Chicka,+Chicka,+Boom,+Boom

Activity: Chicka, Chicka, Boom, Boom: What are the Letters?

Created by: Kimberly Downs

Activity Overview: Students will use the ABC grid and take turns drawing picture cards and move the Bee-bot to the letter that corresponds to the picture card’s initial sound.

Activity Objectives:
 * Students will recognize and name the letters of the alphabet.
 * Student will verbalize the sounds of the letters of the alphabet.
 * Students will verbalize initial sounds of the picture cards.
 * Students will move the bee-bot to correct letter by using the correct commands.

Concepts/Standards:
 * Phonemic Awareness
 * Use technology to enhance learning and promote creativitiy
 * Recognize letters

Extensions/Adaptations:
 * Students use picture cards and focus on medial sounds.
 * Students use picture cards and focus on final sounds.
 * Students move bee-bot and spell and record 3-4 letter words.
 * Students move bee-bot and spell and record grade level sight words.
 * Students move bee-bot to travel to all the letters of the alphabet (from A-Z).
 * Students move bee-bot to beginning letters of classmates’ names.
 * Students draw matching uppercase and/or lowercase letter to match letter to on letter grid.

Literature:
 * Chicka, Chicka, Boom, Boom by Bill Martin, Jr. and John Archambault
 * Alphabears by Kathleen Hague
 * Tomorrow's Alphabet by George Shannon
 * Alphabatics by Suse MacDonald
 * Alphabet Adventure by Audrey and Bruce Wood
 * Naughty Little Monkeys by Jim Aylesworth
 * Superhero ABC by Bob McLeod
 * Eating the Alphabet: Fruits & Vegetables from A to Z by Lois Ehlert

Songs:
 * Dr. Jean- "Letter Tails"- CD: Just for Fun
 * Dr. Jean- "Alphardy"- CD: Sing to Learn
 * Dr. Jean- "Alphabet Forwards and Backwards" CD: Keep on Singing and Dancing
 * Dr. Jean- "Lettercise & Letter Dance" CD: Is Everybody Happy

Materials Needed:
 * ABC grid
 * Picture cards that correspond to beginning sounds A-Z
 * Bee-bot
 * Bee-bot command cards

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