Chicka Chicka Boom Boom
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Chicka Chicka Boom Boom
Chick a Chick a Boom Boom ™ Teacher Materials CHICKA CHICKA BOOM BOOM™ TABLE OF CONTENTS PROGRAM OVERVIEW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 UNIT 1: MY ABC’S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Activity 1 – Alphabet Bingo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Activity 2 – Letter Pie. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Activity 3 – Missing in Action!. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Activity 4 – Letter Heads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Activity 5 – My Alphabet Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 UNIT 2: MUSIC, MATH, AND SCIENCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Activity 1 – Do You Hear What I Hear? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Activity 2 – Homemade Instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Activity 3 – Musical Patterns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 UNIT 3: AROUND THE WORLD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Activity 1 – 101 Uses for a Coconut Tree. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Activity 2 – Where Are the Coconut Trees? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Activity 3 – Composer Sticks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 UNIT 4: ART AND DRAMA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Activity 1 – Letter Puppets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Activity 2 – Coconut Tree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Activity 3 – Letter Plaque . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 BIBLIOGRAPHY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Chicka Chicka Boom Boom © Vivendi Universal Publishing and/or its subsidiaries and/or its licensors. All Rights Reserved. 1 AUTHOR DEBORAH SHEPHERD HAYES DESIGN AND LAYOUT KELLY YEARY EDITOR JOE SKELLEY PRODUCER ERIN NAKASONE Reproduction of these pages by the classroom teacher for use in the classroom is permissible. The reproduction of any part of this book for an entire school or school system or for commercial use is strictly prohibited. Chicka Chicka Boom Boom 2 © Vivendi Universal Publishing and/or its subsidiaries and/or its licensors. All Rights Reserved. CHICKA CHICKA BOOM BOOM™ ACTIVITY COMPONENTS Sing-Along – Listen and sing along LEVELS to the Chicka song. Bang and Clang – Beat and shake For ages 3–6 to the beat of the Chicka song. Jump and Jingle – Record your own jingle or listen to one of the kids sing a jingle for each letter of the alphabet. Read-Along – Hear Ray Charles read Chicka Chicka Boom FEATURES • • On-screen digitized video of the Boom aloud. Explore S’more – Explore the Multimedia Players alphabet by clicking a letter Original lyrics from the book plus and hearing either a simple or new sing-along songs and silly an alliterative sentence. sentences from book co-author Letter Line-up – Place the letters • Six modes of play from A to Z or put the letters • Music plays on a portable or back in random order. home audio CD player CURRICULUM SKILLS • Letter recognition • Letter sequencing • Letter writing • Alphabet mastery • Properties of sound (science) • Reading Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Program Overview © Vivendi Universal Publishing and/or its subsidiaries and/or licensors. All Rights Reserved. 3 INTRODUCTION Welcome to the wonderful world of Chicka symbol relationships. And students can make Chicka Boom Boom, where excitable and ram- homemade musical instruments too! bunctious alphabet letters play and compete to see who can reach the top of the coconut tree first. Inspired by the best-selling children’s book, this multimedia version incorporates music, video and animation to bring the classic children’s book to life. This Teacher’s Guide features four distinct learning units. Each unit offers detailed cross-curricular lessons which supplement the CD-ROM as well as your existing language arts program. My ABC’s explores the alphabet in more depth, focusing on letter recognition, letter sequencing, Around the World brings the world to your classroom, where students understand what it means to compose music and learn from the world’s greatest composers. The coconut tree is also studied as a tree with many productive uses. Art and Drama offers your students a chance to explore and nurture their creative side in conjunction with alphabet-related content. The bibliography at the end of the Teacher’s Guide offers several references for alphabet books as well as age-appropriate books about music. and the sight/sound relationship of alphabet Watch your students build confidence as they letters. effortlessly learn the alphabet through rhyme, Music, Math, and Science offers discovery-based learning activities with the properties of sound. Math and music come together with patterns and animation, music, and play-along learning. Enjoy the fun, excitement, and adventure of Chicka Chicka Boom Boom! Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Introduction 4 © Vivendi Universal Publishing and/or its subsidiaries and/or its licensors. All Rights Reserved. UNIT 1 – MY ABC’S Unit 1 – My ABC’s focuses on letter recognition, the letter sound or symbol relationship, sequencing and predictability of letters, rhyme, and prereading skills. The activities in Unit 1 encourage students to master the alphabet as well as reinforce prior knowledge and understanding of letters. LEARNING OBJECTIVES • To be able to recognize both upper- and lowercase letters. • To understand that the alphabet is predictable and sequential. • To understand that each letter has a different sound and shape. • To practice and further develop listening skills. • To recognize letters in words and understand that they work together to produce unique sounds and meanings. UNIT 1 ACTIVITIES Activity 1: Alphabet Bingo – Letter recognition Activity 2: Letter Pie – Letter recognition, letter sequencing Activity 3: Missing in Action! – Letter sequencing Activity 4: Letter Heads – Letter predictability, sight and sound relationship Activity 5: My Alphabet Book – Letter writing, letter recognition, letter sequencing Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Preview © Vivendi Universal Publishing and/or its subsidiaries and/or licensors. All Rights Reserved.. 5 UNIT 1 – MY ABC’S ACTIVITY 1 ACTIVITY 1: ALPHABET BINGO Summary The traditional bingo game using alphabet letters for markers and cards Materials • Copies of Alphabet Bingo activity sheets • Cardstock paper (different colors optional) • Small envelopes • Scissors Copy the ALPHABET BINGO activity sheets, pgs. 7–10, onto cardstock for durability. For very young children, you may want to enlarge the bingo letters and cards with the copy machine. An older child or adult could cut out the letters for children who are not able. Have students use envelopes to keep track of their letter chips. Students can color and design their own envelopes. When a letter is called, students place their letter tile on top of the corresponding letter on their game card. The palm tree in the middle square is the “Free” square. The first person to fill an entire row with letter tiles calls, “Bingo!” As a variation, students can create their own bingo playing cards on the blank grids provided. Fun bingo prizes could be coconut-flavored candy or letter stickers. Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Teacher’s Instructions 6 © Vivendi Universal Publishing and/or its subsidiaries and/or its licensors. All Rights Reserved. UNIT 1 – MY ABC’S ACTIVITY 1 ALPHABET BINGO Cut out the alphabet letters for the Alphabet Bingo game. Put all of your letters in an envelope so they won’t get lost. A I Q Y G O W B J R Z H P X C K S A I Q Y D L T B J R Z E M U C K S 1 F G N O V W D E L M T U 11 H P X F N V 1 Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Activity Sheet © Vivendi Universal Publishing and/or its subsidiaries and/or licensors. All Rights Reserved.. 7 UNIT 1 – MY ABC’S ACTIVITY 1 ALPHABET BINGO L Z M S G B V C X A T N 1 U H D O E Y J W K I F P F S B Z Y J A X N C V I 1 S O D R P V H G K W Q L Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Activity Sheet 8 © Vivendi Universal Publishing and/or its subsidiaries and/or its licensors. All Rights Reserved. UNIT 1 – MY ABC’S ACTIVITY 1 ALPHABET BINGO T G M H Y B Z WQ E 1 A U R F J D P V L N K I S O K C Y L M X G N T Z D J R V H S A Q W B F I 1 U E Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Activity Sheet © Vivendi Universal Publishing and/or its subsidiaries and/or licensors. All Rights Reserved.. 