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Monkey Lapbook
Research by Debbie
Palmer
Lapbook by Ami
Templates
If you have preschoolers tagging along, be sure to check out Hand, Hand, Finger, Thumb (unit with lapbook!)
Children’s Literature
Curious George books by H.A. Rey
The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me by Roald Dahl
More Spaghetti, I Say! By Rita Golden Gelman (Beginning Reader book)
Aesop’s Fables (there are several that have monkeys in them)
Five Little Monkey books by Eileen Christelow
Spunky Monkeys on Parade by Stuart J. Murphy
Monkey Business: Fun with Idioms by Laura Hambleton
Mad
as a Wet Hen: and Other Funny Idioms by Marvin Terban and
Giulio Maestro
Caps for Sale
Pippi Longstocking
Vocabulary
Chordata-having a backbone
Mammalia-mammals have hair, live births and give milk to their babies
Arboreal-living in trees
Terrestrial-living mainly on land
Prehensile-able to grasp
Troop-group of monkeys
Omnivores-eating both plants and meat
Idioms-sayings that don’t actually mean what is stated.
Classification
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Mammalia
Order Primates
Family Old World Monkeys-Cercopithecidae (macaques, baboons, mandrills, mangabeys, colobus monkeys and proboscis monkeys)
New World Monkeys (4 families)-Cebidae (marmosets, capuchins), Aotidae (night and owl monkeys), Pitheciidae (sakis, uakaris), Atelidae (howler and spider monkeys)
What are Primates?
Monkeys belong to the order of primates. What makes a primate a primate? Here are some typical characteristics of primates: shortened snout (which reduces the number of teeth they have), different types of teeth for a varied diet (incisors, canines, premolars and molars), forward facing eyes, clavicles (a collarbone) which create lots of shoulder motion, nails instead of claws, opposable thumbs for grasping. Humans also are primates….why are we considered primates (see the above characteristics-do we have them all?)? How are we different from every other animal in the world?
Range
Old World Monkeys are found in Africa, central to southern Asia, Japan and India.
New World Monkeys are found in Mexico, Central and South America.
Monkeys are either arboreal or terrestrial. New World monkeys tend to be arboreal and Old World monkeys are mostly terrestrial (although they sometimes go into the trees).
Differences between Old World and New World Monkeys
New World Old World
Smaller Larger
Prehensile tail Not prehensile
Short snout, round nostrils far apart Longer snout, curved nostrils close together
No pad on rump Padded rump
No cheek pouches Some have cheek pouches
Live in trees Live on ground and sometimes trees
Families
Monkeys normally give birth to 1-3 babies. Most monkey pregnancies last 4 to 8 months. Like other primates, there is a long period of growth and development for monkeys. The young stay with their mothers until they are weaned. And with some monkeys the daughters never leave their mothers. Males often leave their mothers in adolescence.
Monkey Superlatives
Largest monkey- Male Mandrill 77 pounds and 3.3 feet long
Smallest monkey-Pygmy Marmoset 5-5 ounces and 5-6 inches long
Loudest monkey-Howler Monkey. Howler monkeys are the second loudest animal on earth…second only to the blue whale.
Predators and Defenses
There are several kinds of predators for monkeys depending on which monkey you are talking about. The most common predators are humans, birds of prey, large cats, and large snakes. Apart from fearsome-toothed baboons, few monkeys have good defenses. They survive by using their intelligence. Many monkeys take turns serving as guards to warn the others in the troop (a group of monkeys) that danger is near.
Behavior
Monkeys are among the most social of all mammals. Many species of monkeys form large troops of about 100 individuals. Monkeys use vocalizations, facial expressions and gestures (body movements) to communicate. Staring is a form of a threat as is loud vocalizations. Grinning is a sign that a monkey is angry. Other signs of aggression include head bobbing and yawning (to show off teeth). Monkeys express affection by grooming each other.
Diet
Monkeys are omnivores. Monkeys eat leaves, fruits, seeds, nuts, grass, roots, eggs, insects, spiders and small mammals.
Monkey Idioms or Sayings
make a monkey out of (someone)
- to make someone look foolish
monkey around
- to play with or waste
monkey business
- mischief
a monkey on one's back
- a serious problem that stops someone from being successful at something
monkey see, monkey do
- someone copies something that someone else does
more fun than a barrel of monkeys
-very fun
throw a monkey wrench into
-Sabotage or frustrate a project or plans
For Fun
Recipes
Coconut Monkey Mix
· 1 cup flaked coconut (unsweetened or sweetened)
· 6 cups popped popcorn
· 1 tablespoon butter or margarine, melted
· 1 teaspoon sugar
· 1/8 teaspoon salt
· dash of nutmeg
· 1
cup dried banana chips
Preheat oven to 325° F. Spread coconut in a 13x9-inch baking pan, breaking up
any clumps as needed. Bake 10 minutes or until edges of coconut begin to brown.
Spread popcorn over coconut and sprinkle with melted butter; toss. Sprinkle
popcorn mixture with sugar, salt and nutmeg; toss. Bake 5 minutes longer and
toss with banana chips. Serve immediately or cool and store in an airtight
container.
Funky Monkey Smoothie
Ingredients:
3 tablespoons chocolate syrup
1 cup vanilla frozen yogurt
1 cup ice
1/2 ripe banana
Banana chips
Chocolate
shavings
1. Place syrup, yogurt, ice and banana in blender container. Cover; process
until smooth.
2. Pour into tall glass; garnish with banana chips and chocolate shavings