Madagascar - Focus on Modern Languages
Second Level
What’s the time Mr Wolf?
French children play a fun game with questions. It is similar to “What’s the time Mr Wolf?”.
The children ask the wolf (a person standing by a wall) “Y-es-tu?” are you there? Que faistu?” what are you doing? And the wolf says what clothes he/ she’s putting on…he / she
might put on plenty clothes or he/ she might decide to just put on shorts…then come running
after the others trying to catch someone to replace him / her as the wolf.
French children sing a song, or chant these words while they play the game
Promenons-nous dans les bois
Tant que le loup n’y est pas.
Loup, loup, y es-tu?
Loup, loup, que fais-tu?
For more ideas about how to exploit this game as a whole class drama activity, visit CLIC for
Teachers website for a whole class drama performance with music, Loup, Loup y es –tu?
The Momes.net website has the music that accompanies this game.
www.educationscotland.gov.uk/passeportfrancophone