Allons-y!
À Paris
En passant les Pyrénées
En passant par la Lorraine
Le petit train
Les petites locos
Les roues du bus
Pour passer le Rhône
Roulez roulez
Last updated: 10/23/2015
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The songs below are part of ‘Allons-y!’ The French collection
compiled, adapted, translated and illustrated by Dany Rosevear
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À Paris O Learn the names of colours in French and English. Where shall we go? Choose a colour then rhyme it with a city, what
could be simpler! Use different modes of transport and numbers of vehicles
depending on your vocabulary focus. Listen at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJK7IcP3YbY
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En passant les Pyrénées
O This tune will be familiar as ‘Savez-vous
planter les choux?’ A song suited to winter time, it is also a good excuse for some
Geography research – find these mountains in an atlas. Listen at: http://www.musicalecole.edres74.ac-grenoble.fr/spip.php?article43
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En passant par la Lorraine O A popular French story song especially for children, it is well suited
for role playing. Begin each new verse with the third line from the previous
one. Watch at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CotZfnKGWHM .
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Le petit train O Little
children set off on a journey, on the way they pick up passengers waiting at
the station. Watch at: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xezuos_dans-le-pre-s-en-va-le-train_people
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Les petites locos O A familiar nursery favourite that
older children would appreciate revisiting in a second language. Add more verses as children suggest
different vehicles and where they belong.
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Les roues du bus O Singing such a familiar tune will make this a popular choice. Mime the actions suggested by the words. Encourage children to create
other situations or different modes of transport. Ensure there is plenty of space to make big arm movements while
walking round the room.
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Pour passer le Rhône O When you want to cross the dangerous Rhone river it’s best to do it in
twos, so says this traditional song from A rollicking dance that can get faster each time it is sung once the
children are familiar with its movements. Listen at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-MS_IBlVFm4
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Roulez, roulez O Off on another journey. Where is this train going? A second more traditional version includes the phrase ‘chemin d’fer’ instead
of ‘petit train’ which is
easier to sing. A good opportunity to develop the vocabulary for places. ‘Où va-tu?’ ‘Je vais à Londres’ ‘Je vais au bord de la mer’. Watch at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eC1dMwg15Tw Children stand still,
facing the centre, in two
or three separate circles. The engine driver chosen for each circle stands outside.
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