Chicka Chicka Boom Boom ABC preschool

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom is a traditional way we start the preschool year in our house. It is a fun story to introduce the whole alphabet.

• Sensory Bin
1. Fill a small container (6 qt size is what we use) with rice, wheat, beans, oatmeal, sand, or etc.
2. Add ABC letters of some kind – scrabble letters, printed construction paper letters, magnetic letters, etc.
• Magnetic letters are needed for the last project, or you can use tape!
3. Use tweezers or tongs to pinch the letters out.
•  great for fine motor skills!
4. After they find all the letter, start the next project, or let them play in the sensory bin, putting letters back in and finding them again!

• Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin Jr. and John Archambault
1. Read this book (or watch it on youtube) to your preschooler.
• They can point out each letter as you say them in the book
2. After you’ve read it at least one time through, use the ABCs your preschooler found in the sensory bin for the next project

• DIY Coconut Tree
1. This is a fairly simple DIY project. What you need:
• 3 tin cans – glued together and painted brown (I used hot glue and spray paint)
• add three palm leaves to the top
• if you have clay, playdough, or wooden balls, set those on the top
2. As you read the book again, tell your preschooler the letters and have them find the magnet letter and put it on their coconut tree.
3. After all the letters are in the tree, let them tip the coconut tree over and let all the letters fall off, just like in the book!

More Chicka Chicka Boom Boom preschool activities can be found HERE.