"Five Little Monkeys" Family Book SheetDOWNLOAD FILE Show
March 1, 2020 - Author: Five naughty monkeys pretend as if they are going to bed, but act silly instead. One after an- other they fall and get hurt. Based on the finger play with the same name. BEFORE READING:
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Read this book several times to the children. Hearing the same story again and again helps them learn new words and understand the ideas the hear better. Each day, pick a different activity to do with the children after reading. MATH AND SCIENCERead the book together, holding one hand with all five fingers extended as you read. As each monkey falls off of the bed, bend one finger down and ask the children to count how many fingers are left. ARTHave the children draw a picture of their bed. Ask them to draw a picture of their bed covering, their pillows and any stuffed animals or dolls they may have on top. PRETEND PLAYPretend to be a monkey that has bumped his head, and have the children pretend to be the doctor. They can use toilet paper as bandages, or a child’s doctor’s kit if you have one. READING READINESSAsk the children to join you in repeating “No more monkeys jumping on the bed” each time you read it. Point to the words “No more mon- keys jumping on the bed” as you read them together. MUSIC AND MOVEMENTSing the monkey song together, adding motions where you can. Pretend to jump as you sing “Five little monkeys jumping on the bed.” Hold your head in both hands, pretend to be holding a phone, and shake your index finger. THINKING SKILLSHelp the children understand the idea of up and down using a step or a chair. Help them jump up on the step (place your hands under their arms to help them). When they “jump” onto the step, say “up” together. Using your hands to help them down, say “down” together. Repeat up and down, letting them say up and down on their own. MOTOR SKILLSPlace both feet together on the floor in an area with space to move around. Jump as far for- ward as you can. Have the children jump as well. See how many times they have to jump to equal the same distance you can jump in one jump. For more information, visit the MSU Extension early childhood development site. DOWNLOAD FILE Tags: early childhood development, msu extension You Might Also Be Interested InAccessibility Questions:For questions about accessibility and/or if you need additional accommodations for a specific document, please send an email to ANR Communications & Marketing at . Search MyspaceStart typing... DID YOU MEAN Your search did not return any results. Please try again. Sign in to MyspaceUse Facebook, Twitter or your email to sign in. Don't have a Myspace account yet? No worries, joining is easy. Forgot your password?Password request sentJoin MyspaceGetting in is easy. Use one of your social networks or start fresh with an email address. Already have a Myspace account? Sign in. Join with your email addressYou're almost ready...We loaded your account with your Facebook details. Help us with just a few more questions. You can always edit this or any other info in settings after joining. You're almost ready...We loaded your account with your Twitter details. Help us with just a few more questions. You can always edit this or any other info in settings after joining. "Five Little Monkeys Sitting in a Tree" variant in both English and Spanish. "Five Little Monkeys" is an English language folk song and fingerplay of American origin. It is usually accompanied by a sequence of gestures that mimic the words of the song. Each successive verse sequentially counts down from the starting number.[1][2][3] Eileen Christelow has written a series of books titled "Five Little Monkeys ..". She acknowledges that she did not write the original lyrics, she heard it from her daughter.[4] The song has similar tune to the Austrian folk song “ Wie Böhmen noch bei Öst'rreich war” and first verse of the 1890s folk song "Shortnin' Bread." Lyrics[edit]One version of the lyrics, published in the 2015 collection No More Monkeys, runs:[5]
Variations[edit]Alternate versions of the song changes the last monkey's reference to "she" or "one". An additional verse on the last verse following the last monkey going down include lines such as:
Gestures[edit]The song can be performed with to accompany to each verse are, such as:[7]
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