|
3, 11, 13, 19
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2, 4, 8, 10, 21
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Drôle
de machine
|
21
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4, 6
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Enroulez
le fil
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2, 10
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J’ai
des poules à vendre
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5, 13
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1d, 7, 21
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J’ai
un pied qui remue
|
5
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13, 21
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J’ai
vu le loup
|
5, 15, 17
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4
|
10, 21
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Jean
Petit
|
3, 16
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1, 4
|
2, 4, 8, 10, 13, 21
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La
boîte à outils
|
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4
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La
danse du Limousin
|
21
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13
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La
Lanverne
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1a
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La
ronde des oursons
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6
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La
tapette
|
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16
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La
toumba
|
7
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13, 17, 21
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La
volette
|
3, 5, 7, 9, 13
|
3
|
1d, 2 , 4, 14
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Le
boogie woogie
|
12, 16, 21
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Le
grand cerf
|
2, 3, 13, 16, 21
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1d, 2, 9, 10, 13
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Le
loriot
|
2, 11, 13
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2
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Le
petit nid de lièvre
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2, 16
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Les
marionettes
|
3, 5, 7, 9, 17
|
3
|
2a, 4, 8, 9, 10, 13
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The
songs
|
¯²
MP3
|
¯¾video
|
¯³CD
|
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Lou
Branle
|
20
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|
7, 16
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Mains
et pieds
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6
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Moi
j'aime papa
|
4, 19
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4, 7, 8, 18
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Mon
petit lapin
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3, 12, 21
|
3
|
4, 11, 13, 16
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Monsieur
l’Ours
|
8, 12
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16
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Passe
passe passera
|
5
|
3
|
7, 16, 17
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Passez
pompons
|
11
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8, 16, 21
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Petit
escargot
|
7, 10, 11, 12
|
2
|
2, 8, 9, 10, 13, 16
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Petroushka
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Pied
petitou
|
23
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7
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Pimpanicaille
|
5, 10, 11
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1d, 2, 3, 7
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Pimpé,
Pimpé
|
2
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Polichinelle
|
3, 5, 7, 11
|
3
|
14
|
|
Promenons-nous
dans les bois
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2, 5, 7, 9, 10, 17
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4, 14, 21
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Quand
Biron voulut danser
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5, 9, 11
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1a, 8
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Quand
Fanny
|
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2
|
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Qui
a peur du loup?
|
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10
|
|
Sardines
et crocodiles
|
5, 18
|
4
|
11
|
|
Sauterelle
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1a, 2
|
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Savez-vous
planter les choux?
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2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 17
|
1, 3
|
1c, 2, 4, 8, 10, 11
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Secoue-toi
|
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Têtes, épaules, genoux et pieds
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12, 21
|
2
|
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Toc,
toc, toc, toc
|
12
|
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Tournons
autour de la bruyère
|
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|
17
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Un
éléphant ça trompe
|
2, 4, 11, 17
|
4
|
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Un
éléphant qui se balançait
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7, 15
|
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15
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Un
kilomètre à pied
|
2
|
|
8
|
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Un
ouistiti
|
10, 21
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9
|
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Un
petit bonhomme
|
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1b, 2, 3, 4, 16, 21
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Une
poule sur un mur
|
2, 3
|
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Violette
à bicyclette
|
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2, 9
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Y’a
un rat
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5, 11
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19
|
Also
from the ‘Singing games for
children’ home page:
Allons-y!
The French collection 2
|
Age
group
|
Moving in space or place
|
Pair + more games
(incl. in circles)
|
Simple circle games
|
Circle games with one + in the middle
|
Line games
|
|
4-6
|
À
Paris
Les
petits poissons
Tourne,
tourne petit moulin
Meunier
tu dors
|
Bateau
sur l’eau
Tous
en rond dansez
|
Le
beau bateau
J’aime
la galette
Rondin
picotin
|
Le
fermier dans son pré
Voulez-vous
le ramoneur?