9 UNIT 1 – MY ABC’S ACTIVITY 1 ALPHABET BINGO 1 1 Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Activity Sheet 10 © Vivendi Universal Publishing and/or its subsidiaries and/or its licensors. All Rights Reserved. UNIT 1 – MY ABC’S ACTIVITY 2 ACTIVITY 2: LETTER PIE Summary A hands-on manipulative for identifying letters Materials • Copies of Letter Pie activity sheets • White cardstock paper • Crayons, colored pencils, or fine-tip pens • Scissors • Brad fasteners Reproduce the LETTER PIE activity sheets, pgs 12–13, on white cardstock paper. It is helpful if students color and decorate the circles before they are cut. Attach the circles with a brad. Another option is to reproduce the circles, then glue them to paper plates for a more durable letter pie. The teacher (or a student “caller”) calls out a letter, then students rotate their pies until that letter shows in the space. Students hold up their pies to show they have found the letter. As an extension, players can then find something in the room (or on their person) that begins with that letter and point to it. Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Teacher’s Instructions © Vivendi Universal Publishing and/or its subsidiaries and/or licensors. All Rights Reserved. 11 UNIT 1 – MY ABC’S ACTIVITY 2 LETTER PIE Trace over or color the letters in Circle A. You may want to use a crayon, marking pen, or colored pencil. Then cut out Circle A. CIRCLE A Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Activity Sheet 12 © Vivendi Universal Publishing and/or its subsidiaries and/or its licensors. All Rights Reserved. UNIT 1 – MY ABC’S ACTIVITY 2 LETTER PIE Write your name on Circle B. Color the entire circle. Cut out the circle and Space 1. Hold Circles A and B together with Circle B on top. Insert a paper fastener through the center holes. Turn the Letter Pie around and look at each of the letters through the open space. CIRCLE B Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Activity Sheet © Vivendi Universal Publishing and/or its subsidiaries and/or licensors. All Rights Reserved. 13 UNIT 1 – MY ABC’S ACTIVITY 3 ACTIVITY 3: MISSING IN ACTION! Summary A fill-in-the-blanks alphabet exercise Materials • Copies of Missing in Action! activity sheet • Pencils Distribute copies of the MISSING IN ACTION! activity sheet, pg. 15. Remind children that the alphabet has a predictable order for letters. Tell them that this activity will challenge them to find the missing letters and put them in the correct order in the letter strings. Missing in Action! is best used in conjunction with the “Letter Line-up” game of the software program. Answer Key for Missing in Action! 1. E 5. N, P 2. Y 6. Q 3. K 7. D, I, J 4. R, T 8. C, F Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Teacher’s Instructions 14 © Vivendi Universal Publishing and/or its subsidiaries and/or its licensors. All Rights Reserved. UNIT 1 – MY ABC’S MISSING IN ACTION! ACTIVITY 3 NAME ____________________________ Write in the missing letter for each letter string. 1. A B C D ___ F G 2. U V W X ___ Z 3. H I J ___ L M 4. Q __ S ___ U V 5. L M ___ O ___ Q 6. N O P ___ R S T 7. ___ E F G H ___ ___ K 8. A B ___ D E ___ G Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Activity Sheet © Vivendi Universal Publishing and/or its subsidiaries and/or licensors. All Rights Reserved. 15 UNIT 1 – MY ABC’S ACTIVITY 4 ACTIVITY 4 – LETTER HEADS Summary Students create headbands with the alphabet letters and play a game. Materials • Assorted colors of construction paper strips (11⁄2 inches wide X 22 inches long) • 1–2 copies of Letter Heads activity sheet (depending on the number of students in your class) copied onto cardstock paper Use the construction paper strips to make a headband for each student. Depending on the size of each child’s head, you may need to cut off a bit of the headband before stapling together the ends. Copy the LETTER HEADS activity sheet, pg. 17, onto cardstock paper. Cut out the letter squares. Give each student a letter to color. Glue the letters to the center of each child’s headband. Have students put on their headbands, then form the students into a large circle. Play the Chicka Chicka Boom Boom music (either from the computer or an audio CD player). As each letter is called in the song, the student wearing that particular letter jumps into the middle of the circle, pretending to climb a coconut tree. At the end of the song, when the letters all tumble from the tree, students all come tumbling down to the floor. The game can also be played with students calling their letters as they jump into the circle, then pointing to something that begins with their letter. At the end of each game, challenge the students to line themselves up in alphabetical order wearing their letter headbands. Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Teacher’s Instructions 16 © Vivendi Universal Publishing and/or its subsidiaries and/or its licensors. All Rights Reserved. UNIT 1 – MY ABC’S ACTIVITY 4 LETTER HEADS A G M S Y E K Q W B H N T Z F L R X C I O U A G M S Y D J P V B H N T Z E K Q W C I O U F L R X D J P V Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Activity Sheet © Vivendi Universal Publishing and/or its subsidiaries and/or licensors. All Rights Reserved. 17 UNIT 1 – MY ABC’S ACTIVITY 5 ACTIVITY 5 – MY ALPHABET BOOK Summary Miniature individualized alphabet books for each student Materials • Enough copies of My Alphabet Book activity sheets for each student to have a complete set • Stapler • Crayons Tell students that they will be making their own alphabet books and have a chance to practice writing the letters. Distribute copies of the MY ALPHABET BOOK activity sheets, pgs. 19–21. The age and ability level of your students will determine how the booklets are put together. For very young students, it is advisable to have the books already cut, arranged and stapled. Older students may cut their own pages and put them in order. Students will then write the corresponding upper- and lowercase letters in the spaces provided in the booklet. They can also color and decorate the pages. When students are finished, encourage them to read their booklets aloud to each other. Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Teacher’s Instructions 18 © Vivendi Universal Publishing and/or its subsidiaries and/or licensors. All Rights Reserved. UNIT 1 – MY ABC’S ACTIVITY 5 MY ALPHABET BOOK My Alphabet Book by:______________________________ A Z H K B Y D G W J Aa Bb Cc Dd ________ ________ ________ ________ Ee Ff Gg Hh ________ ________ ________ ________ Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Activity Sheet © Vivendi Universal Publishing and/or its subsidiaries and/or licensors. All Rights Reserved. 19 UNIT 1 – MY ABC’S ACTIVITY 5 MY ALPHABET BOOK Ii Jj Kk Ll ________ ________ ________ ________ Mm Nn Oo Pp ________ ________ ________ ________ Qq Rr Ss Tt ________ ________ ________ ________ Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Activity Sheet 20 © Vivendi Universal Publishing and/or its subsidiaries and/or licensors. All Rights Reserved. UNIT 1 – MY ABC’S ACTIVITY 5 MY ALPHABET BOOK Uu Vv Ww ________ ________ ________ Xx Yy Zz ________ ________ ________ Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Activity Sheet © Vivendi Universal Publishing and/or its subsidiaries and/or licensors. All Rights Reserved. 21 Chicka Chicka Boom Boom 22 © Vivendi Universal Publishing and/or its subsidiaries and/or licensors. All Rights Reserved. UNIT 2 – MUSIC, MATH, AND SCIENCE Unit 2 – Music, Math, and Science focuses on cross-curricular connections. Students gain appreciation for musical instruments by creating their own sound-generating tools. One of the N.C.T.M. (National Council of Teachers of Mathematics) standards involves “Patterns and Relationships.” By its very nature, music is full of both. And physical science comes into play when learning about the properties of sound. The activities in Unit 2 are designed to invite students to explore the many areas of life that music touches. LEARNING OBJECTIVES • To understand that sound is a force that is able to move in many directions, and move other objects as well. • To understand that musical instruments are objects made of many different parts. • To appreciate and understand that different musical instruments create unique sounds. • To identify and extend regularities in a set of patterns. • To represent patterns in different forms. UNIT 2 ACTIVITIES Activity 1: Do You Hear What I Hear? – Physical Science/Properties of sound Activity 2: Homemade Instruments – Music/Instrument design and sound creation Activity 3: Musical Patterns – Math/Patterns and relationships Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Preview © Vivendi Universal Publishing and/or its subsidiaries and/or licensors. All Rights Reserved. 