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Five Little Monkeys

Counting Practice 1-5

Day 38of 180
Week 8of 36
15Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Count down from 5 to 0

2

Recognize number symbols 1-5

3

Practice listening and following simple instructions

📖 Scripture Connection

Psalm 127:3

“Behold, children are a heritage from Yahweh. The fruit of the womb is his reward.”

— Psalm 127:3 (WEB)

Children are precious, just like the playful monkeys in our counting song

📦 Materials Needed

  • Stuffed monkey or monkey puppet
  • Small bed or pillow
  • Number cards 1-5
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Recap previous day's counting bears lesson

💭 Review Question: Can you show me how many bears we counted yesterday?
2Teaching (5 min)

Introduce 'Five Little Monkeys' counting song

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Let's count our monkeys together
  • Watch how we count DOWN when monkeys fall off the bed
  • We'll use our fingers to help us count
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • How many monkeys do we start with?
  • What happens when a monkey falls off?
3Activity: Five Little Monkeys Jumping Game (6 min)
song and movement

Act out the classic counting song with physical movements

📝 Instructions:
  1. Start with 5 fingers up
  2. Sing 'Five little monkeys jumping on the bed'
  3. Lower one finger each time a monkey 'falls'
  4. Count down together: 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 0!
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Help child count with hand-over-hand guidance

Challenge: Let child lead the counting and movements

4Closing (3 min)

Review numbers and counting

📝 Review Questions:
  • How many monkeys did we start with?
  • What happened to the monkeys?

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll play a dot matching game with numbers

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

Counting songs help young children learn number sequence

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Use exaggerated movements to keep child engaged
  • Repeat the song multiple times if child enjoys it
🤔 Common Struggles:

Keeping fingers down when counting

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Child attempting to count or match number of fingers

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Draw monkeys on a whiteboard while counting
  • Use BibleMouse Printables Library for number coloring sheets

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