Les jours de la semaine

lundi
mardi
mercredi
jeudi
vendredi
samedi
dimanche
 1
Hands in air
5

2
Hands stretch forward from elbows

Hands on head

3
6
Hands on shoulders
Hands on knees

4 7

Arms folded
Hands in cross over chest
Song & actions – Frere Jacques tune
Les jours – chanson
to the tune of ‘Frère Jacques’

lundi, mardi (x2)

mercredi (x2)
jeudi, vendredi (x2)
samedi, dimanche (x2)
What do you notice about all the words for
days of the week in French?
lundi
mardi
mercredi
jeudi
vendredi
samedi
dimanche
 lundi
mardi
mercredi
jeudi
vendredi
samedi
dimanche
What do you think ‘di’ means?
More words with the ‘i’ sound:

souris
six

il

Côte d’Ivoire dix

 Work with a partner to write down the
days of the week in the right order on your
whiteboard!
jeudi
mardi
dimanche

lundi samedi

mercredi vendredi
How did you do?

lundi
mardi
mercredi
jeudi
vendredi
samedi
dimanche
 Les jours – chanson
to the tune of ‘Frère Jacques’

lundi, mardi (x2)

mercredi (x2)
jeudi, vendredi (x2)
samedi, dimanche (x2)

This time let’s try it as a round!