Today Cat Sandion is exploring the sounds of the jungle and we hear a story about three best friends: an elephant, a lion and a monkey.
Introduction
Key vocabulary: jungle, monkey, elephant, lion.
Sound discrimination: Cat invites the listeners to guess the sounds of an elephant trumpeting, a lion roaring and a monkey chattering. She also encourages children to make the appropriate actions.
Cat introduces the song 'Five little monkeys' and she invites the listeners to listen and then join in with the song.
Song – Five little monkeys
Five little monkeys swinging from a tree,
Teasing Mr Crocodile: you can’t catch me!
Along came Mr Crocodile as quietly as can be and
SNAP! went the crocodile and then there were…
Four little monkeys swinging from a tree,
Teasing Mr Crocodile: you can’t catch me!
Along came Mr Crocodile as quietly as can be and
SNAP! went the crocodile and then there were…
Three little monkeys swinging from a tree,
Teasing Mr Crocodile: you can’t catch me!
Along came Mr Crocodile as quietly as can be and
SNAP! went the crocodile and then there were…
Two little monkeys swinging from a tree,
Teasing Mr Crocodile: you can’t catch me!
Along came Mr Crocodile as quietly as can be and
SNAP! went the crocodile and then there was…
One little monkey swinging from a tree,
Teasing Mr Crocodile: you can’t catch me!
Along came Mr Crocodile as quietly as can be and
SNAP! went the crocodile and then there were…
No little monkeys swinging from a tree…Oh no!
Help children join in with the song and the sound effects. Use fingers to demonstrate downward counting 5, 4, and 3, 2, 1, 0. This song can later be used for a counting activity.
Children can use percussion instruments to represent the ‘SNAP!’
Story time: Jungle friends
Once upon a jungle time… If possible, to hold attention, provide props to support the story - eg a drum and puppets or soft toys of an elephant, a lion, and a monkey.
Song video: 'Five little monkeys swinging from a tree'
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