Letter
M- Monkeys, mice, moose, monsters, manatees, money, marshmallows, marbles, mops, and milk.
Storytime
– Welcome Song and Storytime is Starting song
Read
first story Hickory Dickory Dock, Shout! Shout it out!
Action Song: Monster, MonsterMonster, monster, turn around.
Monster, monster, touch the ground.
Monster, monster, reach up high.
Monster, monster, squint your eyes.
Monster, monster, show your teeth.
Monster, monster, stamp your feet.
Read second story Mommy, where are you?, Monkey Monkey Monkey
Fingerplay: Itsy Bitsy
Monkey
The itsy
bitsy monkey climbed up the coconut tree
[Have hands climb.] Down came a coconut that bopped him on the knee [Drop fist from over head to hit yourself on the knee.]
Along came his Mama, who kissed away the pain [Kiss your fist.]
Then the itsy bitsy monkey climbed up the tree again [Climb hands again -having kids stretch as high as they can reach.
Read
third story Monkey: A trickster tale from India, Run home, little mouse
Song: Five Little Monkeys Swinging in the Tree
Five little monkeys swinging in the tree teasing Mr. Alligator can’t catch
me….can’t catch mealong came Mr. Alligator quiet as can be and snapped that monkey out that tree
Four little monkeys swinging in the tree teasing Mr. Alligator can’t catch me….can’t catch me
along came Mr. Alligator quiet as can be and snapped that monkey out that tree
Three little monkeys swinging in the tree teasing Mr. Alligator can’t catch me….can’t catch me
along came Mr. Alligator quiet as can be and snapped that monkey out that tree
Two little monkeys swinging in the tree teasing Mr. Alligator can’t catch me….can’t catch me
along came Mr. Alligator quiet as can be and snapped that monkey out that tree
One little monkeys swinging in the tree teasing Mr. Alligator can’t catch me….can’t catch me
along came Mr. Alligator quiet as can be and snapped that monkey out that tree
No more monkeys swinging in the tree! And away swims Mr. Crocodile as full as he can be!
Craft- Monkey
Paper bag Puppet
Materials: paperbag, cut
out brown construction paper head, white construction paper cut outs of ears
and muzzle, red construction paper half circle, googly eyes, glue, tissue paper.
How-to: Glue brown head onto the bottom of the bag.
Glue white muzzle and ears on to the brown construction paper. Glue red mouth
onto the muzzle. Glue on googly eyes.
Glue on hula skirt.
Idea from Coffeecupsandcrayons.com
