speech and language teaching concepts for Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed in speech therapy
Frequent Speech Sounds:

/m/ initial and medial
/k/ medial
/l/ initial and medial
/er/ final
/or/ final
/j/ initial (jumping)

Themes:

counting
non-seasonal

Book Details:
Diverse Characters: N/A
Age Recommendation: Early Childhood, Elementary

Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed

By Eileen Christelow

Their teeth are brushed, their pajamas are on, and as soon as they say good night to Mama, the five little monkeys start to jump on their bed! But trouble awaits as, one by one, they fall off and bump their heads! The uproarious rhyme is brought to life in this family favorite. With its mischievous illustrations and surprising twist, this contemporary classic is a beautiful book to give as a gift or add to a home library. This padded board book is perfect for sharing with your little monkeys. Little ones will love giggling along with those naughty monkeys!

This silly rhyming, repetitive book can be used in speech therapy to target predicting. It is also great for sequencing, and for targeting /m/, /k/, /l/, /or/, /er/ and /j/ sounds! Discover more of the speech and language teaching concepts for using Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed in speech therapy below: 

Key Teaching Concepts

Narrative Structure:

action sequence

Narrative Concepts:

sequencing​
predicting
repetitive text

Sequencing:

order of monkeys jumping on the bed

Grammar:

verbs (regular past tense)
verbs (irregular past tense)
verbs (present progressive)

Text Features:

repetitive text
counting
song
ellipses

Phonological Awareness:

rhyming

Inferencing:

How did they feel when the first monkey fell off the bed?
What did mama think when she opened the door?
How do the monkeys feel when mama says no more jumping?
Why does the monkey have his finger over his lips?
What were they thinking when another monkey fell off the bed?
Why is he scratching his head?
How does the mama feel when she talks to the doctor?
How does mama and the doctor’s expression change?

Predicting:

What do you think they will do to get ready for bed?
What do you think will happen to the monkeys?
What do you think mama will do?
What do you think the doctor will say?
What do you think will happen next?
What do you think mama will do when the monkeys go to bed?