Monkeys
April 2014
Opening Song: “The Wheels on the Bus” by Larry Groce (Disney Children’s Favorite Songs Volume 4) [It’s time to get on the bus and go to story time!]
Movement Song: “Can’t Sit Still” by Greg & Steve (Kids in Action)
Announce Theme: Monkeys
Listening Song: “If You Want to Hear a Story”
Book: Caps for Sale by Esphyr Slobodkina
Game with Flannel Board: Five Little Monkeys & Mr. Alligator
Fingerplay: “Three Little Monkeys (using felt visuals)
Book: Count the Monkeys by Mac Barnett
Sing-Along Song: “Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed”
Book: Two Little Monkeys by Mem Fox
Closing Rhyme: Wave Goodbye by Rob Reid
September 2015
Opening Song: “The Wheels on the Bus” by Larry Groce (Disney Children’s Favorite Songs Volume 4) [It’s time to get on the bus and go to story time!]
Movement Song: “Can’t Sit Still” by Greg & Steve (Kids in Action)
Announce Theme: Monkeys
Listening Song: “If You Want to Hear a Story”
Book: The Monkey Goes Bananas by C. P. Bloom
Rhyme with Flannel Board: “Teasing Mr. Alligator”
Book: Betty Goes Bananas by Steve Antony
Rhyme: “Go Bananas”
Sing-Along Song: “Five Little Monkeys”
Book: The Monkey and The Bee by C. P. Bloom
Closing Rhyme: Wave Goodbye by Rob Reid