Alouette

Last week in class, we learned Alouette, a traditional French folk song. Besides being fun to sing, the song is helping us review the body parts we’ve learned this month!

listen to Alouette here!

Alouette (traditional)

Alouette, gentille Alouette (Lark, nice Lark) [Make flying motion, then petting motion.]
Alouette, je te plumerai  (Lark, I pull your feathers out.) [Make flying motion, then motion of pulling feathers out.]
Alouette, gentille Alouette (Lark, nice Lark) [Make flying motion, then petting motion.]
Alouette, je te plumerai (Lark, I pull your feathers out.) [Make flying motion, then motion of pulling feathers out.]
Je te plumerai la tête (I pull the feathers out of your head.) [Pretend to pull feathers out of your head.]
Je te plumerai la tête (I pull the feathers out of your head.) [Pretend to pull feathers out of your head.]
Et la tête, et la tête (And your head, and your head.) [Pat head.]
Alouette, Alouette (Lark, Lark) [Make flying motion.]
O-o-o-oh (O-o-o-oh) [Arms make large “O” above head.]

Continue song, substituting the following body parts in place of la tete (head):  le bec (beak), le cou (neck), le dos (back), la queue (tail), as well as any other body parts the kids know and would like to add!a