Singing Games and Traditional Songs

Using singing games and traditional songs in the teaching and learning of a language is a very fun and effective way.  Here are the songs that we learned most recently:

Pomme de reinette et pomme d'api
Passe, passe, passera

Passe, passe, passera resembles the singing game London Bridge is Falling Down.  Students had a lot of fun singing and playing this game.

Celebrating Each Moment of Success Along the Way

During Parent-Teacher Conferences last week, many students dropped by to show their parents the Mon Monstre project that they have been working on.  Some students shared their artifacts from Iris.  It is truly exciting to see the growth in confidence in many students as they take risks in speaking French in front of others. 

Let's celebrate each moment of success along the way!

Take a risk!

Learning a new language requires taking risks.  Last week, I began documenting the learning journey of students. Grade 1 and 2 introduced themselves by telling me their name, their age, their favorite color, following all that by singing a traditional French song of their choice.  It was both exciting and encouraging to see their willingness to take risks.  Some of them created color patterns and talked about their patterns in French.  Grade 3 and 4 students finished their project called Mon Monstre.  They are currently working on speaking about the physical traits of their monstre.    

If you are interested in learning some of the traditional French songs that your child has learned, here are the titles:

Savez-vous planter les choux?

Pomme de reinette et pomme d'api

Enjoy!