The Best French Music Videos for Kids

A playlist of French music videos for kids on YouTube.

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When my kids started French Immersion kindergarten, we would watch a lot of French music videos on YouTube to reinforce some of the concepts they were learning at school.

From learning about the alphabet, colors, and the days of the week, these songs are ridiculously catchy and fun. So if your child is currently learning French, then you are going to find this list of French music videos for kids helpful!

The Best French Music Videos for Kids

Perhaps the most catchy music video on this list is this "Papa pingouin" music video. It gets stuck in my head all the time. But how can you go wrong when cute dancing penguins are involved?! I just wish that this video also showed the lyrics in French. My little hyperlexic learner needs those written words to help him learn. Regardless, the song is super cute, as is the video.

The other song that gets stuck in my head all the time is "Ya a un chat." It's a cute way to practice prepositions in French.

This "La famille des doigts" video is a great way to practice the names of the different fingers, to learn about family members, and to practice asking questions. J likes to sing this song quite a bit.

But the video that five year old J loves to sing the most is "Lundi Matin." I've already mentioned this video in the days of the week Scrabble math printable, but since J loves it so much, it is worth mentioning again.

Want to teach your kids how to say the alphabet in French? We love to watch this video.

How about teaching the numbers in French? These dancing Jamaican worms (so random, I know!) will help you learn them!

Here are two French music videos that teach colors.

Here's a catchy song to work on French greetings. J also adores singing this one!

Here's the other video that we enjoy watching to work on the French days of the week.

This French months of the year music video is great too!

If you have any recommendations for fun French music videos, then leave them in the comments so we can check them out!

Other French Learning Ideas You'll Love

Free Printable Months of the Year Scrabble Math (English & French)

Free Printable Days of the Week Scrabble Math (English & French)

Counting Peas Busy Bag (English & French)

Days of the Week Scrabble Math {Free Printable}

Free Scrabble math days of the week printable worksheet for kids. Available in English and in French.

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We are officially hooked on Scrabble math printables at our house, so I have been customizing them to help J learn all sorts of concepts.

Right now he's obsessed with singing the days of the week in French. I just knew he would love to do the Scrabble math for the days of the week. That's why I made a bilingual set of days of the week printable Scrabble math activity for him.

These Scrabble math printables are such a great way to work on math, literacy, spelling, and even second language learning so I am happy to keep making new versions for him. I've also included two of our favorite music videos for learning the days of the week in French.

What You'll Need for this Days of the Week Printable Scrabble Math Activity

To do Scrabble math, you will need:

• Scrabble letter tiles

• Days of the week Scrabble math printable in English or in French (links to download are below)

• Pencil

Use the Scrabble letter tiles to spell the days of the week. Then add up the score! Five year old J also likes to write the letters with pencil in the box afterwards.

To reinforce the French learning of the days of the week, we like to watch the following videos on YouTube. J loves to sing "Lundi matin" at the top of his lungs multiple times a day.

Download the Free Printable Days of the Week Scrabble Math Worksheets

Just like the months of the year Scrabble math printables, there are two versions available: one in English and one in French.

Feel free to print and use the printable as is with a pencil or laminate and pair with a dry erase marker. Laminating will make it more durable and make it reusable.

To get a copy of these printables, click the applicable link below:

>> Click here to download the free printable in English

>> Click here to download the free printable in French

 

Counting Peas Busy Bag {Free Printable}

If there's one thing that is truly loved in our house, it's books. Especially alphabet books. The extreme love of alphabet books may have something to do with J's hyperlexia, but we have truly enjoyed our fair share of ABC books over the years. 

One alphabet book that my boys love is LMNO Peas. It's a super cute ABC book that inspired this counting peas busy bag. 

This book inspired activity comes with a free bilingual printable and encourages one-to-one correspondence, counting, and language learning.

About this Counting Peas Busy Bag Activity

This activity is part of the new Book Club Play Dates series that we're launching with some other fabulous kid bloggers. Each month we will give you a book and five accompanying activities (craft, snack, busy bag, game, and sensory activity) so that you can enjoy some hands-on learning and fun with your own kid book club at home. 

This month's book is LMNO Peas by Keith Baker, an adorable alphabet book featuring a cool cast of peas. We decided to make a printable busy bag to practice counting peas!

For this counting peas busy bag, you will need:

• Counting peas printable cards - link to download is at the bottom of this post!

• Green glass stones or pom poms

• Laminator

• Copy of the book LMNO Peas by Keith Baker

Print, cut, and laminate the counting peas cards. Then encourage the kids to count the peas after you read the story LMNO Peas. My boys absolutely love this book and we have signed it out from the library numerous times over the years.

The printable shows the numeral form as well as the written word in both English and French. Since J is in French Immersion, this busy bag was a great way to reinforce his French vocabulary. For three year old K, it was a great way to practice one-to-one correspondence and number recognition, in addition to building the literacy component in two languages.