|
Les
petites locos
La
reine a dit
C’est
Rivaut
|
|
5-7
|
Les
roues du bus
Pomme
de reinette
Les
fourmis marchent
Petit
ourson
Mains
en l’air
|
Allons
chercher l’herbette
Scions
du bois
La
belette
|
Au
feu les pompiers
La
danse des lapins
La
fenotte
Un
facteur n’est pas passé
|
Roulez
roulez
Viendras-tu
dans mon bateau
Le
furet du bois
À
la ronde des muets
Train
de balai
|
En
passant les Pyrénées
Quand
trois poules Enfilons les aiguilles du bois
Le
petit train
|
|
6-9
|
Il
était une fermière
Rock
and roll des gallacinés
|
Trempe
ton pain Marie
Une
soir dans sa cabane
La
secouette
La
trompeuse
Le
plus nous sommes ensembles
|
La Bigue
Bigette Les chevalier de la table ronde
Melchior
et Balthazar
Sur
le pont d’Avignon
Saut
du lapin
|
C’est
Gugus
Nous
n’irons plus au bois
En
roulant ma boule
|
Pour
passer le Rhône
Fanfan
la Tulipe
Madmoiselle
voulez-vous danser?
|
|
8-11
|
Dans
la forêt lointaine
|
En
passant par la Lorraine
Il
était un petit navire
Jean
de la Lune
|
La
danse des lègumes
À
la Monaco
La
mistenlaire
La
terre nourrit tout
|
Pique
la baleine
|
Le
chevalier du Guet
La
fille du coupeur de blé
|
Hop,
skip and away we go!
|
Age group
|
Moving in place
|
Moving in space
|
Pair + more games
|
Circle games
|
Line games
|
|
4-5
|
6
little frogs
Dingle
dangle scarecrow
|
Little
red wagon
Brave,
brave mouse
Jimmy
crack corn
Creep,
mousie, creep
Bobbing
up and down
|
Dipidu
Elephant
|
Oats
and beans
Sing
a song of sixpence
Charlie
over the ocean
The
muffin man
Jingle
at the window
|
Train
is a-comin’
|
|
Bow-wow-wow
Floating down the river
Jim along Josie
|
|
5-6
|
Shoo
fly
Pick
a bale of cotton
Hot
potato
My aunt
came back
|
Scraping
up sand
(Shiloh)
Round
and round the village
I’m
a big bright star on a Christmas tree
|
Bow
Belinda
Draw
a bucket of water
Shake
them ’simmons down
I’m
a little Dutch child
|
Old
Roger is dead
Little
black train
Rise,
sugar, rise
Sur le pont d’Avignon
Dusty bluebells
Here
comes a bluebird
Four
in a boat
|
Willowbee
The
alley-alley-o
|
|
6-8
|
|
|
|
Rig-a-jig-jig
Jolly
is the miller
|
Grand
old Duke of York
Hansel
and Gretel’s dance
|
Away we
go!
|
Age
group
|
Moving in space or place
|
Pair + more games
(incl. in circles)
|
Simple circle games
|
Circle games with one + in the middle
|
Line games
|
|
4-6
|
Obwisana
Hop,
old squirrel
Shake
those sillies out
Here
we go up, up, up!
Walking,
walking
Roosters
and hens
Hop
little bunnies
Handy
spandy
Ha,
ha this away
Aeroplanes,
aeroplanes
|
Hello,
hello, everybody
Tingalayo
When
ducks get up in the morning
Bonjour
mes amis, bonjour
Dance
to your daddy
Row
your boat
See-saw
Margery Daw
Wind
the bobbin up
Kangaroo
Brown
The
bear went over the mountain
|
Sally
go round the sun
Jump
Jim Joe
Alice
the camel
A
ring o’roses
Here
we go round the mulberry bush
|
Bear
sleeps
Bobby
Bingo
My
pigeon house
The
farmer’s in his den
Little
sandy girl
|
|
|
5-7
|
Cousin
Peter
Little
Sally Walker
You
gotta sing
Oh,
watch the stars
Down
in the jungle
She
sailed away
When
I was one
A
sailor went to sea The monster stomp
|
Yat yih sam
Jambo
The
more we get together
Spring song
Ah, my little Augustine
Dancing ladybirds
Wind,
wind sugar baby
Knees
up Mary Muffet Tiny Tim
|
Ritsch
ratsch
Little
frogs
My
clarinet
Knees
up Mother Brown
Tiddely
pom
|
Ali Baba’s farm
The
courtyard of my house
Punchinello
Mighty
pretty motion
Down
by the river
|
Snail,
snail
Oranges
and lemons
Nuts
in May
Going
down to Devon
A-galloping
we will go
|
|
6-9
|
Sambalele
Father
Abraham
All
around the kitchen
Down
by the bay
Doctor
Dingle, Doctor Jingle
|
Epo i tai tai e
Mi chacra
Dansa
dels amics
El patatuf
Just like the moon
My father’s garden
Wake
me! Shake me!