23 UNIT 2 – MUSIC, MATH, AND SCIENCE ACTIVITY 1 ACTIVITY 1 – DO YOU HEAR WHAT I HEAR? back of the pan. Invite many students to bang Summary grains moving with each sound of the wooden Exploring the different properties of sound spoon. Sound waves from the pan cause the plas- through a variety of hands-on explorations tic to vibrate and the rice to move. Place the rice the spoon on the saucepan. Observe the rice in a variety of locations across the plastic top and Create the following sound experiences for your observe how far and in what direction the rice students. On copies of the DO YOU HEAR WHAT I will travel. If your ears can stand it, have a stu- HEAR? activity sheet, pg. 26, students can respond dent bang the pot long enough for some of the to their experience with the sound experiments. It rice to fall off the plastic! Try this activity with is often beneficial for students to observe you set- beans too. ting the experiment up, and to help when appropriate. Part II. Sound Bouncing Materials Part I. Sound Waves • Several textbooks Materials • Two paper-towel tubes • Medium-sized plastic bowl • Minute timer • Sheet of plastic wrap (large enough to cover • Large paper plate the top of the bowl) • Wide rubber band • Tape • Handful of uncooked rice and beans • Saucepan • Wooden spoon This activity illustrates that sound (a sound This activity illustrates how sound waves bounce wave) is an invisible force that can cause objects off objects and can travel in many directions. to vibrate. Wrap a piece of plastic over the top of Make two stacks of books equally high (about a plastic bowl. Use a wide rubber band to secure three textbooks high). Place a paper-towel tube the plastic in place. Tape the plas- on top of each stack. Position the stacks and tic along the sides of the bowl for tubes so that they form a V shape. Place a additional security. Place the bowl minute timer with a loud ticking sound at the end on a table, then sprinkle some of one tube. Ask a child to listen at the end of the grains of uncooked rice on the other tube for the ticking sound. No sound will be plastic top. Ask a student to heard through the tube. Next, place a large paper hold a saucepan close to plate at the base of the V shape and try the pro- the top of the bowl. Then cedure again. The student should be able to hear bang a wooden spoon on the Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Teacher’s Instructions 24 © Vivendi Universal Publishing and/or its subsidiaries and/or licensors. All Rights Reserved. the ticking sound, because the sound waves bounce off the plate into the other tube. Part III. Hello! Hello! Materials • Two styrofoam cups • Kite string This activity illustrates how sound can travel over different materials. Create a “cup phone” by using two plastic cups and about 30 feet of kite string. Poke a small hole in the bottom of each cup. Thread one end of the string into the hole of one cup and tie a large knot at the end so the string cannot be pulled through. Thread the other end of the string through the second cup and tie a large knot there. Have two students each hold a cup and stand far enough apart that the string is taut. One student holds the cup to his or her mouth and speaks a message while the other student holds the cup to his or her ear and listens. Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Teacher’s Instructions © Vivendi Universal Publishing and/or its subsidiaries and/or licensors. All Rights Reserved. 25 UNIT 2 – MUSIC, MATH, AND SCIENCE DO YOU HEAR WHAT I HEAR? ACTIVITY 1 NAME ____________________________ Let’s have some fun experimenting with sound! Draw some pictures of what you learned about sound. 1. Sound Waves 2. Sound Bouncing 3. Hello! Hello! Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Activity Sheet 26 © Vivendi Universal Publishing and/or its subsidiaries and/or licensors. All Rights Reserved. UNIT 2 – MUSIC, MATH, AND SCIENCE ACTIVITY 2 – HOMEMADE INSTRUMENTS ACTIVITY 2 • Scissors • Drumming tool (wooden spoon, thick ruler, Summary etc.) optional Children create their own instruments and explore the different types of sounds that can be Directions: created. 1. Cut the contact paper to a size that will completely wrap around the container. Depending on the age and ability level of your 2. Have students decorate the contact paper. students, you (or another adult) may need to 3. Peel the contact paper and affix it to the help kids construct their instruments. Begin with each student making one instrument. When cre- can or container. 