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Teacher: Rebecca Porter & Amy Davis
Intended Grade Level: K
Children’s Book Title: Chicka Chicka Boom Boom
Authors: by Bill Martin Jr. and John Archambault and illustrated by Lois Ehlert
ISBN: 0-689-83568-X
Key Vocabulary/Word List:
boom, enough, coconut, tree, look, sun
Word and Idea List by Content Areas:
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Boom: music, movement, drama
Enough: music
Coconut: art, drama
Tree: art, drama
Look: movement, drama
Sun: art, drama
Research:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJEA0jzloK0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4QdN-HYp46c&feature=related
http://www.teachingheart.net/chickaboom.html
http://www.hubbardscupboard.org/chicka_chicka_boom_boom.html
http://itunes.apple.com/us/book/chicka-chicka-boom-boom/id426476786?mt=11
http://www.mrsnelsonsclass.com/teacherresources/storylessons/chickachicka.aspx
http://www.thevirtualvine.com/ccbb.html
http://atozteacherstuff.com/pages/104.shtml
http://www.dltk-kids.com/books/chicka/chickacoloring.htm
http://www.teachers.net/lessons/posts/523.html
http://www.kinderthemes.com/chickaboom.html
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http://www.songsforteaching.com/ledbetter2.html
http://www.ottawaelem.lasall.k12.il.us/OES%20folder/OES/OES%20Webquest%202002/
McKinley2002/authors/McKinleyQuest/Chickawebquest/Chicka.html
http://curry.edschool.virginia.edu/go/wil/Chicka_Lesson.pdf
http://www.angelfire.com/mn/kellyshouse/preschoolroom/storyextenders/chickachicka.htm
Planning Integrated Arts Experiences/Extension Activities:
Music: Singing Chicka Chicka Boom Boom
Movement: Students move up the coconut tree to the song
Drama: Students act out the book
Visual Art: Paint bottom of student's forearm brown and press onto large piece of light blue
construction paper. Use green handprints to form top of coconut tree by pressing hands
upside-down and overlapping. Smear glue around base of tree and across page then sprinkle
with sand. Add letters going up tree once it's dry by using stamps, stickers, circle stickers
programmed with letters, alphabet cereal, alphabet pasta, etc.
Literature: Stock reading center with A, B, C books; Use props to retell the story
Math: Instead of acting out letters going up the coconut tree act out numbers in order.
Instruments: Fill a container that seals with materials so you can shake it to Chicka Chicka
Boom Boom words in the song
Poems/Finger Plays/Chants:
Coconut Warning
Now, here's a little warning
So listen to me
Never ever sit beneath
A coconut tree
They're great for drinking
They're fine for percussion
But if one hits your head
You'll get a concussion.
~ Author Unknown ~
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Lesson Plan- Singing and Movement
Learning Focus/Objective:
Students will be able to engage in the book “Chicka Chicka Boom Boom”.
Students will be able to distinguish between upper and lowercase letters.
Students will learn about the sequence of the alphabet.
Students will be able to sing and move to the song.
Materials/Media/Technology:
uTube access to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJEA0jzloK0 , speakers, internet
Alphabet Flash Cards (http://printable-flash-cards.com/flashcards/alphabet/abclarge.pdf)
One instrument per child
Crayons
“Chicka Chicka Boom Boom” Lyrics
A told B, and B told C, "I'll meet you at the top of the coconut tree."
"Wheee!" said D to E F G, "I'll beat you to the top of the coconut tree."
Chicka chicka boom boom! Will there be enough room? Here comes H up the coconut tree,
and I and J and tag-along K, all on their way up the coconut tree.
Chicka chicka boom boom! Will there be enough room? Look who's coming! L M N O P!
And Q R S! And T U V! Still more - W! And X Y Z!
The whole alphabet up the - Oh, no! Chicka chicka... BOOM! BOOM!
Skit skat skoodle doot. Flip flop flee. Everybody running to the coconut tree.
Mamas and papas and uncles and aunts hug their little dears, then dust their pants.
"Help us up," cried A B C.
Next from the pileup skinned-knee D and stubbed-toe E and patched-up F. Then comes G all out
of breath.
H is tangled up with I. J and K are about to cry. L is knotted like a tie.
M is looped. N is stopped. O is twisted alley-oop. Skit skat skoodle doot. Flip flop flee.
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Look who's coming! It's black-eyed P, Q R S, and loose-tooth T. Then U V W wiggle-jiggle free.
Last to come X Y Z. And the sun goes down on the coconut tree...
But - chicka chicka boom boom! Look, there's a full moon.
A is out of bed, and this is what he said, "Dare double dare, you can't catch me.
Chicka chicka BOOM! BOOM!Chicka chicka BOOM! BOOM!
I'll beat you to the top of the coconut tree."
Chicka chicka BOOM! BOOM!
Activity Sequence:
1.) The teacher will lead a recitation of the alphabet.
2.) The teacher will introduce the book “Chicka Chicka Boom Boom” by having students
identify what is on the front cover and by reading the title, author and illustrator. The
teacher will explain that this book has 2 authors that wrote the story together and one
illustrator who made the pictures.
3.) The teacher will then have the students make predictions about what the book will be
about.
4.) The teacher will read Chicka Chicka Boom Boom aloud to the students having the
students shake an instrument anytime Chicka Chicka is read and stomping their feet
anytime Boom Boom is read.
5.) After the book has been read ask the students what they notice about the letters in the
book.
6.) Give each student a letter flashcard and allow them time to color a picture that begins
with their alphabet letter.
7.) Have the students act out Chicka Chicka Boom Boom using their alphabet letters. The
teacher can play the uTube video here to help or simply reread the book aloud.
Standards:
National Standards for Music Education:
1.) Singing, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music.
2.) Performing on instruments, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music.
8.) Understanding relationships between music, the other arts, and disciplines outside the
arts.
Reading Language Arts CSO’s:
RLA.O.K.3.01 - listen, recite and respond to familiar stories, poems, nursery rhymes, songs and
stories with repeated patterns.
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Self-Reflection
There are many components that factor into a good lesson. Some strong aspects of this
particular lesson are: careful planning, appropriate implementation that allows for
differentiation, engaging activities, and self-reflection and correction. This lesson was
carefully planned from beginning to end. First, research was completed to gather reputable
resources and engaging activities. Next, a sequence was derived from the activities that
were chosen to be carried out. Lastly, a decision was made as to an appropriate grade level
for participants. In reality a teacher would probably not take this much time to prepare for
each days lesson, but good lessons start with much preparation. It is important to
implement the lesson by following the objectives set forth and the purpose of the lesson.
However, it is also important to take advantage of the teachable moments and differentiate
as the lesson is carried out to meet all the learners within the classroom.
One aspect that can make or break a lesson and the management of the classroom is
engagement of the students. If the students are not engaged in the activities and do not
see the importance they may not buy into their learning. We as teachers are responsible
for engaging all learners using whatever delivery method that our students’ learning
demands. Lastly, it is crucial to reflect on what worked and what needed to be changed in
the future implementations of the lesson.
I think that one of the weakest links when using music and technology in a lesson is
knowing that the tools will be available and working. A teacher must be prepared to go on
without the materials by using his/her singing voice and classroom materials. I also think
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that by implementing the lesson quickly and for classmates instead of students the real
weaknesses did not surface.
For future implementations of this lesson I would change the ABC nature of the
activities in the book and song into numbers and follow the same sequence. This makes this
relevant to my current job and specialization.
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