Use any pictures you have of monkeys plus any stuffed monkeys on hand to set this week's theme.


Read "The Monkey Poem"
Look at me dancing
on a hot summers day
me and my friends
All we do is play.
I love it at the zoo,
It's a whole load of fun,
Swinging through the trees,
Under the big, bright sun.
I LOVE the bananas,
They're so yellow and new,
I have a pile (it's more than a few).
Tourists keep coming
Cause I'm cute and brown
In only one day
I can impress a whole town!
I am a monkey
Haven't you guessed?
The cutest animal,
I'm just the best!

Five Little Monkeys
Five little monkeys jumping on the bed,
One fell off
And bumped his head
Mama called the doctor
And the doctor said, "No more
monkeys jumping on the bed!"

Repeat for 4, 3, and 2 monkeys. Then:

One little monkey jumping on the bed
HE fell off
And bumped his head
Mama called the doctor
And the doctor said, "KEEP THOSE
MONKEYS OFF THAT BED!!!".

Where is Monkey?
(Tune: Where is Thumbkin?)
Where is monkey?
Where is monkey?
Here I am,
Here I am,
How are you today, sir?
Very well I thank you,
Run away.
Run away.

Monkey See, Monkey Do
Help your child repeat after your
actions. (1) Cover your eyes
(then ask him/help him to cover
his eyes), (2) touch your head,
(3) touch your tummy, (4) shake
your hands, etc.

YMCA
Your baby will love this one!
Move his hand for him to spell
out the letters as you sing the
popular song YMCA.

Wiggle Song
(Let your child watch you act
this out the first time. The
second time, act it out on with
HIS body.)

I wiggle wiggle wiggle my
fingers
I wiggle wiggle wiggle my toes
I wiggle wiggle wiggle my
shoulders
I wiggle wiggle wiggle my nose
Now no more wiggles are left in
me
So I will be as still as can be.

Sensory:
Sit with your infant on the
floor (on top of old
newspapers) and let her
play with dry oatmeal.


Bananas
Let your child hold a whole,
unpeeled banana to explore
the shape and color. Then
peel it in front of him and let
him mush it between his
fingers.

Face to Face Interaction:

Pat A Cake
Pat a Cake, Pat a Cake
Baker's Man
Roll him and roll him and
Throw him in the pan!


Look over the monkey pictures
(see Music, Movement, and
Storytime) with your baby and
talk to her about the monkeys.
Use the monkey picture at the
bottom to point out  the
monkey's eyes, nose, and
mouth.