Showing posts with label Chicka Chicka Boom Boom. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Chicka Chicka Boom Boom. Show all posts

11/1/10

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom



Author: -BIll Martin Jr.and John Archambault

Title: -Chicka Chicka Boom Boom

Illustrator: -Lois Ehlert

Publisher: -Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing

Year: -1989







Format: -Hardcover Book

Genre: -ABC Book

Reading Level: -Emergent Reader

Interest Level: -Preschool, Early Elementary


Topics: -Letters, Colors, Shapes, ABC's.

Summary: -In this children's book, the authors use witty rhymes and creative descriptions that almost make each letter come to life. This book is a great, unique way for any child to learn the classic ABCs.

Extension Activities:
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Make a palm tree (like in the book) and inside the tree have each child make a letter and act out the book having each child read one page of the book. Use each letter the children created to act out the book.
-Have each child listen to you read the book, and then read it on their own. Have them write a couple of sentences about how the illustrations relate to the words and their reflection on this fun book.
-Have each child use the first letter of their name. Cut the letter out of construction paper of their choice and write a 2 lines that rhyme that have to do with the letter

10/19/10

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom


Author: Bill Martin Jr. and John Archambault

Title: Chicka Chicka Boom Boom

Illustrator: Lois Ehlert

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing

Year: 1989

Format: Softcover

Genre: ABC Book

Reading Level: Emergent, Early

Interest-Level: Preschool, Elementary

Topics: Colors, ABC's, Picture Book.

Summary: Chicka Chicka Boom Boom is a great alphabet story book that everyone loves. It teaches children about rhyming words and phrases and the alphabet. This book is about the whole alphabet climbing up a coconut tree. The tree slowly lets lower and lower to the ground until the whole alphabet falls off. They all get hurt. But they all slowly go away and then late at night A comes out and starts all over again. It is a great book for preschoolers because they can practice the alphabet and they catch on very quickly to rhyming phrases.

Extension Activities: Coconut trees.

The children will make coconut trees. By using toilet paper rolls with little slits in the top for the kids to put the pre-made leaves. They will use pompoms balls as coconuts. Then they will stick letters on their coconut trees.