Help children to appreciate the humor in this song. Compare their speculations to the outcome of the song. Suggested Follow-Up Allow children to illustrate the song. They could draw a simple mountain shape and show a bear climbing to the top. This tune appears in Old Nursery Rhymes of France and could be French originally.
Children can suggest other actions or movements.
Pop Goes the Weasel circle game. Have children stand in a circle without holding hands. Assign one student to be the monkey and one to be the weasel. Sing the song. The weasel threads his or her way through the circle between the children standing as the monkey chases.