Deux grenouilles
A maths song with two dancing frogs.
Lyrics
Deux grenouilles sur un lit
Qui sautent, sautent, sautent, sautent
Deux grenouilles sur un lit
Qui sautent, sautent, sautent
Quatre grenouilles sur un lit…
Instructions
In a standing circle, get two children (the frogs) to come into the middle.
Ask the class how many frogs are in the middle.
Sing the song. The frogs jump each time the word ‘sautent’ is sung.
After the first verse, add or remove frogs. Ask the children how many are in the middle and sing it again.
There is time in the backing track after each verse (16 beats) to do this. Or you can pause the music (or not use the backing track).
The backing track only states the number of frogs in the first verse (after this it is left silent).
To make it about addition or subtraction, remove and add different numbers of frogs.
Another way to play is with a large sheet or rug, and toys (if they are different animals, then change the words to match). Get the children to hold the edges of the sheet all together. Put the toys on top, and get the children to bounce them up in the air on the word ‘sautent’.
You can change frogs to other animals such as, ‘Deux lapins dans un champ qui sautent…’ or ‘Deux serpents dans le désert, ss ss’.