4. Put a lid on the can. (If you are making your ating an “orchestra,” students can share and own lid with tape, create the lid exchange their instruments with others to experi- first, then attach the contact ence different sounds. Group the students into paper. mini-orchestras of six musicians each. Let them 5. Use a wooden spoon or thick choose a familiar song (“Row, Row, Row Your wooden ruler for drumming (or Boat,” “London Bridge,” “The Itsy Bitsy Spider,” just use your hands!). etc.) and “play” their instruments along with the recording for a concert. Save the instruments use Violin in the next lesson of the “Music, Math, and Materials Science” unit. Distribute copies of the HOMEMADE • Empty tissue box (rectangular shape) INSTRUMENTS activity sheet, pg. 30. • Five wide rubber bands • Assortment of rubber bands of different widths • Unsharpened pencil Follow these instructions to make some fun, sonorous instruments with your students! After each child has an instrument, form a parade, create an orchestra, and hold solo performances by your budding musicians. Drum Directions: Materials 1. Wrap four rubber bands around the tissue • Large empty can or container with plastic lid box over the opening. Space them about 1⁄2 (e.g., for coffee, raisins, oats); or use an inch apart. empty can or container and cover the open- 2. Create a bow by placing one rubber band ing with masking or packaging tape around an unsharpened pencil from one end • White contact paper to the other. It is helpful if a straight pin is • Crayons and/or markers inserted into the rubber band and then into the eraser for security. Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Teacher’s Instructions © Vivendi Universal Publishing and/or its subsidiaries and/or licensors. All Rights Reserved. 27 3. Rub the bow across the violin and observe • the sounds. Scissors (single-edged razor blade knife optional for cutting) 4. For variety, try using rubber bands of differ- • Masking tape ent widths. Tambourine Materials • Handful of dry beans or seeds • Two disposable pie tins • Stapler • Tempera paint Directions: • Paintbrush 1. Cut slits on each end of the cereal box that • Streamers or ribbon (optional) are the width of the ruler. 2. Cut a half circle out of one side of the cereal Directions: box. Pull back the half circle so that it bends 1. If students will be painting their tambourines, up, and make three small slits in it. this should be done first, allowing plenty of 3. Paint the cereal box and allow it to dry. time to dry. 4. Gently push the ruler through the slits in the 2. Place the dry beans or seeds into one pie tin. (Add a few shoe bells to create a fun sound.) ends of the box. Position the ruler so that three-fourths of its visible area shows on the 3. Place the other pie side of the box away from the half-circle flap. tin upside down on Secure the ruler by placing tape over the slits. top of the first pie You may want to use some touch-up paint tin. over the tape. 4. Staple along the 5. Carefully place three thumbtacks into each rims to join the pie end of the ruler. tins together. 6. Cut the fishing line to fit the guitar. Tie three 5. If streamers or ribbons will be used, these can be stapled to the pie tin edges as well. strings to each respective thumbtack at the base of the guitar. 7. Thread the fishing line through the slits in the Guitar half circle. Then tie the ends of fishing line to Materials the thumbtacks at the other end of the ruler. • A small, rectangular, empty breakfast cerealbox GUITAR NOTE: If students want to use a pick with • Wooden ruler their guitar, some music stores carry promotional • Thumbtacks guitar picks and offer them at no charge for non- • Nylon fishing line profit causes (such as teaching in an elementary • Tempera paint classroom!). • Paintbrush Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Teacher’s Instructions 28 © Vivendi Universal Publishing and/or its subsidiaries and/or licensors. All Rights Reserved. Castanets Directions: Materials 1. To make large shakers, clean out the two- • Two metal bottle caps per set liter bottle and fill it halfway with whatever • Hammer small “noisemaker” objects you desire. • Small nail • String 2. Screw the top back on securely and secure it with tape. 3. Decorate the bottle with stickers if desired. Directions: 1. Use the hammer and small nail to make two small holes in the center of each bottle cap. 4. To make small shakers, fill the film containers in the same fashion. Tape the lids on for security. Decorate as desired. 