Reviewed By: Jaleesa L. Pimentel
Author & Illustrator: Eileen
Christelow
Recommended Grade Level:
- · PreK- Kindergarden
Common
Core Standards for Mathematical Practice:
- · CCSS Math Practice MP 4 Model with mathematics.
- · CCSS Math Practice MP 7 Look for and make use of structure.
Common
Core Content Standards
- · PK.CC.A.2- Represent a number of objects with a written numeral 0-5 (with 0 representing a count of no objects).
- · PK.CC.A.5- Identify whether the number of objects in one group is more, less, greater than, fewer, and/or equal to the number of objects in another group, e.g., by using matching and counting strategies.1 (1: up to 5 objects)
- · PK.OA.1- 1. Demonstrate an understanding of addition and subtraction by using objects, fingers, and responding to practical situations (e.g., If we have 3 apples and add two more, how many apples do we have all together?).
Summary:
- · Five Little Monkeys is an enjoyable, entertaining story about the bedtime routines of five monkeys and their mother. The monkeys carefully complete bedtime tasks such as, taking a bath, brushing their teeth, and putting on their pajamas. The reader may be led to believe that the “respectful” monkeys are ready to go to sleep, but these sneaky five little monkeys have plans. As their mother closes their bedroom door, the monkeys start jumping on their beds! Unfortunately, one monkey falls down and bumps his head. Mama is has to call the doctor, who tells the monkeys, “No more monkeys jumping on the bed.” The remaining monkeys do not listen to the doctor’s order. All of a sudden, all five monkeys are hurt, and they finally decide to go to bed. Now mama can finally go to sleep herself, or perhaps have some fun of her own.
Rating:
I give this book five smiley faces. Adults and children alike
will look forward to reading this book over and over again. The illustrations skillfully
bring the story to life. The expressions on the monkeys’ faces when one falls
off the bed will make readers laugh out loud as they change from innocent to
silly and mischievous. The one thing this book is missing is a warning: This
book will not encourage children to settle down for bedtime!
Classroom
Ideas:
This book has so many ideas for a math lesson:
· This book can be used to
show numbers 0-5.
· This can be used to show
different ways to make 5, for example, 1 and 4, 2 and 3, 0 and 5.
· This can be used to show
greater and less than between numbers 0-5.
I love this book and your ideas on how to incorporate it in the classroom. This is a great one because most students are so familiar with the story already that they will feel confident in whatever activities they do that are related to it.
ReplyDeleteI love this book, and kids really enjoy it too! I like to have my kids act out and pretend to be the monkeys, and together we count down until we get to no more monkeys jumping on the bed. It really helps them to count backwards and understand the idea of "one less".
ReplyDeleteJaleesa, I agree with everyone... I love this book too! All students will enjoy this book and any lesson/activity that is related to this book. I also would add the song to the end of any activity so to reinforce the math activity and get students to move. I think that you can even push these lesson on to the beginning of first grade. Again, this is a great book and I can not wait to use this in my future classroom.
ReplyDeleteLove it. I find myself singing this song every day, my two-year son can't get enough of it, sings it every day repeatedly .He does not know the meaning of subtraction or addition. As you mention in " CLASS ROOM IDEAS", the book is excellent to show numbers 0-5. Thanks to this book and the song that goes with, my son or any other student exposed to it may develop a better understanding of the less than/more than concepts. Great preK- K book....
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