LEARNING ACTIVITY PLAN

Name: Courtney Stevens

Site: Bee Balm Learning Center

Description of Activity: 5 Little Monkeys

Type of Activity: Story with a prop

Read the children 5 little monkeys, and use

story mitt, monkey, and story card as visuals.

Age group: 2-3

Number in group: 8

Opening Question/Invitation/Prop/Finger Play:

Concepts & Skills:

Open group time with open shut them song, to

leas children to the carpet.

-Children will be able to recall how many

monkeys were jumping on the bed

Once children are at the carpet, inform them

that when sitting on the carpet we need to be
sitting criss cross applesauce.

-Children will be able to identify who the mom

called

After children are sitting criss cross

applesauce, we will then sing ABCs.
Introduce 5 Little Monkeys story by asking, Do
you know the story of the 5 little monkeys? We
are going to read a story about them today!

-Children will be able to indicate what the

monkeys bumped

Questions to ask:
Can you tell me how many monkeys were jumping
on the bed?
Who did the mom call when the monkeys got
hurt?
Where did the monkeys bump when they fell off
the bed?

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Procedure:
After coming in from outside, and children have
all their outdoor wear off and hung up, I will
then head over to the carpet and start to sing
Open Shut Them to gather the children there.
I will then instruct the children to sit crisscross applesauce, so each friend has enough
space. Once the children are sitting in crisscross applesauce, I will then sing ABCs with
them. When we are done singing, I will
introduce the story with prop 5 Little
Monkeys, and ask the children Do you know
the story of the 5 little monkeys? Then I will
let them know that we are going to read this
story. I read the story, and use my mitt,
monkey, and story card. After the story is
finished, I will ask them specific questions
about the story, to see what they retained
from the stroy activity.

Materials Needed:
5 little monkeys mitt
1 monkey puppet
Story Card

Performance Standards:

Potential Guidance Techniques Needed:

Remind children that we need to give each
friend enough space, so we do not bump into
each other on the carpet.

-Cognition and General Knowledge

Mathematical thinking: B.EL. 1
-Language Development and Communication
Speaking and Communicating: B.EL. 2b
-Cognition and General Knowledge
Exploration, discovery, and problem solving:
A. EL. 1

Remind the children that while listening to the

story, we need to have our listening ears on, and
if they have a question/comment to raise their
hand.

WITC Instructor Use Only:

/2 Activity Plan is developmentally appropriate

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/2 Activity Plan is comprehensive
/1 Professional presentation/spelling & grammar is correct