Five Little Monkeys Sitting in a Tree by Eileen Christelow
Posted By: Tashaly Lovera
Title: Five Little Monkeys Sitting
in a Tree
Author and Illustrator: Eileen
Christelow
Recommended Grade Level: Pre-k - K
Common Core Standards Addressed:
CCSM-PK.OA.1: Demonstrate an understanding of addition and subtraction by using objects, fingers, and responding to practical situations.
CCSM-PK.OA.2: Duplicate and extend simple patterns using concrete objects.
Summary: This book is about five troublesome monkeys who learn it is unwise to tease Mr. Crocodile while their mother takes a nap. This book is a very familiar rhyme. The five little monkeys learn that it is not a good idea to tease a crocodile and one by one they begin to disappear. Later on, all five monkeys appear again along with their mother.
Rating: This is an excellent choice for preschool! The illustrations are very engaging and allow children to examine closely. The pattern of the text makes it interesting for students, which will cause them to be very attentive. It teaches children to count forwards and backwards, while also teaching them right from wrong. It also teaches children simple addition and subtraction.
Classroom Ideas: This book can be used to teach mathematical concepts in addition and subtraction. It teaches children to count chronologically forwards and backwards. The target of this book is for children to understand subtraction, represent addition and subtraction with objects, fingers, and drawing. It also helps them develop and use strategies for adding and subtracting. The children themselves can pretend they are the monkeys in the book, which will be very engaging for them. Children can also use cubes that represent monkeys. For example they will have five cubes and they take away one, they will notice they have four left. For some outside fun, outdoor manipulatives can be used such as branches or sticks to represent ach monkey. We can add up to 10 cubes(monkeys) to make it a little more interesting.
Recommended Grade Level: Pre-k - K
Common Core Standards Addressed:
CCSM-PK.OA.1: Demonstrate an understanding of addition and subtraction by using objects, fingers, and responding to practical situations.
CCSM-PK.OA.2: Duplicate and extend simple patterns using concrete objects.
Summary: This book is about five troublesome monkeys who learn it is unwise to tease Mr. Crocodile while their mother takes a nap. This book is a very familiar rhyme. The five little monkeys learn that it is not a good idea to tease a crocodile and one by one they begin to disappear. Later on, all five monkeys appear again along with their mother.
Rating: This is an excellent choice for preschool! The illustrations are very engaging and allow children to examine closely. The pattern of the text makes it interesting for students, which will cause them to be very attentive. It teaches children to count forwards and backwards, while also teaching them right from wrong. It also teaches children simple addition and subtraction.
Classroom Ideas: This book can be used to teach mathematical concepts in addition and subtraction. It teaches children to count chronologically forwards and backwards. The target of this book is for children to understand subtraction, represent addition and subtraction with objects, fingers, and drawing. It also helps them develop and use strategies for adding and subtracting. The children themselves can pretend they are the monkeys in the book, which will be very engaging for them. Children can also use cubes that represent monkeys. For example they will have five cubes and they take away one, they will notice they have four left. For some outside fun, outdoor manipulatives can be used such as branches or sticks to represent ach monkey. We can add up to 10 cubes(monkeys) to make it a little more interesting.
Tashaly, I love the part where you suggest that the scholars can pretend to be the monkeys. Giving them a character to play is always positive because they do engage in the activity.
ReplyDeleteI like that you chose a book that has familiar rhythmic tunes. I also like your out of the box thinking--creative! I think this would be great to use realistic tools such as tree branches to associate with monkeys and math! I think I may try it!
ReplyDeleteI like that the idea of using the cubes to represent the monkey it is a good idea for visual and tactile learners.
ReplyDeleteIt is a great concept to have children count backwards instead of always forwards. This book hits many concepts such as subtraction, represent addition and subtraction with objects, fingers, and drawing in just one book sounds amazing and very interacting which children love.
ReplyDeleteI like this book a lot and often read it to my Pre-K students. I agree with how it teaches students to count and learn to do the right thing at the same time.
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