5 Little Monkeys Swinging In A Tree is a fun preschool rhyme, perfect for circle time, counting practice, and interactive action play.
Lyrics
Five little monkeys swinging in the tree
Teasing Mr Alligator can’t catch me…you can’t catch me
Along came Mr Alligator quiet as can be
And snapped that monkey out of that tree.
Four little monkeys swinging in the tree
Teasing Mr Alligator can’t catch me…you can’t catch me
Along came Mr Alligator quiet as can be
And snapped that monkey out of that tree.
Three little monkeys swinging in the tree
Teasing Mr Alligator can’t catch me…you can’t catch me
Along came Mr Alligator quiet as can be
And snapped that monkey out of that tree.
Two little monkeys swinging in the tree
Teasing Mr Alligator can’t catch me…you can’t catch me
Along came Mr Alligator quiet as can be
And snapped that monkey out of that tree.
One little monkey swinging in the tree
Teasing Mr Alligator can’t catch me…you can’t catch me
Along came Mr Alligator quiet as can be
And snapped that monkey out of that tree.
Hints and Tips
- Encourage children to do this song with the actions.
- Let the kids say the word 'snap' with a snap sound made using their hands.
- If possible, you can arrange for a hand/finger puppet of an alligator.
- Make the fingers count their fingers out while counting the number of monkeys.
- For an action game, you can make 5 kids stand up as though they are standing on a tree and then another child pretend to be an alligator. Now he needs to catch a child while making the snap sound.
- Even you can play the alligator’s role!
