“C'est la Récré !” — Playtime at School Song in French for Kids
In “C'est la Récré !” (Playtime at School), kids sing key French words like la récré, la sonnerie, la cour and attrape-moi, going back and forth between English and French, so the meaning is never a mystery. It's a early-learner (A1) song from Unit 31: At School, 2:13 long, made for ages 2–8.
- 🇫🇷 French
- Level: A1
- Unit 31 · À l'École
- ⏱ 2:13
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“C'est la Récré !” lyrics with English translation
Every line as it's sung, with its meaning beside it. French is shown in teal.
| Sung | Meaning |
|---|---|
| It's recess! | La récré ! |
| La récré ! | It's recess! |
| Hear the bell! | Écoute la sonnerie ! |
| La sonnerie ! | The bell! |
| Run outside! | Cours dehors ! |
| Dans la cour ! | To the playground! |
| Catch me now! | Attrape-moi maintenant ! |
| Attrape-moi ! | Catch me now! |
| You're it! | C’est toi le loup ! |
| C'est toi le loup ! | You’re it! |
| C'est toi le loup ! | You’re it! |
| You're it! | C’est toi le loup ! |
| Playground games, rock and roll! | Jeux de récré, rock and roll ! |
| Jump rope! | La corde à sauter ! |
| La corde à sauter ! | Jump rope! |
| Jump, jump, jump, let's play! | Saute, saute, saute, on joue ! |
| Hopscotch! | La marelle ! |
| La marelle ! | Hopscotch! |
| Hop, hop, hop all day! | Hop, hop, hop toute la journée ! |
| Down the slide! | En bas du toboggan ! |
| Le toboggan ! | The slide! |
| Kick the ball! | Tape dans le ballon ! |
| Le ballon ! | The ball! |
| Come and play! | Viens jouer ! |
| Viens jouer ! | Come and play! |
| Come and play! | Viens jouer avec moi ! |
| Viens jouer avec moi ! | Come and play with me! |
| Playground games, rock and roll! | Jeux de récré, rock and roll ! |
| Jump rope! | La corde à sauter ! |
| La corde à sauter ! | Jump rope! |
| Jump, jump, jump, let's play! | Saute, saute, saute, on joue ! |
| Hopscotch! | La marelle ! |
| La marelle ! | Hopscotch! |
| Hop, hop, hop all day! | Hop, hop, hop toute la journée ! |
| Recess is fun! | La récré c'est super ! |
| La récré c'est super ! | Recess is fun! |
| Catch me! | Attrape-moi ! |
| Attrape-moi ! | Catch me! |
| You're it! | C’est toi le loup ! |
| C'est toi le loup ! | You’re it! |
| One, two, three, viens jouer ! | |
| Playground games, rock and roll! | Jeux de récré, rock and roll ! |
| Jump rope! | La corde à sauter ! |
| La corde à sauter ! | Jump rope! |
| Jump, jump, jump, let's play! | Saute, saute, saute, on joue ! |
| Hopscotch! | La marelle ! |
| La marelle ! | Hopscotch! |
| Hop, hop, hop all day! | Hop, hop, hop toute la journée ! |
| Back to class! | On rentre en classe ! |
| On rentre en classe ! | Back to class! |
| Goodbye playground! | Au revoir la cour ! |
| Au revoir la cour ! | Goodbye playground! |
| See you next time at la récré ! | |
Key French words in this song
The 11 words and phrases this song is built around.
| French | English |
|---|---|
| la récré | recess |
| la sonnerie | the bell |
| la cour | the playground |
| attrape-moi | catch me |
| c'est toi le loup | you're it |
| la corde à sauter | jump rope |
| la marelle | hopscotch |
| le toboggan | slide |
| le ballon | ball |
| viens jouer | come and play |
| on rentre en classe | back to class |
How to use this song with your child
- 1
Listen for “c'est toi le loup”
“c'est toi le loup” (you're it) is sung on 3 lines of this song. Ask your child to clap or raise a hand every time they hear it; by the end they will be saying it with the song.
- 2
Split the parts
Once the song is familiar, you sing the English lines and your child sings the French ones, then swap. It turns listening into speaking.
- 3
Make it a routine
At 2:13, play it once a day at the same moment for a week. Practise the name question from the song with a soft toy.
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