- Chicka Chicka Boom Boom (book)
- construction paper or poster board (large sheet)
- hole punch
- letter cards
- yarn
MA Standards:
Literature/RL.PK.MA.2: With prompting and support, retell a sequence of events from a story read aloud.
Literature/RL.PK.MA.3: With prompting and support, act out characters and events from a story or poem read aloud.
Foundational Skills/RF.PK.MA.1: With guidance and support, demonstrate understanding of the organization and basic features of printed and written text: books, words, letters, and the alphabet.
Speaking and Listening/SL.PK.MA.1: Participate in collaborative conversations with diverse partners during daily routines and play.
Head Start Outcomes:
Approaches to Learning/Cooperation: An interest and engagement in group experiences.
PreK Learning Guidelines:
English Language Arts/Reading and Literature: Listen to, recite, sing, and dramatize a variety of age-appropriate literature.
English Language Arts/Reading and Literature: Relate themes and information in books to personal experiences
EEC:
PW50: The older toddler engages in a variety of physical activities.
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Role-Play
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Educator Prep: Before the activity, cut out a large coconut tree from construction paper or posterboard and tape it to the floor. For each letter card, punch a hole and string a piece of yarn through the hole to use as a necklace.
Tell children they are going to act out the story Chicka Chicka Boom Boom.
- Select three volunteers and give each one a different letter card. (“Aa,” “Bb,” and “Cc”) Have volunteers wear the letters around their necks.
- Ask another child to be the narrator. Have the narrator recite the beginning lines of the story with you: “A told B, and B told C.”
- Have the children wearing the “Aa,” “Bb,” and “Cc” letter cards say in unison, “I’ll meet you at the top of the coconut tree,” as they scurry to the top of the tree.
Add more parts to the retelling as children become familiar with the story.
English Language Learners: Review and name some of the actions in the story Chicka Chicka Boom Boom before doing the activity, and act out the action. Have children repeat the action words and act them out after you.