Hungry Monkey – A Playful Language Resource for Early CommunicatorsHungry Monkey is a fun and engaging resource designed to support early sentence building, vocabulary growth, and comprehension skills in young language learners. Using a lovable monkey and fruit theme, children will explore concepts like number, size, and categories (e.g. fruit vs not fruit), while practicing key language structures in a playful, low-pressure setting.Perfect for speech therapy, preschool groups, or home learning, this resource encourages expressive and receptive language development through hands-on games, sentence modelling, sorting tasks, and visual scenes. The included Auslan signs (24 in total) make it ideal for multimodal learners and inclusive communication strategies.What’s Included24 Auslan signs with illustrations and descriptionsSentence-building cards and visual modelling promptsCut-and-paste activities with monkeys and fruitMemory and sorting games (e.g. “Is it fruit?”)Preposition scenes to practice location-based questionsThe Fruit Tree Game for interactive group playPrintable props, monkey characters, and fruit setsVideo support: linked YouTube clip to reinforce fruit vocabularyWhy Educators and Therapists Love ItTeaches sentence structure using fun and familiar vocabularyTargets expressive language, comprehension, and early grammarSupports understanding of size, number, and category conceptsEncourages turn-taking, attention, and listening skillsIncludes visual Auslan signs to support inclusive communicationAdaptable for individual sessions or small group settingsWhether you’re supporting toddlers, preschoolers, or beginning talkers with language delays, Hungry Monkey is a joyful and practical tool to build confidence and communication—one banana at a time!