Download the Free Printable Counting Peas Busy Bag

This three page printable includes 10 cards with green dots, as well as some instructions for how to play. Each card features English and French words. I highly recommend laminting the individual cards before play.

To get a copy of this printable, click the link below:

>> Click here to download this free printable

 

Check Out the Rest of the Book Club Play Date Activities

Don't forget to check out the rest of the LMNO Peas inspired activities so that you can complete your own Book Club Play Date at home!

Snack: LMNO Peas Soup from Still Playing School

Sensory Activity: LMNO Peas Sensory Bin from House of Burke

Craft: Parachuting Peas Craft from Craftulate

Game: Preschool Alphabet Game for LMNO Peas from Fun-A-Day!

Months of the Year Scrabble Math {Free Printable}

Free printable months of the year Scrabble math activity for kids. Available in English and in French.

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I'm back with another Scrabble math worksheet.

This time it's to work on the months of the year!

My oldest is currently in French Immersion kindergarten, so he has been learning the months in French. Therefore, I created two versions of this printable, one in English and one in French. So this activity is a great way to work on spelling, math, and second language learning! 

So if you've been looking for months of the year free printables for kids, then look no further! This activity is a great way to teach your kids the names of the months and how to spell them.

What You'll Need for this Scrabble Math Months of the Year Activity for Kids

To do Scrabble math, you will need:

• Scrabble letter tiles

• Months of the year Scrabble math printable in English or in French (link to download below)

• Pencil

Simply spell the words with the letter tiles and then add up the score! For added spelling practice, you can even write the letters for each month in the empty boxes. At least, that's what my five year old likes to do.

Download the Free Printable Scrabble Math Worksheets in English & French

There are two versions of this months of the year free printable: one in English and one in French. Download one or the other or grab both. It's up to you!

Feel free to print and use the printable as is with a pencil or laminate and pair with a dry erase marker. Laminating will make it more durable and make it reusable.

To get a copy of these printables, click the applicable link below:

>> Click here to download the free printable in English

>> Click here to download the free printable in French

 

Body Tracing Self-Portrait Mirror Drawings

Looking for all about me drawing activities for kids? Try these body tracing self-portrait mirror drawings!

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The theme for this month's Light & Reflections series is all about me. So, to explore this theme, we combined body tracing with self-portraits, but gave it a twist by doing it on a vertical, mirrored surface.

The result? Body tracing self-portrait mirror drawings!

This activity was great for practicing fine motor skills, learning about body parts and identity, exploring creativity, and practicing French words. And frankly, it was just plain fun! Plus, the results are totally adorable.

What You'll Need for this All About Me Drawing Activity

Here's what we used for this body tracing activity:

• Large vertical mirrors - We have two large mirrored doors in our dining room, but you could use a full length floor mirror or something similar.

• Window markers - You could also use dry erase markers if you prefer, but we like window markers for drawing on mirrors and windows.

• Googly eyes (optional, but way more fun)

To set it up, I first asked the boys to stand as tall as they could against the mirrors so that I could trace their bodies with the window markers. I really enjoyed the fact that K chose a "stick-em-up" kind of pose...haha

Once you have the outlines of their bodies traced, it's time to decorate them.

Body Tracing Self-Portrait Mirror Drawings in Action

The first thing the boys wanted to do was add some eyes. You can add googly eyes to the body silhouettes with a little bit of magic. Okay, not really magic, but pretty darn close. Simply add a splash of water to the back of the googly eyes and they stick right to the mirrors, similar to how craft foam sticks to mirrors when wet (see here) or what we did with this abstract window art project.

Here's K adding some googly eyes to his face:

Next, the boys added facial details like a nose and smile. And then some crazy, floating hair. Here's K working on his portrait:

J's self portrait originally started off with gigantic ears, but ended up with three ears on one side of the head. Then J added extra details like teeth, hair, and a shirt.

Since J just started French Immersion kindergarten, we practiced saying the different body parts in both English and in French as he draw and decorated his portrait. Then we followed up the activity by singing "Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes" in both languages as well.

Overall, both boys had a lot of fun with this activity. And it was a great way to explore body parts and learn about identity, while also building fine motor skills and practicing some French vocabulary.

Other All About Me Activities Your Kids Will Love

This body tracing activity is part of the monthly Light & Reflections series where a few bloggers and I share fun ways for kids to explore and learn using light and mirrors. Here are the other all about me ideas from this month's series:

All About Me Baby Play Station from Happily Ever Mom

All About My Feelings: Identifying Emotions with Self-Portraits from Still Playing School

Photo Puzzles on the Light Table from Where Imagination Grows

I hope you decide to give any of the above ideas a try, including the full body tracing self-portrait mirror drawings shown here. They're great for an all about me unit at school.

Learning a Second Language With Recycled Letters

I have had numerous questions about what to do with the letters and numbers from our recycled alphabet and number busy box.  So I shared how we use the recycled letters to learn a second language over at B-Inspired Mama.  Click here to read the post.