Wow! It’s been a
while since I’ve blogged anything. Life
has definitely been crazy around here.
The mancubs and divas do a fantastic job of keeping me on my toes! J
Today, I’m going to share
one of the literacy activities we have going on in the house. I am a huge fan of the Chicka Chicka Boom
Boom book. Don’t believe me? Check out my Pinterest boards and you will
see that I have one dedicated to Chicka Chicka Boom Boom alphabet
activities! If you are not familiar with
it, I highly recommend you check the book out.
It’s a fun way to work on letter recognition and learning the alphabet. I will share below some ways that we are
using the book and the extension activities that we have created (recently and
in the past) to use it as a multi-faceted learning tool.
A few years ago, we had a
sweet little coconut tree in our playroom that I had crafted out of
construction paper. When we moved, I
threw it away and have missed it ever since. So, last week, I decided it was
time to craft a new one. Our original
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom coconut tree was much smaller than the new version, so
I actually like the new one better.
I drew the trunk freehand
by laying three pieces of brown construction paper end to end (portrait
layout). I used this pattern to trace
the palm leaves. I drew the coconuts
freehand, as well. Easy peasy!
I found the awesome
alphabet letters that we added at Dollar Tree.
They are wall decals, so they can be stuck and re-stuck however the
divas decide to arrange them. I love
that it gives the tree an interactive element.
The current arrangement of the letters is the older diva’s
handiwork. She really enjoyed the
activity and wanted to do it again as soon as we were done going through the
alphabet!
So, here are some of the
ways that we use the Chicka Chicka Boom Boom book and tree:
> Letter recognition
(asking the divas to point to or name a letter)
> Rote memorization
(singing the Alphabet Song, using the alphabet in the back cover of the book or
by pointing to each letter on the tree as we sing)
> Letter sounds (point
to letter and say the sound it makes; say a sound and point to the letter that
makes the sound)
> Color recognition
(what color is the letter… This would
work better with the tree if the letters were a better variety of colors)
> Read Chicka Chicka
Boom Boom sitting next to the tree and point to each letter as it is read in
the book.
The possibilities are
endless and the above is just a sampling of ways that we have used the tree so
far. I’m sure we will come up with more
fun activities as we progress with learning our letters.
Don’t have a copy of
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom? Get one
here! Or, do like I did and check thrift
stores. I scored our copy at Goodwill
for a whopping 59 cents!
Enjoy!
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