Books
Safari Animals by Simms Taback
Snip Snap Pop-Up Fun by Jonathan Litton
Bounces, Rhymes & Fingerplays
Monkeys and the Crocodile
Five little monkeys sitting in a tree, hold up five fingers
Teasing Mr. Crocodile,
“You can’t catch me!” Thumbs in ears, waving fingers
Along came Mr. Crocodile, silently hands, palms together, weaving back and forth
And snap! clap hands once together
Monkey See-Monkey Do
Oh, when you clap, clap, clap your hands clap
The monkey clap, clap, claps his hands
Monkey see, monkey do.
The monkey does the same as you
stamp feet… stamp or wave feet
jump high… jump or bounce
make a funny face… raise eyebrows and stick tongue out
turn yourself about… twist side to side
Music
- The Lion Sleeps Tonight by Suzi Shelton
- When the music is quiet we rock the babies back and forth and when the lions wake up we bounce the babies.
Storytime Shenanigans 