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Monkey Story Time – Everybody

Opening Song

Sign Language: Monkey

Book: Be Quiet, Mike! by Leslie Patricelli

be-quiet-mike cover image

Song: “The Monkey Dance” – The Wiggles: Yummy Yummy

Book: Ten Naughty Monkeys by Suzanne Williams, illustrated by Suzanne Watts

ten-naughty-little-monkeys cover image

Flannel: Teasing Mr. Crocodile

Song: “Five Little Monkeys”- David Landau: Kids and Kitties

Book: Monkey Colors by Darrin Lunde, illustrated by Patricia J. Wynne

Monkey Colors cover image

Song: Monkey, monkey, turn around (turn around)
Monkey, monkey, touch the ground (Touch the ground)
Monkey, monkey, dance on your toes (Dance on tip toes)
Monkey, monkey, touch your nose (Touch your nose)
Monkey, monkey, give a little clap (Clap)
Monkey, monkey, take a nap! (Lay head on hands like sleeping)

Book: Kiki’s Blankie by Janie Bynum

kikis-blankie cover image

Closing Rhyme

Craft: 

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Primate Story Time – Baby

Opening song

Sign language: Monkey & Gorilla

Book: Monkey Colors by Darrin Lunde, illustrated by Patricia Wynne

Monkey Colors

Rhyme: Pizza, pickle, pumpernickel
My little baby deserves a tickle! (tickle baby)
One for her nose, and one for her toes
And one for her tummy where the hot dog goes!

Finger puppets: Teasing Mr. Crocodile

Song: Ants go marching

Book:  Little Gorilla by Ruth Bornstein

little gorilla

Song: “Monkey Dance” – The Wiggles: Yummy Yummy

Song: Let’s Tap our Feet Together (Tune: “The More We Get Together”)
Let’s tap our feet together, together, together,
Let’s tap our feet together, because it’s fun to do.
Let’s clap our hands….
Let’s touch our nose…
Let’s touch our ears…

Rhyme: Great A, little a
Bouncing B,
The cat’s in the cupboard,
But she can’t see me.

Book: Banana! by Ed Vere

Banana!

Song: (Tune: “The Wheels on the Bus”)

The monkeys in the zoo all touch their toes . . . just like I do.
The monkeys in the zoo all rub their tummies . . .
The monkeys in the zoo all swing their arms . . .
The monkeys in the zoo all pat their heads . . .

Song (with shaky eggs): “No More Monkeys” – Asheba: Animal Playground

Closing rhyme