Sheet 1 of 5
The snail and its little house
The snail and its little house: a free printable coloring page, from age 4. Sheet 1 of the 5 in the “Petit escargot” series, the rhyme of the shell.
The “Petit escargot” series to print
Five coloring pages built around “Petit escargot”, the French rhyme where the snail carries his house on his back. The little house, the walk, the school, the shower, then the head coming back out once the weather clears: five drawings on the theme of the song.
The five sheets of the series
Print them all and lay them out flat on the table. Same characters, same line, same song: it is a set, and you color it in any order you like.
Sheet 2 of 5
The snail goes walking
The snail goes walking: a free printable coloring page, from age 4. Sheet 2 of 5 in the “Petit escargot” series, on the path, at a snail’s pace.
Sheet 3 of 5
Everyone off to school
Everyone off to school: a free printable coloring page, from age 6. Sheet 3 of 5 in the “Petit escargot” series: the snail arrives outside the school.
Sheet 4 of 5
As soon as it rains
As soon as it rains: a free printable coloring page, from age 6. Sheet 4 of 5 in the “Petit escargot” series, the downpour and the umbrellas.
Sheet 5 of 5
He pokes his head out
He pokes his head out: a free printable coloring page, from age 4. Sheet 5 of 5 in the “Petit escargot” series, the end of the song under the rain.
More coloring pages from the same song
Drawings around the same song that are not part of the series: they take the refrain their own way. To print on their own, or to carry the series further.
A verse of the words
Petit escargot
Petit escargotPorte sur son dosSa maisonnette
What it says: A little snail carries his little house around on his back.
The verses stay in French — they are what the child sings; next to each one, a plain-English gloss tells you what it says, so you sing the real words and understand every one of them.
What is in this series
- The song:
- Petit escargot, a traditional French nursery rhyme (6 lines)
- The sheets:
- Five, drawn on the theme of the song
- The ages:
- 4 – 5 years · 6 and up
- The themes:
- Storybook scenes · Little bugs · At home · School
- The seasons:
- Autumn and rainy days · Back to school
The other series
Five sheets each, on the theme of its song.
Coccinelle demoiselle
5 sheets
A ladybug we watch fly away: the hand, the flower, the park, the school.
Une souris verte
5 sheets
The little mouse running through the grass, at school, in the park, at the beach, then home.
The series togetherThe words of the rhymesStorybook scene coloring pages