Night Monkey and Day Monkey don't think they have much in common. But when they each spend time in the other's opposite worlds, they learn a lot. And they also learn to be the best of friends.
Find the different words used to describe how the monkeys move (e.g. clambered, leapt). Can you think of any more?
Can you make up a new story about a 'Night' animal and a 'Day' animal?
Look at the rhyming words in the story.
Retell the story in the form of a playscript, using the speech marks to help you.
Try some role play activities. Pretend to be Night Monkey and interview her about her experience in the day time (and vice versa).
Maths
Count the different types of animals mentioned in the story. How many of each species are there?
Science
Make a list of the animals mentioned in the story. Could you write a report about one of them?
Day Monkey doesn't know what the moon is. Write a description of it to teach him.
Night Monkey doesn't know what shadows are. How would you teach her about them?
Find out why we have night and day.
Computing
Take some photos of different places when they are light and dark. Make a photo collage to compare them.
Watch this retelling of the story. Can you record your own version?
Design Technology
Make a model of a rainforest scene in the day / night time.
Art
Draw pictures to show what a rainforest looks like in the night time and the day time.
Music
Describe what the rainforest might sound like at night time. Could you try to make some of these sounds and record them?
Make a list of the similarities / differences between the rainforest in the day and night time.
Look on a map and try to find a forest where Night Monkey and Day Monkey might live.
Physical education
Think about how the different animals in the story move. Could you try to copy some of their movements?
PSHE
How would you feel standing in a rainforest in the day / night time?
Night Monkey and Day Monkey are very different. Why is it good to learn about each other's differences? Why are people sometimes afraid of things that are different?
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