Books
Kiki’s Blankie by Janie Bynum
Two Little Monkeys by Mem Fox
Monkey and Me by Emily Gravett
Bananas for Lunch
A fat little monkey had bananas for lunch
He peeled and he ate them (peeling motion)
Munch, munch, much (eating motion)
1 banana, 2 bananas, 3 bananas, 4 (count on fingers)
He ate and he ate but he wanted more
He peeled and he ate and he peeled and he ate
5 bananas, 6 bananas, 7 bananas, 8
He peeled 2 more and continued to munch
And before he knew it, he ate the whole bunch!
Itsy Bitsy Monkey (Tune: Itsy Bitsy Spider)
The itsy bitsy monkey climbed up the coconut tree (climbing motion)
Down came a coconut and bopped him on the knee (tap knee)
Along came his mama, who kissed away the pain (blow kiss)
And the itsy bitsy monkey climbed up the tree again
Source: King County Library System
Five Little Monkeys
Five little monkeys jumping on the bed (hold up 5 fingers)
One fell off and bumped his head (tap head)
Mama called the doctor and the doctor said (phone to eat)
“No more monkeys jumping on the bed!” (shake finger)
(count down)
Way Up High
Way up high in the banana tree
Five little bananas smiled at me (hold up 5 fingers)
I shook that tree as hard as I could (shake hands)
Down fell a banana (wiggle fingers down)
Mmmm, it was good (rub stomach)
(count down)
How it Went: What’s more fun than jumping around like monkeys?? This was a high energy storytime full of giggles!