Openers:
Oh Hey, Oh Hi!
Monkey (Gerald McDermott) 3-5
Many cultures have tales of 'The Trickster.' This vibrant tale from India sets a monkey's wits against an crocodile's teeth!
Finger Play: Here is a Little Crocodile
Song: Row, Row, Row Your Boat (with crocodile ending)
Caps for Sale (Slobodkina) 3-5
A traveling salesman loses his caps. Find out just what happens in this simple tale that helps children methodically explore colors, numbers, money, and monkey business!
Game: Monkey See, Monkey Do (Skizamaroo and Timbuk Tu)
Song: My thumbs are starting to wiggle (Hand out hats from previous book and see if children can balance their hat on their head while singing this song!)
Free Printable Monkey Masks:
http://www.craftjr.com/printable-animal-masks-monkey-mask/printable-monkey-mask-color/
Monkey and Me (Emily Gravett) 2-4
Do you have a favorite toy? Does your toy go everywhere you go? Join a little girl and her monkey as they explore animal friends together.
Song: Go Bananas
Felt Board:
Teasing Mr. Alligator
Closer:
Wave Goodbye (Rob Reid)
Toddler Read Alouds
Five Little Monkey Jumping On the Bed by Eileen Christelow
Hug by Jez Alborough
Little Gorilla by Ruth Bornstein
Monkey and Me by Emily Gravett
Monkey See, Look at Me! by Lorena Siminovoch
Monkey Soup by Louis Sachar
Peek-A-Zoo by Marie Torres Cimarusti
Ten Little Sock Monkies by William Winburn
Two Little Monkeys by Mem Fox
Yes by Jez Alborough
Preschool Read Alouds
Banana! by Jonathan Allen
Big Little Monkey by Carole Lexa Schaefer
Gary and Ray by Sarah Adams
Good Night, Monkey Boy by Jarrett Krosocska
Just the Thing by Damien Harvey
Kiki's Blankie by Janie Bynum
Little Beauty by Anthony Brown
Monkey's Friends by Ruth Brown
Mo's Stinky Sweater by David Bedford
Seals On the Bus by Lenny Hort
Where's My Mom? by Julia Donaldson
Kindergarten Read Alouds
Bitter Bananas by Isaac Olaleye
Boy Who Loved Bananas by George Elliot
Caps for Sale by Esphr Slobodkina
Gladys Goes to Lunch by Derek Anderson
Little Red Monkey by Jonathan London
Monkey: A Trickster Tale from India by Gerald McDermott
Monkey Who Wanted the Moon by Anne Mangan
Soon, Baboon, Soon by Dave Horowitz
So Say the Little Monkeys by Nancy Van Laan
Oversize Book
Good Night, Gorilla by Peggy Rathmann
