Up down, turn around
Touch the sky and touch the ground
Wiggle fingers
Wiggle toes
Wiggle shoulders say "Hello"
Credit: Jbrary
Book: Rumble in the Jungle by Giles Andreae
A fun rhyming story to introduce all the animals.
Song: "If You're a Lion and You Know It"
If you're an elephant and you know it, STOMP your feet...
If you're a monkey and you know it, JUMP up and down (ooh ooh aah aah)...
If you're a crocodile and you know it, SNAP your jaws (motion with arms)...
If you're a lion and you know it, give a ROAR!...
Credit: Sunflower Storytime
Book: Snip Snap Pop-Up Fun
Lots of fun, like any lift-the-flap pop-up book.
Flannel Board: "I Went to the Jungle One Day" (Tune: "London Bridge")
I went to the jungle one day, jungle one day, jungle one day.
I saw a lion on the way
And this is what he said, "ROAR!"
(other animals: snake, monkey, elephant, etc.)
Credit: Storytime Katie
Rhyme: "Monkey See, Monkey Do"
Monkey see, monkey do
Little monkey at the zoo
Monkey, monkey in the tree
Can you _______ like me?
(jump around, swing your arms, scratch an itch, eat a banana, screech)
Credit: Storytime Katie
Book: Dancing Feet by Lindsey Craig
I love this book, it has a fun beat.
Rhyme/Flannel Board: Elephants in the Bathtub
One elephant in the bathtub,
Going for a swim.
Knock, knock (slap knees twice)
Splash, splash (clap hands twice)
Come on in! (motion 'come' with hands)Continue until 5 elephants...
Five elephants in the bathtub
Going for a swim
Knock, knock
Splash, splash
They all fell in!
Goodbye Song:
Up down, turn around
Touch the sky and touch the ground
Pat your belly
Blink your eyes
Blow a kiss and say "Goodbye"
Credit: Adapted from Jbrary