A simple ABC craft using the popular "Chicka, Chicka, Boom Boom" story by Bill Martin Jr.
I taught
this simple craft to three year olds at our school. Although our school
is a private one, this would also be an easy craft to assemble and
teach at a public nursery/early learning center as well. "Chick, Chicka,
Boom, Boom," by Bill Martin Jr. is a very popular book in secular
schools. I've listed the directions and supplies below and also have
included a palm leaf pattern for those of you who would prefer that your
students color their branches instead of cutting these from green
construction paper.
Cutting the palms would be an appropriate task to be included in this
little lesson if it were done in a first or second grade classroom.
Students in these grades should have been using scissors long enough to
be able to cut curves and fringe the edges of paper without cutting them
entirely off altogether.
"Chicka, Chicka, Boom, Boom" cover
Craft Supplies:
ABC stickers
green, black and brown construction paper
markers
white school glue
scissors (optional)
palm leaf pattern
sandpaper (for the cocoanuts!)
Step-by-Step Directions:
Teachers may
download and print the pattern in multiples prior to the lesson. Cut
these out in advance for students who have yet to become very familiar
with using scissors.
Cut also tree trunks from light brown construction paper and round cocoanuts from sandpaper.
The students should color their palm leaves first.
Then glue these onto their black background paper and then glue the trunk on top.
Then students may color their palm tree trunk.
Give each student a variety of alphabet and number stickers to peal and stick onto their "chicka, chicka, boom, boom"
picture. The pealing of the stickers is an important manipulative skill
to teach three year students. This requires young children to practise
small motor skills in order to complete the task successfully. Encourage
them to peal the stickers by themselves and give them lots of praise
when they accomplish it on their own.
Three year old children can easily complete this little craft.
Download and enlarge these palms in a Word Doc before printing.
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