post it chairs

The class played this happily for half an hour!
This is the game with chairs in a circle. Each players had a chair and each chair is assigned a number (or colour) attached by a post it, not in any particular order. Each player has to rmemeber the number of the chair they are sitting on.
First player starts by saying je suis le numéro cinq. j'appelle le numéro trois.
The player who is number 3 must immediately respond by saying je suis le numéro trois. j'appelle le numéro huit. And so on. If there is hesitation, all players stand up and move a chair to the left moting their new number. The player who hesitated starts with the new number.
Make it easier for pupils by making the numbers or colours visible eg under the chair.
Pupils need to know the words quite well but there is no shame if they get it wrong - it is fun to change. And they get a new number to remember.
You could do it with any vocabulary provided the classs can see all the options eg flashcards on the board.

Day 6 parts of the body

song Jean Petit music also on youtube jean petit danse, words and video
Jean Petit qui danse (bis)
De son doigt il danse (bis)

De son doigt, doigt, doigt,
Ainsi danse Jean Petit

Jean Petit qui danse (bis)
De sa main il danse (bis)

De sa main, main, main,
De son doigt, doigt, doigt,
Ainsi danse Jean Petit

Jean Petit qui danse (bis)
De son bras il danse (bis)

De son bras, bras, bras,
De sa main, main, main,
De son doigt, doigt, doigt,
Ainsi danse Jean Petit.

Jean Petit qui danse (bis)
De son pied il danse (bis)
De son pied, pied, pied,
Ainsi danse Jean Petit.

Jean Petit qui danse (bis)
De sa jambe il danse (bis)
De sa jambe, jambe, jambe, (bis)
De son pied, pied, pied.
Ainsi danse Jean Petit.

Jean Petit qui danse (bis)
De sa tête il danse (bis)
De sa tête, tête, tête, (bis)
De sa jambe, jambe, jambe
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C'est Coco le petit singe, au zoo de Toronto (Cecile's song that Elaine mentioned with body parts - we'll do it next week)

C'est Coco le petit singe, au zoo de Toronto
Il m'a dit, attention, la main droite va commencer !
(start verse again)
la main gauche,
le pied droit
le pied gauche
la tête
la langue
, jambe,
De son pied, pied, pied.
Ainsi danse Jean Petit.

Day 5 animals

Activities (underlined text is a link to another page)
cane cane oie = duck duck goose Elaine's suggestion

animal noises for whiteboard on http://www.uptoten.com

see earlier post for other activities

Songs
une chanson is a song
une comptine is a nursery rhyme
un chant (de Noël) is a carol

une poule sur un mur
une poule sur un mur a hen on a wall
qui picote du pain dur pecking hard bread
picoti, picota
lève la queue lifts her tail
et saute en bas and jumps down

Le cerf
Dans sa maison,
un grand cerf
Regardait par la fenêtre
Un lapin venir à lui
Et frapper chez lui
"Cerf, cerf, ouvre-moi
Ou le chasseur me tuera !"
"Lapin, lapin, entre et viens
Me serrer la main !"

J'aime papa, j'aime maman I love daddy I love mummy
Mon p'tit chat, mon p'tit chien, mon p'tit frère my little cat my little dog my little brother
J'aime papa, j'aime maman I love daddy I love mummy
Et mon gros éléphant And my big elephant

played like “I sent a letter to my love”
Il court, il court le furet The ferret runs
Le furet du bois, mesdames The ferret of the wood, ladies
Il court, il court le furet The ferret runs
Le furet du bois joli The ferret of the lovely wood
Il est passé par ici He came this way
Il repassera par là He will go that way

Tried to find something like old Macdonald and found this
bird rock and roll
then found le vieux Donald in uptoten

2nd April replaced by 21st May

Sorry I can't do 2nd April. Can we do 21st May instead?

Day 4

New today was classroom language, birthdays and fêtes, and some traditional singing games. We also discussed Easter in France. Main difference is that it is not the Easter bunny that brings children the Easter eggs. Church bells fall silent from Maundy Thursday. Children are told that the bells have flown to Rome to see the Pope. On their way back on Easter Sunday morning they drop eggs and other sweets in the gardens. So in shops you see chocolate bells as well as bunnies, hens, and ducks.

Here are some bunny poems

Le lièvre a de la fièvre

Le lièvre a de la fièvre - the hare has a fever
L'escargot a mal au dos - the snail has a sore back
Le pivert a mal aux nerfs - the woodpecker has nerves
Oh là là ! que de maux ! - oh dear me what a lot of troubles

Mon petit lapin

J'ai un petit lapin - I have a little rabbit
Qui mange du pain - who eats bread
J'ai un petit lapin - I have a little rabbit
Qui mange du thym - who eats thyme

Mais un lapin ça fait des crottes, - but a rabbit does poo
Un jour, il a fait dans mes bottes. - one day he did it in my boots

Maman dit que c'est un vilain, - mum says he is naughty
Moi je dis que c'est mon copain. - but I say he’s my pal

Voki fun

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Day 3

Here's what I can remember doing
greetings: walk about with animal puppets
bonsoir good evening
bonne nuit good night (bed time)
à demain see you tomorrow
à plus A+ see you later
days of week
fortune teller game: download from My teaching files
weather with gestures
il pleut, il mouille
http://descomptines.free.fr/comptines/il_pleut_il_mouille.html
escargot de Bourgogne
http://descomptines.free.fr/comptines/escargot_de_bourgogne.html
colours with Elaine’s circles – guessing game
Elaine’s colours song
Salut Serge episode 8 couleurs

Next week bring props from your class for colours numbers and cuddly animals!