Activities

Things to do at home

Free games, stories, rhymes and printable sheets for little monkeys. Each one is short, simple and made for playing and talking together.

GamesFive tap-and-play games: monkeys, matching, gardening, counting and letters.Play together
StoriesShort picture-book stories starring Monkey, with a Read to me button.Read together
Nursery rhymesAll the words to 20 favourite rhymes, with actions.Sing together
Numbers and lettersCounting and letter games, plus tracing and dot-to-dot sheets.Learn together
Activity sheets12 printable sheets: matching, spotting, feelings, playdough mats and more.Print
Colouring pages30 colouring pages of the cottage, Monkey and woodland friends.Print
Ready for schoolApplication dates, a readiness checklist and tips for the summer before school.For grown-ups

Activity sheets

Matching, counting, spotting and moving. Each sheet says which ages it suits best.

Ages 2–4
Matching pairs
Cut out the cards and find the pairs: monkeys, cottages, bananas and woodland animals.
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Ages 2–3
Big and small
Find the big cottage, the little monkey and the tallest tree.
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Ages 2–4
Colour hunt
Help Monkey find something yellow, green and red around the house.
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Ages 3–4
Count the bananas
Count 1 to 5 bananas and draw a line to the matching number.
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Ages 3–4
Follow the path
Follow a big, wide path to help Monkey get home to the cottage.
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Ages 2–4 · 3 pages
Playdough mats
Three mats: bananas for Monkey, apples for the tree and flowers for the cottage.
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Ages 2–4
Animal movement cards
Stretch like a monkey, hop like a rabbit, stomp like a pony and more.
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Ages 2–4
Nature spotting
Spot a leaf, a bird, a flower, a puddle, a tree and a snail on a family walk.
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Ages 2–4
Feelings faces
Point to the happy, sad, worried and excited monkey, then draw your own face.
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Ages 3–4
Picture stories
Put Monkey's day in order: arrive at nursery, play, go home.
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Ages 3–4
Find the differences
Two cottage pictures with three big, easy-to-spot differences.
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Ages 2–4
Draw your own garden
Add flowers, animals or scribbles around the cottage.
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Numbers and letters

Two tap-and-play games, Count the Bananas and Letter Sounds, where Monkey reads out loud. Plus printable number tracing, alphabet tracing, dot-to-dots and a letter hunt.

Play and learn Count the Bananas Letter Sounds

Nursery rhymes

All the words to 20 favourite rhymes, with simple actions to sing along at home. From lap and tickle rhymes for babies to counting and action rhymes for preschoolers.

See all the rhymes