Aug
Bonjour mes amis!
For this Saturday’s French Playgroup session, we will be revisiting the hand gesture activities of the prior session (see Playgroup at the Park Series (08-08-09), namely “Coucou!” and “Tape Tape Petites Mains,” and we’ll learn a new one as well as dance to a new song!
- Hand gesture song: “Vole Vole Papillon”
Vole vole papillon
Au-dessus de mon ėcole
Vole vole papillon
Au-dessus de ma maison
Tournez Tournez
Les jolis moulins-ins
Frappez Frappez
Les petites mains !
Ah ! Les jolies mains medames
Ah ! Les jolies mains que j’ai
1 (un) 2(deux) 3(trois) coucou !
**Will provide video shortly to practice with.
“Fly fly butterfly”
Fly fly butterfly
Above my school
Fly fly butterfly
Above my home
Turn Turn
The beautiful mills
Clap clap
The little hands!
Ah! The beautiful hands my ladies (madames)
Ah! The beautiful hands I have
1 2 3 coucou!
– Chanson: “Jean Petit qui danse”
(Song: “Little Jean who is dancing”)
Jean Petit qui danse,
Jean Petit qui danse,
De son pied, il danse
De son pied, il danse,
De son pied, pied, pied,
Ainsi danse Jean Petit.
Jean Petit qui danse,
Jean Petit qui danse,
De sa tête, il danse,
De sa tête, il danse,
De sa tête, tête, tête,
Ainsi danse Jean Petit.
Jean Petit qui danse,
Jean Petit qui danse,
De ses fesses, il danse,
De ses fesses, il danse,
De ses fesses, fesses, fesses,
Ainsi danse Jean Petit.
*What is in bold/italics is to be sung twice.
**Here is also another take on “Jean Petit qui danse” from a YouTube video clip, which I found fun and easy to follow for you and your little ones. Enjoy!