Catherine Barlow

This catchy and repetitive tune introduces children to the days of the week in French. To be sung to ‘Camptown races’.

Les saisons et le temps is a French rap song for children all about the seasons and the weather. The repetition makes it fun and easy to learn. Written by Catherine Barlow and published by Brilliant Publications. The enhanced PDF has an embedded mp3 recording of the song, performed…

Les parties du corps is a French body parts song for children. Because it is a French version of 'Head, shoulders, knees and toes' children will find it easy to focus on the lyrics. Written by Catherine Barlow and published by Brilliant Publications. The enhanced PDF has…

Mon pique-nique is a French song for children. It introduces the phrase 'je voudrais' and different types of picnic food. The song is to the tune of 'Polly put the kettle on' so it is easy to focus on the lyrics. Written by Catherine Barlow and published by Brilliant…

À l'épicerie is a French song for children all about shopping for different kinds of food. The song is to the tune of 'London bridge is falling down' so it is easy to focus on the lyrics. Written by Catherine Barlow and published by Brilliant Publications.…

Les sports is a French song for children about different sports: football, tennis, skiing and sailing. The song is to the tune of 'The wheels on the bus' so it is easy to focus on the lyrics. Written by Catherine Barlow and published by Brilliant Publications. The enhanced…

À la plage is a French rap song for children all about things to do at the beach. The repetition makes it fun and easy to learn. The rap introduces common French verbs such as faire, prendre and avoir in the first person. Written by Catherine Barlow and published by Brilliant…

Père Noël is a French Christmas song for children. Children will love singing about Father Christmas. The simple song is easy to pick up as it is set to the tune of ‘Frère Jacques’. Written by Catherine Barlow and published by Brilliant Publications.…

Mon beau sapin is a traditional French Christmas song for children. Children will love learning this song about the Christmas tree. This version has been written by Catherine Barlow and published by Brilliant Publications. The enhanced PDF has an embedded mp3 recording of the song,…

Ma famille is a French family song for children. The song is to the tune of 'Three little monkeys' so it is easy to focus on the lyrics. Written by Catherine Barlow and published by Brilliant Publications. The enhanced PDF has an embedded mp3 recording of the song, performed…

Les couleurs is a French colours song for children. The song is to the tune of 'Frère Jacques' so it is easy to focus on the lyrics. Written by Catherine Barlow and published by Brilliant Publications. The enhanced PDF has an embedded mp3 recording of the song, performed…

Les mois de l'an is a French song for children about the months of the year. The song is to the tune of 'Ten green bottles' so it is easy to focus on the lyrics. Written by Catherine Barlow and published by Brilliant Publications. The enhanced PDF has an embedded mp3…

Comptons jusqu'à 20 is a French rap song for children all about counting numbers to 20. The repetition makes it fun and easy to learn. Written by Catherine Barlow and published by Brilliant Publications. The enhanced PDF has an embedded mp3 recording of the song, performed…

Comment tu t'appelles? is a French song for children all about asking and answering 'What's your name?' and saying how you are feeling. The song is to the tune of 'If you're happy and you know it' so it is easy to focus on the lyrics. Written by Catherine…

L'alphabet français is a French alphabet song for children. It is sung to the traditional alphabet song tune so it is easy to focus on pronouncing the French letters correctly. Written by Catherine Barlow and published by Brilliant Publications. The enhanced PDF has an…

J'aime Chanter! contains 20 French songs for children. Teaching French through songs makes learning fun. French pronunciation and intonation are developed naturally. The songs are quick to pick up as they use familiar tunes. Written by Catherine Barlow and published by Brilliant…

Singing songs is a fun way of helping children to develop an enthusiasm for French. The 20 songs in J’aime Beaucoup Chanter en Français! are set to familiar tunes, so you and the children can concentrate on the words, without having to learn new tunes. The songs introduce…