Just been checking my e-mails and came across one from Helen Myers that I thought I might share with you!
In response to a request for a song about pets in French, Helen posted -To the national anthem: (thanks to Rachel Hawkes for reminder of this .. I think it originates from a CILT Pathfinder / Steven Fawkes) ...
J’ai un chat, Hannibal
Tu as un animal?
Elle a un chien
Nous avons des possons
Vous avez des lions?
Elles ont deux serpents longs
J’ai un lapin
Tu as un animal?
Elle a un chien
Nous avons des possons
Vous avez des lions?
Elles ont deux serpents longs
J’ai un lapin
As I am a great advocate of DIY songs, I thought this one was particularly good as it uses a tune with which most kids are familiar – thanks to sport and especially recently due to Olympic success – but which is not a nursery rhyme. It’s also a bit more ‘advanced’ than some little ditties I make up as it can be used to teach a grammar point too. In fact, Helen ended her message by saying that she’d sung the above song with her Y11 class today!
I know that there are lots of ‘homemade ditties’ out there – which are your favourites? I particularly like Steph Hopkins’ French alphabet to Every day I love you less and less by Kaiser Chiefs!
