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Mango the Monkey

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Mango the Monkey

Climb · Curiosity

Find a safe way onto and off a low block using hands and feet.

35 minutes · ages 3–8

Try this at home

We climbed a low block with our hands and feet, then stepped down.

  1. 1Use a couch cushion on the floor. Hands on, then climb up, then step off onto the floor.
  2. 2Try a second way: from the side, or sitting first.
  3. 3Ask, “What did your hands do first?”

Stay on the floor. If it feels wobbly, make the challenge smaller.

Talk about curiosity

When is it smart to try a new way, and when do we keep the way we already know?

Look for this: Hands land before the feet leave the floor, and they step down instead of jumping off.

The story

Mango finds a low rock and wonders, “Can I get on top?” He puts his hands down first, climbs up, and climbs back down to try a different way.

There is more than one safe way up.

What happens in class

Gather and story · 4 min

  • Mango finds a low rock and wonders, “Can I get on top?” He puts his hands down first, climbs up, and climbs back down to try a different way.
  • Mango is curious, so he tries more than one safe climb. We will too. Hands go on the block before feet leave the floor.
  • Children sit where they can see you and the equipment. Show the careful version once.

Warm-up · 5 min

  • Reach high, then touch the floor. Three times.
  • Monkey steps: hands and feet moving slowly across the mat.
  • Shake out arms and make strong hands by opening and closing fists.

Skill practice · 14 min

  • Set one low block on a mat. Children may watch first.
  • Show: two hands on the block, then a foot or knee, then kneel or stand on top.
  • Step down backward onto the mat. Say “down” as the foot arrives.
  • Invite a second way: sit on, then stand, or climb from the side. Both are correct if the step-down is safe.

Game · 7 min

  • Place a cone on the block. Climb, touch it, step down.
  • Ask, “What did your hands do?” Let two children answer.
  • Curious finish: each child shows one climb they discovered.

Cool-down and character · 5 min

  • Sit and stretch arms overhead, then hug knees.
  • Ask: “What is one new way you tried?” Curiosity is the new way, not the highest block.