Here's a little chant to keep preschool children engaged during the telling of Boucle d'Or et les Trois Ours. Use it to send the bears out into the forest and then to bring them back to the house. Bébé Ours, Bébé Ours, Marche, marche, marche Bébé Ours, Bébé Ours Marche dans la forêt. Repeat for Maman Ours & Papa Ours, chanting louder and louder each time, with larger and larger leg taps! To return to the house, do this similar chant: Bébé Ours, Bébé Ours, Marche, marche, marche Bébé Ours, Bébé Ours Rentre à la maison.

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Here's a song to sing while giving a stuffed teddy bear a ride a on parachute! Sautez Ours, sautez Ours, Sautez, sautez, sautez Ours Sautez Ours, sautez Ours Sur le parachute!

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Le chef de train crie "En Voiture! En Voiture! En Voiture!"

Le chef de train crie "En Voiture!"

Sur la voie ferrée.

Les roues du train tournent et tournent, tournent et tournent, tournent et tournent,

Les roues du train tournent et tournent

Sur la voie ferrée.

Le petit train fait tchou, tchou, tchou, tchou, tchou, tchou, tchou, tchou, tchou

Le petit train fait tchou, tchou, tchou

Sur la voie ferrée.

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Cinq petites citrouilles, rondes et orange

Une citrouille s'en va

Les autres disent "Au revoir!"

Quatre petites citrouilles, rondes et orange

Une citrouille s'en va

Les autres disent "Au revoir!"

Trois petites citrouilles, rondes et orange

Une citrouille s'en va

Les autres disent "Au revoir!"

Deux petites citrouilles, rondes et orange

Une citrouille s'en va

L'autre dit "Au revoir!"

Une petite citrouille cherche ses amis

Les-voilà!

La citrouille s'en va.

Au revoir!

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I learned this song at Concordia Language Villages in Minnesota. (THE best immersion language camps on the planet!)

Pour ce repas (For this meal)

Pour toute joie (For all happiness)

Pour tout le monde (For everyone)

Merci (Thank you)

Bon Appétit!

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Here are some expressions for playing Go Fish in French.

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Here are some colors in French.

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Hello, Good Morning, Good Afternoon =Bonjour

Hi = Salut

Good Evening = Bonsoir

Good Night = Bonne Nuit

What’s your name? = Comment t’appelles-tu?

My name is . . . = Je m’appelle . . .

And you? = Et toi?

Nice to meet you (spoken by a boy) = Enchanté

Nice to meet you (spoken by a girl) = Enchantée

How’s it going? = Comment ça va?

It’s going well. = Ça va bien.

So-so = Comme ci comme ça

It’s going badly = Ça va mal.

Goodbye = Au revoir

Have a nice weekend. = Bon weekend

Have a nice trip. = Bon voyage

See you soon = À bientôt

Bye! (Italian, used in France) = Ciao!

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Listen and repeat the French family members.

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I just wrapped up a delightful week of summer day camp for Kindergarten/First Graders. It was all about Madeline: books, crafts, French games, French songs, French foods, and even an imaginary trip to Paris for Madeline's birthday party. The children picked up a surprising amount of French in just one short week!

Listen to our short performance for parents on the last day. The little girls wore yellow paper hats they had made in craft time, and the boys wore tiger masks and held mice puppets. Two girls held up a big posterboard "old house in Paris that was covered in vines" . . . vines we had collected on a hike to a creek.

Such a wonderful week! Enjoy the little Madeline show!

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