Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Learning Activities

By Angee on September 18, 2009

by Bill Martin, Jr. and John Archambault

Summary:

I love, love, love this book!! The lowercase letters decide to climb the coconut tree. But when all the letters get to the top, the tree can’t hold them all and CHICKA CHICKA BOOM BOOM, they all fall down! But, all their adult friends (uppercase letters) are there to the rescue! So fun. So catchy. There is also a CD that puts the whole book into song, which I love!

Activity Ideas:

kids Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Learning Activities

Find a copy of a coconut tree, color, cut, (and laminate). Tape to a cookie sheet. Put your magnetic letters out, as well as the book, and let your children play. Some will find the letters in the story, others will find the letters they know, and still others will find random letters.

kids Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Learning Activities

Have your child make a coconut tree out of construction paper. Then, using letter stamps or sponges (I found mine at Walmart), help your child stamp his name on his coconut tree. Adorable! (this tree was done by a 2-year-old with help from his dad)

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8 responses to “Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Learning Activities”

Peapodsquadmom
September 18, 2009 at 10:10 pm | Permalink

well how cute is this!?!?! my kids love chicka chicka boom boom. i'm totally going to do that cookie sheet thing with them. they're going to think i'm the coolest mom ever (well, duh…i am!)

thanks for the idea!
Angee
September 18, 2009 at 11:06 pm | Permalink

Thank you!!
Pada
September 21, 2009 at 2:52 pm | Permalink

As always, Angee has a way to make a fun activity.
Adam
September 22, 2009 at 3:56 pm | Permalink

Going to be blast at your house when you do this activity!
Kara
September 22, 2009 at 9:25 pm | Permalink

We just got this book at the library today! The palm tree would be so fun with our fridge letters- thanks!
Felicia
September 25, 2009 at 10:45 pm | Permalink

This is actually Graham's favorite book! We just purchased Chicka Chicka 1-2-3 last week and it is a new fan favorite. You could easily apply these ideas to that book as well.
Angee
September 26, 2009 at 9:09 am | Permalink

Felicia,

Great idea!! Thanx for sharing!

For those that aren't familiar, Chicka Chicka 1-2-3 is a book about counting. Also very cute!

Here's the Amazon link to this one: http://www.amazon.com/Chicka-Counting-Learning-Numbers-Sequel-Alphabet/dp/B000XD0G0S/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1253974021&sr=8-1
Richele
September 26, 2009 at 11:20 pm | Permalink

That is wonderful! That was one of my favorite books to share with my two older children when they were young. I was just about to buy it for my preschooler. Now I have some cute ideas to go along with it! THANKS!