I am a registered Early Childhood Educator in Ontario, Canada. I have been working in the field since April 2010. I have mostly worked with preschoolers during this time. I like to make many of the materials that I use in my classroom so I will share some of these things here...
One of the first things I made is this set of puppets . . .
I made these monkey finger puppets and the crocodile hand puppet out of felt. I have been using them in my class for circle time almost everyday. They are a favorite with every group of children I have ever had! Children love having the monkeys snapped off their fingers by the crocodile. They go with the song
Five Little Monkeys Swinging in a Tree
Five little monkeys swinging in a tree
teasing Mr. Crocodile "Can't catch me, Can't catch me"
Along comes Mr. Crocodile quiet as can be (whisper this part)
SNAP!!! (yell this part)
Four, three, two, one . . .
No more monkeys swinging in the tree
away swims Mr. Crocodile full as can be
Of course kids love this song without the puppets but I find they like to have something to hold during circle activities. I usually end the song by having the crocodile snap the kids faces, hands or legs! Be warned though you will grow to hate this song well before the kids do!
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