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- Five Little Monkeys is a
fun and very popular song
that children really enjoy.
It includes simple vocabulary
and focuses on counting
down from the number five
and reminds children why they
shouldn't jump on the bed.
The actions are super
simple and super fun.
Stay tuned until after the song
to learn some fun activities you can do
with five little monkeys.
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Now let's get started.
("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 ♪
♪ Four 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 ♪
♪ Three little monkeys
jumping on the bed ♪
♪ One fell off and bumped her head ♪
♪ Mama called the doctor ♪
♪ And the doctor said ♪
♪ No more monkeys jumping on the bed ♪
♪ Two 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 ♪
♪ One little monkey jumping on the bed ♪
♪ She fell off and bumped her head ♪
♪ Mama called the doctor ♪
♪ And the doctor said ♪
♪ No more monkeys jumping on the bed ♪
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That was Five Little Monkeys.
Five Little Monkeys is
a great song you can use
any time you need children
to get up and be active.
You can use the gestures
for a finger play song
or have everyone stand in a circle
and start acting like monkeys
by jumping, making monkey
sounds, and acting the song out.
You can act out the
song in other ways too,
using a playset like this
one from Super Simple.
Give each of your students
a piece of the playset
and have them act out the part.
This song is a great introduction
to the expression no more
language that can come in handy
for teachers and parents.
Try having your students act
out other actions one at a time
like wiggling or twirling,
and everyone else can tell them,
no more monkeys wiggling on the bed.
Try adding more monkeys to the bed
for a backwards counting challenge.
You can add as many
monkeys jumping on the bed
as there are students in your class.
Have them sit down one at a time
once they've bumped their head,
until no more monkeys
are jumping on the bed.
After each verse, ask them,
how many monkeys are left?
So even the students who are
sitting can still be involved.
This is a great song to
use for a counting theme.
The possibilities for simple counting
activities are endless.
You could print out a
set of mini monkey images
and count them together as a class.
You could print out
different colored monkeys
and sort them into piles while counting,
or for older students,
you could try a simple relay race game.
Put magnets on the back
of your mini monkeys
and draw two beds up on the board.
Divide the class into two groups,
and make two lines at the
opposite end of the room.
Have a relay race where students run
and add a monkey to their team's bed.
Use a countdown timer
to countdown to zero,
when time is up count
the number of monkeys
on each team's bed as a class.
We hope you enjoy Five Little Monkeys.
Keep on singing, learning, and having fun.
Thanks for watching,
be sure to check out SuperSimple.com
for more songs and resources.
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on how to use this song
in the classroom or at home,
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