B & F
Reading the book "Chicka Chicka Boom Boom", skills focusing on letter B and scissor practice
Instructions
- Read the story "Chicka Chicka Boom Boom" by Bill Martin and John Archambault or Read/Listen here
- Cut open paper grocery bag and write the letter B in blue crayon in the center of the paper. Reinforce the sound of B
- Throughout the month let child cut out pictures that begin with the sound of "B" from magazines, newspapers, or catalogs and glue on the paper bag
- A child can also cut out the various letter “B's” and glue on the paper bag
Simplify
Instead of using scissors, let child tear out the "B" pictures or the letters "B"
Extend
Instruct the child to find a specific number of "B" pictures or letters. Find and paste on the paper 10 pictures that begin with the sound of "B" and 10 letter "B's". Select a different book to use or another letter. Let the child write their own "B" on the paper.
QUESTIONS FOR CHILD
Do you have a favorite item of clothing that is the color blue?
What does it mean to be a baby?
Materials
- Book "Chicka Chicka Boom Boom" or Read/Listen here (use full screen and pause as needed)
- large paper bag/large sheet of paper
- blue crayon or any writing utensil
- scissor - blunt edge for children
- glue or glue stick
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Curriculum Plan Resources
Skills Focus
- Shape - Circle
- Color - Blue
- Number - Two, 2
- Alphabet Letters - B, F
- Senses - Hearing
- Character Trait - Joyfulness
- Target Words - Big, Bigger, Happy, Small
Monthly Proverb
Unknown “Every day may not be good, but there’s something good in every day."
Did You Know?
“A 3-year-old toddler's brain is twice as active as an adult's brain.”- Sean Brotherson, NDSU
Books to Read
"Color Dance"
by Ann Jonas (Activity 8)
"The Grouchy Ladybug"
Eric Carle (Activity 12)
"Chicka Chicka Boom Boom"
by Bill Martin and John Archambault (Activity 4)
"Color Dance" VIDEO
by Ann Jonas (Activity 8)
"Chicka Chicka Boom Boom" VIDEO
by Bill Martin and John Archambault (Activity 4)
"The Grouchy Ladybug" VIDEO
by Eric Carle (Activity 12)
Music Playlist
"Jump Up It’s A Good Day"
by Brady Rymer Album Here Comes Brady Rymer and the Little Band That Could (Children) (Activity 10)
"Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes "
by Countdown Kids Album 100 Silly Songs (Children) (Activity 24)
"Joyfulness"
by Nabil David Huening Album Children’s Virtues Songs (Children) (Activity 13)
"If You’re Happy and You Know It "
by Dora the Explorer Album Party Favorites (Activity 26)
"Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes" VIDEO
by Super Simple Songs (Activity 24)
"If You're Happy and You Know It" VIDEO
by Super Simple Songs (Activity 26)
"Joyfulness" VIDEO
by Nabil David Huening (Activity 13)
"Jump Up It's A Good Day" VIDEO
by Brady Rymer and the Little Band That Could (Activity 10)
Monthly Materials List
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Fingerplay / Poems / Songs
Touch Your Nose
(Activity 25 Month 2)
Touch your nose, touch your chin, That’s the way this game begins.
Touch your eyes, Touch your knees; Now pretend you’re going to sneeze.
Touch your hair, Touch one ear; Touch your two red lips right here.
Touch your elbows where they bend,
That’s the way this touch game ends.