Monkey See, Monkey Do

I used this one with a plush monkey (I would have used a puppet if my library had one!), and the kids really loved watching it imitate what they did. The actions can be changed to suit your audience!

I repeated the opening line in between each verse, and by the end my kids were all saying it along with me (which was, of course, the goal).

Rhyme
Monkey see, monkey do, monkey does the same as you

When you clap, clap, clap your hands, monkey claps, claps, claps his hands

Monkey see, monkey do, monkey does the same as you

When you stomp, stomp, stomp your feet, monkey stomps, stomps, stomps his feet

Monkey see, monkey do, monkey does the same as you

When you reach, reach, reach up high, monkey reach, reach, reachs up high

Monkey see, monkey do, monkey does the same as you

When you sit, sit, sit and listen, monkey sits, sits, sits and listens

Monkey see, monkey do, monkey does the same as you