Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes

One of the best ways to review body parts is the song, "Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes." Not only are children already familiar with the tune of this song, but it is very repetitive and helps kids learn and RETAIN vocabulary words for the body parts introduced in the song.

Spanish

Cabeza, hombros, rodillas

y dos pies

Cabeza, hombros, rodillas

y dos pies

Ojos, oidos, boca y una nariz

Cabeza, hombros, rodillas

y dos pies

English Translation 

(Not on the download.)

Head, shoulders, knees 

And two feet

Head, shoulders, knees 

And two feet

Eyes, ears, mouth and a nose

Head, shoulders, knees 

And two feet

French 

Tête, épaules, genoux et pieds, genoux et pieds,
Tête, épaules, genoux et pieds, genoux et pieds,
Deux yeux, deux oreilles, une bouche et un nez,
Tête, épaules, genoux et pieds, genoux et pieds.

Dancing Skeleton Videos

Well... another Halloween has come and gone! But now we get to get ready for Thanksgiving! Over the next month in French and Spanish class, we will begin learning about Food and Drink. We will learn how to say "I like..., I don't like" as it relates to Thanksgiving foods. We also have some fun turkey crafts in store that will reinforce counting, colors and more! Stay tuned!

I couldn't let a Halloween pass us by without posting one of my favorite Halloween videos in French / Spanish. The words are sung quickly, but this is a great video to talk about counting to twelve and telling time. Pause the video and practice counting the skeletons with your little ones!

French Version:

Spanish Version:

A B C D Sing Along

We do a ton of song a dance in class, and we have a blast doing it! Courtesy of mamalisa.com, A B C D, Some Carrots and Some Turnips is a fun, simple song you can teach your kids to sing along with! Try using this Midi tone to sing with! Enjoy!

French Version:

A B C D,
Des carottes et des navets
Mon grand-père est enterré
Dans le trou de la cheminée.
Si la cheminée tombe
Ce sera sa tombe
Si la cheminée tombe pas
Ce sera sa croix.

Spanish Version:

A B C D
Zanahorias y nabos
Enterraron a mi abuelo
En el hueco de la chimenea.
Si la chimenea cae
Pues su tumba será
Si la chimenea no cae
Pues su cruz será.

English Version:

A B C D
Some carrots and some turnips
My grandfather has been buried
In the hole of the chimney.
If the chimney falls down
It will be his grave,
If the chimney doesn't
It will be his burden.

French SALUT rap

I think your kids will enjoy this cute video that practices French Greetings!

Salut, Bonjour, À bientôt, Et bonsoir (hey, hello, see you soon and goodnight)

À plutard, À demain, À tout a l’heure, Au revoir (See you later, see you tomorrow, see you later, goodbye)

Salut, je m’appelle Étienne (hey, my name's Etienne)

Alors comment tu t’appelles? (and what's your name?)

Salut, je m’appelle Émile (Hey, my name's Emily)

Ça c’est une amie Adèle (and that's a friend Adele)

Enchanté, Émile et Adèle (It's nice to meet you Emily and Adele)

Alors comment t’allez-vous? (so how are you?)

Ça va, et, toi? Étienne (Good and you, Etienne?)

Pas mal, pas mal de tout. (Not bad, not bad at all)

Tiens, c’est un amie Jeremie (Hey, there's a friend Jeremy)

Salut, je te présente (Hey, I'll introduce you)

Émile, Adèle c’est Jermeie (Emily, Adele, this is Jeremy)

Et il a 17 ans. (He's 17 years old)

Bonjour Étienne et Émile alors, (Hello, Etienne and Emily, so)

Vous avez quel âge? (How old are you?)

Moi, j’ai 17 ans aussi (Me, I'm also 17)

Émile, elle a 13 ans.(Emily is 13 years old)

Bonjour Song

Hello songs are a wonderful way to help children who are learning a foreign language. It's also nice for children to always sing the same song at the beginning of a class. Hello songs are great for this.
The song below is called "Bonjour". It's a French hello song written and sung by Alain Le Lait. Sit back and enjoy the song by clicking the MP3 below. You can read along with the lyrics in French, followed by an English translation by Alain...

MP3 of Bonjour
Bonjour
(French Lyrics)
Bonjour, bonjour
Comment ça va?
Bonjour, bonjour
Très bien, merci
Je suis content d’être ici
Avec tous mes petits amis
Bonjour, bonjour
Comment ça va?
Merci, merci
Merci d’être ici
Merci, merci
Écoutez
Aimez-vous cette chanson?
J’espère que je suis dans le ton
Merci, merci
Merci d’être ici
Hello
(English Translation)
Hello, hello
How are you?
Hello, hello
Very well, thank you
I am happy to be here
With all my little friends
Hello, hello
How are you?
Thank you, thank you
For being here
Thank you, thank you
Listen up
Do you like this song?
I hope that I am in tune
Thank you, thank you
For being here.
The French and English lyrics to this "Bonjour" song are © 2003 Alain Le Lait.

Alain Le Lait is a French native who grew up near Paris, France. He moved to the United States in the 1970s and now lives in Colorado. Alain writes and performs easy to learn children's songs in French, Spanish and English. Check out his site www.Yadeeda.com to hear samples of his music and to buy his CD's or mp3's.
Merci Alain!

French and Spanish greeting songs!

One of my favorite blogs for getting ideas for lessons and resources for teaching languages to children is www.foreignlanguagefun.com.

Here are 2 videos from her blog that teach French and Spanish greetings vocabulary to simple music that kids know and love.

One of the BEST french CDs for children is Soyons Amis, by Alain le Lait! He has 3 French CDs as well as a Spanish CD. His tunes are upbeat, catchy and fun for Mom and Dad to listen to also!
Here is a link to his website where you can listen to samples, print off the lyrics and purchase his CDs.
http://www.yadeeda.com/french.htm

Videos for hello songs for Spanish class!