Preschoolers and Kindergarteners are learning about lullabies using the simple song Fais Dodo, a Cajun lullaby. First, students listened to a recording of this song. Though they could not understand the words, they told me it sounded like a song they would hear at night because it was slow and soft. We learned the vocabulary word "lullaby."
Then, students were given small stuffed animals to rock as we listened to the song. Students gently rocked their animals and listened to the song several times. After hearing the song for a few weeks, students were able to sing the song as a class. It is amazing how they were able to sing the words in a different language through careful listening.
Check out the lyrics to this song below.
Fais dodo, Colas mon p'tit frère,
Fais dodo, t'auras du lolo.
Fais dodo, and let us go dreaming,
Fais dodo, come dreaming with me.
This simple song not only introduces new vocabulary, but it also helps students sing in tune through the use of a very small tone set.
Listen to Miss Randell's kindergarten class perform this song independently in the video below.
