Virtual Story Time: Jungle -- September 2026

Each month, Miss Amy records a virtual Story Time that goes along with the monthly theme.  It will be posted monthly in the morning of the first Tuesday of the month.  (The video is available to watch for one month before a new one is uploaded.)

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So Say the Little Monkeys by Nancy Van Laan

Books:
Here Comes Doctor Hippo by Jonathan London

Monkey Truck by Michael Slack

Roar by Katerina Kerouli

Row, Row, Row Your Boat by Jane Cabrera

Run by Guilherme Karsten
Sleepy Happy Capy Cuddles by Mike Allegra
Snuggle Up, Sleepy Ones by Claire Freedman

What to Do If an Elephant Stands on Your Foot by Michelle Robinson

Wild Baby by Cori Doerrfeld

Extension Activities:

- Make some Jungle Trail Mix to snack on.  Include ingredients such as animal crackers, goldfish crackers, banana chips, dried fruit, gummy worms, etc.

- Get up and move by acting like different jungle animals such as elephants, snakes, monkeys, etc.

- Watch one of the many versions of the movie The Jungle Book.

Jungle Animals Story Time: January 3, 2017

Books:
Elmer by David McKee *
Over in the Jungle: A Rainforest Rhyme by Marianne Berkes *
Row, Row, Row Your Boat by Jane Cabrera
Tiptoe Tapirs by Hanmin Kim
Tiny Little Fly by Michael Rosen *
What to Do if an Elephant Stands on Your Foot by Michelle Robinson

Craft: Elmer the Elephant
Kids glued tissue paper pieces to an elephant cutout.


Literacy Extensions:
- Over in the Jungle includes several activities to do along with the story in the back of the book.  This includes movements for the different animals, information about the animals, etc.
- Talk about differences and similarities after reading Elmer.  Find things that are similar between various animals and then what their differences are.


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