Monkey and Me

• Read the story to your child
• Encourage your child to join in with the repeats: ‘Monkey and me, monkey and me……we went to see, we went to see…..’
• Together, make the animal actions: waddle like a penguin, jump like a kangaroo, thump like an elephant, fly like a bat
• Can you say which animal is coming next?
• Talk together about which animal you liked best in the story
• Count together how many penguins there are
• How does the story end?

Beyond Monkey and Me

• Together, find out some facts about monkeys.
• Together, find out some facts about bats.
• Can you pretend to be some of the other animals in the story?
• Talk together about your favourite animal

Useful Websites for Monkey and Me story

Youtube – Monkey and Me story

BBC CBeebies – Monkeys

Youtube – David Attenborough | Emperor Penguins