Storytime - Alphabet

Books:

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin Jr.

LMNO Peas by Keith Baker

Alligator Alphabet by Stella Blackstone

Other Books To Share:

Alphabet Under Construction by Denise Fleming
Apple Pie ABC by Alison Murray
The Sleepy Little Alphabet by Judy Sierra
Eating the Alphabet by Lois Ehlert

I read Chicka Chicka Boom Boom as a prop story. I just used some lowercase magnetic letters and one of my magnetic dry-erase boards. (By the way, can I just rave for a minute about this board? It's 3 in 1: felt board, dry-erase board, and magnetic! It was definitely worth the investment.) I made my coconut tree out of construction paper and laminated it for longevity.

Songs/Rhymes:

"Sit Down ABC"

A is for alligator - Chomp, Chomp, Chomp! (open and close arms in front of you like alligator jaws)
B is for bouncing - Bop Bop Bop! (hop around)
C is for circles around and around! (turn in a circle)
D is for dizzy when we all sit down! (sit down)


"The Alphabet Song" (w/ magnetic letters - point to each letter as you sing)

A B C D E F G,
H I J K L M N O P.
Q R S T U V,
W X Y Z.
Now I know my ABCs,
Next time won't you sing with me!


"Apples and Bananas"

I like to eat, eat, eat apples and bananas.
I like to eat, eat, eat apples and bananas.

I like to ate...ayples and banaynays
I like to eet...eeples and baneenees
I like to ite...iples and baninis
I like to ote...oples and banonos
I like to ute...uples and banunus


"Alphabet Beat"

First clap your hands.
Then stomp your feet.
Everybody do the alphabet beat.
Apple, Apple, Apple - a - a - a,
Apple, Apple, Apple - a - a - a,

Wave your arms high.
Swing your arms low.
The alphabet beat is the way to go.
Blue, Blue, Blue - b - b - b
Blue, Blue, Blue - b - b - b

Move to the left.
Move to the right.
The alphabet beat is way out of sight.
Car, Car, Car - c - c - c
Car, Car, Car - c - c - c

Shout it out loud
Whisper down low.
Just onje more alphabet beat to go!
Dog, Dog, Dog - d - d - d
Dog, Dog, Dog - d - d - d

Now give a high five to a nearby friend.
The alphabet beat has come to the end!

Craft: Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Trees

You will need:

• Toilet paper rolls
• Brown construction paper cut to wrap around the rolls
• Palm leaves cut out of green construction paper
• Foam alphabet letters
• Glue sticks

1. Glue the brown construction paper to the toilet paper roll.

2. Add foam letters to tree "trunk" and "leaves".

3. Attached leaves to one end of the toilet paper roll.