Ain’t
it great to be crazy!
This
old man
Turn
the glasses over
|
Ah
wune kune
Sarasponda
Amichi Charlie, Charlie
Threw
it out the window
Green
gravel
John
Kanaka-naka
|
Che
che koolay
Hey,
Betty Martin
Mister
Rabbit
We
are going to Kentucky
Mrs Bond
A
big sunshine pie
|
Here
comes Sally
Here
we go zudio
Pop!
goes the weasel
Roll
the old chariot along
|
|
8-11
|
|
Lundi matin
Yankee
doodle
Pig
in the parlour
Old
brass wagon
Weevily
wheat
Sandy
land
It
ain’t gonna rain no more
When
Susie was a baby
|
Tue
tue
Funga
alafia
La
mistenlaire
La
terre nourrit tout
|
When
we dance the polka
I’se
the b’y
|
Fatou
yo
Bully
in the alley
|
La pájara pinta The Spanish collection
|
Age
group
|
Moving in space or place
|
Pair+ more games
(incl. in circles)
|
Simple circle games
|
Circle games with one + in the middle
|
Line games inc
skipping
|
|
4-6
|
Brinca la
tablita
Dos manitas, diez deditos
Pon gallinita pon
Cinco lobitos
Yo tengo una casita
Con mi martillo
Los pescaditos
Los pajaritos que van
Cigüeña cigüeña
La araña pequeñita
|
Qui qui ri qui
Los
pollitos dicen
Al
pavo pavito
Debajo
un botón
Ahora vamos a cantar
El
juego de Juan Pirulero
La
vaca lechera
|
Mi carita redondita
A la rueda, rueda
Al
corro de la patata Una, do, li, tra
Patatin, patatin, patatero
La bella naranja
|
Uno, dos y tres
Cinco ratoncitos
Bartolo
José se llama el
padre
Así le hace Juan
|
Doña
cigüeña Pajarito vuela tú
|
|
5-7
|
La gallina popujada
Digo si, digo no
Yo tengo una carita
Saco una manita
Una mosca
La cucaracha
La foca Ramona
El cocodrilo
Caballito blanco
Juan
Paco Pedro de la Mar
|
El
juego chirimbolo
Así van, van, van
Bate
bate chocolate
Aserrín,
aserrán Una pulga y un ratón
Teresa la marquesad
Martinello
|
Mi gallo
Miguel, Miguel,
Miguel
Las ocas van descalzas
San Serini
Don Piruli
Ni tú, ni tú, ni tú
Se baila el minué
La
mariposa
Pimpón
|
Un ratoncito
Pico picotero
Arroz
con leche
El
gato y el ratón
Don
Melitón
El
toro Torojil
A
las estatuas de marfil
El florón
A la
rueda de San Miguel
|
Todos los patitos
El
caracolito
Aquel caracol
Un
elefante se balanceaba
A
la vibora de la mar
Que
llueva
|
|
6-9
|
Los esqueletos
Mi cuerpo, mi cuerpo
Juanito
cuando baila
Veo, veo
Patos,
pollos y gallinas
Con
el guri, guri, guri
|
El
barco chiquitito
Se va la barca
Tres hojita madre
Piñón, piñón, piñón
|
La
tia Monica
Juguemos en el bosque
Los
patitos
El baile de la avena
El cocherito, leré
Mirad,
mirad allí
Taco y punta
A coger, el
trébole
|
A
la zapatilla por detrás
Cantaba la rana
Soy el farolero
La tarantulita
El chipi, chipi
Gatatumba
Doña
Blanca
Naranja
dulce
|
Andar en tren
La danza de la serpiente
Al
pasar la barca
La reina de los mares
Mirón,
mirón, mirón
|
|
8-11
|
El juego del calentamiento
A mi burro a mi burro
En alta mar
|
La
pájara pinta
El tambor de la Alegría
|
La Tarara
La farola del palacio
Tiburón,
tiburón
En la feria de San Juan
Chiapenecas
La
petaquita
