![]() Even so, the traditional alphabet song is fun to sing! To make a more meaningful connection, point to each letter in the front cover of Chicka Chicka Boom Boom as you sing the alphabet song with your child. Using the alphabet letters in Chicka Chicka Boom Boom, point out the letters in your child’s name with a lot of enthusiasm.Īctivity 1: Now I know my ABC’s! Reciting letters in a song does not necessarily mean that your child understands the alphabetic principle. Explain to your child that the big letter “A” is the same as little “a.” In the story, the Mommy and Daddy letters are the bigger uppercase letters while the babies are the little, lower case letters.Īctivity 2: Children are usually interested in learning the letters in their name first, since they can connect with those letters in a meaningful way. Before learning to read, children must develop an awareness that each letter has its own unique name, sound and shape and that the same letter can look different.Īctivity 1: Before reading Chicka Chicka Boom Boom, open the book to the inside cover page showing the uppercase and lowercase alphabet. ![]() The more we have fun with our children looking at, playing with, and talking about letters, the easier it will be for them to develop an important early literacy skill called Alphabet Knowledge. How confusing! Learning the letters of the alphabet is quite a challenge. The letter “b” looks like an upside down “p” which looks like “q” turned around. Flip, flop, flee!” Won’t you read this book with me? Chicka Chicka Boom Boom features lowercase alphabet characters who climb up a coconut tree, but then there is a catastrophe! “Skit, scat, scoodle-doot. This action packed book provides a great introduction to lowercase and uppercase letters of the alphabet in a fun rhythmic story. and John Archambault and illustrated by another brilliant author/illustrator, Lois Ehlert. ![]() This month’s book selection, Chicka Chicka Boom Boom, is written by two authors, Bill Martin Jr. ![]() This Month’s Book: Chicka Chicka Boom Boom ![]()
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