Category Archives: Song of the Week (French)

AU SUPERMARCHÉ (At the Supermarket)

A trip to the supermarket feels like a parade in “AU SUPERMARCHÉ”! This lively, New Orleans-style song, composed by Didier Prossaird, teaches French vocabulary for different types of food. The song is from the Whistlefritz CD CARNAVAL. Song “AU SUPERMARCHÉ” from the Whistlefritz CD CARNAVAL.

BINGO

Kids will love hearing this familiar folksong about a farmer and his dog with a French twist.   The song is from Whistlefritz’s CD CHA, CHA, CHA — French Learning Songs. Song “BINGO” from the Whistlefritz CD CHA, CHA, CHA.

LES JOURS DE LA SEMAINE (The Days of the Week)

“LES JOURS DE LA SEMAINE” is a fun, action-oriented song that teaches the days of the week in French. The song begins on Monday with children putting their hands up in the air. On Tuesday, they hop on one foot, then put their hands in the air. And so on and so forth, as each […]

TOMBE LA PLUIE (It’s Raining)

It’s raining. It’s pouring! How is everyone in the family reacting to the prospect of rain? French singer and composer, Emilie Moskal, has taken the first verse of this traditional French children’s song and created an entirely new, whimsical, and funny narrative detailing how the different members of the family vary in their reactions to […]

TAPENT, TAPENT PETITES MAINS (Clap, Clap Little Hands)

In this fun and interactive traditional French children’s song, kids make different motions with their hands and arms. They clap their hands; they spin them like a windwill; they move them like a fish; they fly like a bird. The motions start out slowly, but get faster and faster until they are comically quick. The […]

LES NOMBRES (The Numbers)

Kids affectionately call this song the “Cha, cha, cha Song”. In addition to teaching kids about the style of music known as “cha cha”, this song teaches French numbers from 1 to 100. The song is from Whistlefritz’s CD CHA, CHA, CHA – French Learning Songs. Song “LES NOMBRES” from the Whistlefritz CD CHA, CHA, CHA.

LES PETITS POISSONS (The Little Fish)

“LES PETITS POISSONS” is a beloved traditional French children’s song about little fish swimming in water.  Kids enjoy knowing that, in spite of their size, the little fish swim as well as the big ones.  The song is from Whistlefritz’s CD “ALLONS DANSER!”  Song “LES PETITS POISSONS” from the Whistlefritz CD ALLONS DANSER!

LE VIEUX MACDONALD (Old MacDonald)

This French version of the American classic “Old MacDonald Had a Farm” teaches the names and sounds of barnyard animals in French.  From ducks and donkeys to pigs and roosters, children will enjoy singing along in French to a familiar tune. The song is from Whistlefritz’s CD ALLONS DANSER! – French Learning Songs. Song “LE […]

UN, DEUX ET TROIS (One, Two and Three

This high-energy, participatory song – “UN, DEUX ET TROIS” – gets kids up on their feet dancing and learning the parts of the body in French!  As they count along, kids move their heads, arms, legs, waist, hips, and whole body to the irresistible Latin music of this song.  The song is from Whistlefritz’s CD […]