|
Estaba una pastora
La rueda más Hermosa
Chequi
morena
Yo
tengo un tallarín
|
Matarile
La reina Berenguela
Mambrú
Al ánimo
|
Joan
del Rui The Catalan collection
|
Age
group
|
Moving in space or place
|
Pair+ more games
(incl. in circles)
|
Simple circle games
|
Circle games with one + in the middle
|
Line games
|
|
4-6
|
Peix peixet
Arri, arri, tatanet
Jo tinc una
cabreta
El ruquet valent
Les fulletes
L’esquirol
|
Pedra, pedreta
Som els bombers
|
La sardana de l'avellana
Els petits
putxinel·lis
Ploreu, ploreu nineties
La
Caterineta
Soc un bolet
|
Escarabat bum-bum
Sol, solet
Dalt del diri
|
Un tren petitó
|
|
5-7
|
La
tortuga ballaruga
Conillets a amagar
La petita granoteta
|
En
Patufet
El lleó
no em fa por
Trinco, trinco
|
La
pedreta
En Joan Petit
Els esclops d'en Pau
Volta
cap aquí
M'agrada la
tardor
La lluna la pruna
Ara
plou, ara neva
|
La gallina ponicana
La dansa-sa
El gegant del Pi
Xim, na, na, nà
Tres sis nou
Tots
els ocells que canten
|
Napoleó
El bedriol
Mireu els meus ànecs
Jo tinc cinc pomes
|
|
6-9
|
Som els cavallers
Si tu et vols
diverter
El
dijous llarder
Mireu
allà dalt
|
Els quatre llauradors
Pet patum
Ball de cercavila de Salàs
|
Les
pometes
Peu polidor
Balla el
drac
Cançó dels colors
El petit vailet
Beurem
una boteta
Olles, olles
Picarel·la
|
El
ball de Sant Corneli
El tio fresco
La coqueta amb sucre
|
La solipanta
Xiriminimí
A la vora de la mar
|
|
8-11
|
|
El ball de Sant Ferriol
|
La pastoreta
Joan
del Riu
La
castanyera
La bolangera
Sant Antoni i el dimoni
|
El ball de la civada
La masovera
Ball
dels mocadors
|
El ball de la maniera
En Joan ve de la
cuina
|
Karuzela The Polish collection
|
Age
group
|
Moving in space or place
|
Pair+ more games
(incl. in circles)
|
Simple circle games
|
Circle games with one + in the middle
|
Line games
|
|
4-6
|
Wlazł kotek na
płotek
Tu paluszek
|
|
Kółko graniaste
Baloniku
|
Kot i mysz
Julijanka
Stoi różyczka
Dwa malutkie
misie
|
|
|
5-7
|
My jesteśmy krasnoludki
|
Nie chcę cię
Czarny baranie
Jeżyk
Fari, fara, farum
Grozik
|
Tańczymy labada
|
Rolnik sam w dolinie
Mało nas
Stary niedźwiedź
Mam chusteczkę haftowaną
Ojciec Wirgiliusz
|
Nitko nitko
Jedzie pociag
Jawor jawor
|
|
6-9
|
|
Maszerują dzieci drogą
Miała baba
Wele wele wetka
|
Karuzela
|
Jadą jadą misie
Chodzi lisek koło drogi
|
Pingwinek
Stonoga
|
|
8-11
|
|
Trojak
Ja Kujawiak, ty Kujawiak
Czerwone jabłuszko
Hej,
żeglujże żeglarzu
|
Szła dzieweczka
|
|
|
Acknowledgements
Lee
Markham, my brother who kindly checked my rusty O-level French and managed to
correct a few howlers.
Lois
Driscoll many thanks for editing the music.
Alan Rosevear
for editing the script and for his patience and forebearance.
Every
endeavour has been made to trace owners of copyright materials and I would
encourage copyright owners to contact me if their rights have been unwittingly
infringed.
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