![]() ![]() Cut a slit in the leaves and slide them onto the toilet paper roll.Cut tree leaves out of the green paper.Letter stickers (we like these, but any letter stickers will work).Brown paper (or white paper that your little one colors brown).Green paper (or white paper that your little one colors green).Toilet paper roll (or paper towel roll for a taller tree).Have children repeat the action words and pantomime after you. )Įnglish Language Learners : Name and act out some of the actions in the story. (Count aloud as you point to each letter. Let’s count the letters in the alphabet.What happens when all the letters of the alphabet get to the top of the tree? (They fall down!) Why do you think they fall down?.Why do you think the letters of the alphabet run up the coconut tree?.Move your finger up the tree when you read the phrases “up the coconut tree” or “to the top of the coconut tree.” Point to each letter as you read its name.Invite children to join in when you read the repeating lines “Chicka chicka boom boom” and “Skit skat skoodle doot.As you read, emphasize the beat and rhythm of the words. Ĭhicka Chicka Boom Boom has a lively musical rhythm. Invite children to recite each letter of the alphabet after you.Open to the end pages of the book and explain that Chicka Chicka Boom Boom is an ABC book or an alphabet book, say, That means it is about the letters of the alphabet. Then talk about the letters on the cover illustration. Point to the words as you read aloud the title, the authors, and the illustrator. Ask children to look at the cover illustration and tell what they think the book will be about. Hold up the cover of Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin, Jr. All rights reserved.Įducator Prep: Print out the Between the Lions alphabet chart or create an alphabet chart on chart paper. © Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Department of Early Education and Care (Jennifer Waddell photographer). Science and Technology/Inquiry Skills 1: Ask and seek out answers to questions about objects and events with the assistance of interested adults. Mathematics/Number Sense 1: Listen to and say the names of numbers in meaningful contexts. ![]() Literacy Knowledge/Book Appreciation & Knowledge: Recognizes how books are read, such as front-to-back and one page at a time, and recognizes basic characteristics, such as title, author, and illustrator.Įnglish Language Arts/Language 1: Observe and use appropriate ways of interacting in a group (taking turns in talking listening to peers waiting until someone is finished asking questions and waiting for an answer gaining the floor in appropriate ways).Įnglish Language Arts/Language 2: Participate actively in discussions, listen to the ideas of others, and ask and answer relevant questions.Įnglish Language Arts/Reading and Literature 7: Develop familiarity with the forms of alphabet letters, awareness of print, and letter forms.Įnglish Language Arts/Reading and Literature 10: Engage actively in read-aloud activities by asking questions, offering ideas, predicting or retelling important parts of a story or informational book.Įnglish Language Arts/Reading and Literature 12: Listen to, recite, sing, and dramatize a variety of age-appropriate literature. Literacy Knowledge/Book Appreciation & Knowledge: Shows interest in shared reading experiences and looking at books independently. Mathematics/Counting and Cardinality/PK.CC.MA.1: Listen to and say the names of numbers in meaningful contexts. Literature/ RL.PK.MA.8.A: Respond with movement or clapping to a regular beat in poetry or song. Literature/ RL.PK.MA.1: With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about a story or a poem read aloud. ![]()
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