Monkey Vs. Sloth

May 2018: Dynamic & Static Movement, Sprints & Sculling.

I've always liked monkeys, but now I know that sloths are fantastic!  My procrastination hours were easily filled with baby sloths.  I also learned that they swim with a sculling motion that is much faster than movement on land.  Good to know!  

Summer Camps

You can download the Slothy Goodness Take Home Sheet here:

monkey_sloth_jelly_to_go-toddler.pdf
File Size:	1270 kb
File Type:	pdf

Download File

---

monkey_sloth_jelly_to_go-older.pdf
File Size:	1212 kb
File Type:	pdf

Download File

---

Books & Songs:

"Slowly. Slowly. Slowly." Said the Sloth by Eric Carle
Snoozefest by Samantha Berger
Sparky by Jenny Offill & Chris Appelhans
Two Little Monkeys by Mem Fox
Hug by Jez Alborough
Count the Monkeys by Mac Barnett

Fast & Slow song by the Laurie Berkner Band
​5 Little Sloths rhyme
5 Little Monkeys rhyme
No More Monkeys song by Asheba

Climb
Climbers will show off on overhanging walls and learn the difference between precise stretchy static movement & big swinging dynamic movement.

• Identify and use Jug or Bucket holds
• Recognize and climb on Overhanging walls
• Start to understand Static movement
• Start to understand Dynamic movement
• Be Aware Rule #5: I Listen to directions
• Be Aware Rule #6: I Think before I fall

Thank you to Kara at ABC Kids Climbing for the "Stanley the Static Sloth" doll idea!

​

I think she is doing breaststroke, but let's pretend she's treading

Swim
Swimmers will tread/scull like an energy-saving sloth and sprint like a monkey.

• Sprint sets
• Beginning Treading water
• Experiment with different Sculling movements
• Sloth (slowest doggy paddle) and monkey (big freestyle arms) goofball Races

Yoga
In yoga we'll hold our static poses like a sloth and jump into dynamic poses like a monkey.

• Sloth crawl (Low lunge, right knee meets right elbow then right hand stretches out.)
• Monkey walk (Squat like a frog, move both hands, then both feet.  Try it sideways!)
• Sloth Poses: Triangle, Down Dog, Warrior II, Tree
• Monkey Poses: Monkey Jumps, Donkey Kicks, Gorilla Swings

Dynamic Monkey Jumps