2. Thread a piece of string through the holes of each bottle cap so that the loop is facing the SHAKER NOTE: Depending upon the quantity of top of the cap. Tie off the ends to secure the filler items put into each container, a variety of string. sounds can be created. Use three different film 3. Slip your middle finger and thumb into the containers and fill them one-quarter, one-half, loops. By pinching your finger and thumb and three-quarters full, respectively. The percus- together, you can make a neat sound! sionist for your “orchestra” will then have three different sound options. Shakers Materials • Empty two-liter bottle • Empty plastic 35-mm. film containers with lids • Assortment of small “noisemakers” (e.g., pinto beans, seeds, popcorn kernels, shoe bells, pennies, pebbles, macaroni, etc.) • Tape • Decorational stickers (optional) Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Teacher’s Instructions © Vivendi Universal Publishing and/or its subsidiaries and/or licensors. All Rights Reserved. 29 UNIT 2 – MUSIC, MATH, AND SCIENCE HOMEMADE INSTRUMENTS ACTIVITY 2 NAME ____________________________ Draw a picture of yourself playing your new instrument. Write the name of the instrument at the bottom of the page. My instrument is a ______________________________________. Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Activity Sheet 30 © Vivendi Universal Publishing and/or its subsidiaries and/or licensors. All Rights Reserved. UNIT 2 – MUSIC, MATH, AND SCIENCE ACTIVITY 3 – MUSICAL PATTERNS Summary A cut-and-paste activity where students continue and extend patterns ACTIVITY 3 INSTRUMENT PATTERNS: If you have homemade instruments (or other noisemakers) at your disposal, students can create auditory patterns with the following activity. Begin with a simple “A–B” pattern by first beating a drum (bang) and then shaking a shaker (shake). Materials • Copies of Musical Patterns activity sheets • Scissors • Glue or paste Distribute copies of the Musical Patterns activity sheets, pgs. 32–33. Tell students that they will be looking at some patterns, then deciding which pictures should go next to complete the pattern. Discuss with students the different musical instruments used for this activity. Demonstrate how to continue a pattern by using actual or homemade instruments. Arrange the instruments in the order suggested on the student activity sheet for visual reinforcement. For example, place a guitar on a table, then a drum, then another guitar, and then ask students what instrument should go next. Place the drum in the proper position. If you don’t have musical instruments handy, use pasta shells, beans, or other small objects to create the same visual effect. Demonstrate this pattern several times, then encourage students to repeat the pattern: “Bang – shake – bang – shake – bang – shake – bang – shake” When the students have mastered the “A–B” pattern, move to a more challenging “A–A–B–B” pattern. “Bang – bang – shake – shake – bang – bang – shake – shake” Students can create their own patterns and challenge their classmates to identify the patterns and repeat them. After demonstrating how to continue patterns with the actual instruments, have students use the activity sheets for their pattern practice. Have them cut out the six instrument boxes on page 33, then glue the correct instruments in the appropriate spaces. Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Teacher’s Instructions © Vivendi Universal Publishing and/or its subsidiaries and/or licensors. All Rights Reserved. 31 UNIT 2 – MUSIC, MATH, AND SCIENCE MUSICAL PATTERNS ACTIVITY 3 NAME ____________________________ Cut out the musical instruments on the next page. Paste each musical instrument in the correct space to continue the pattern in each row. 1. 2. 3. 4. Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Activity Sheet 32 © Vivendi Universal Publishing and/or its subsidiaries and/or licensors. All Rights Reserved. UNIT 2 – MUSIC, MATH, AND SCIENCE ACTIVITY 3 MUSICAL PATTERNS Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Activity Sheet © Vivendi Universal Publishing and/or its subsidiaries and/or licensors. All Rights Reserved. 33 Chicka Chicka Boom Boom 34 © Vivendi Universal Publishing and/or its subsidiaries and/or its licensors. All Rights Reserved. UNIT 3 – AROUND THE WORLD Unit 3 – Around the World focuses on the coconut tree itself, as well as on famous composers of music from around the world. Students will discover the many wonderful uses for the coconut tree, and get to know some of the world’s most gifted and talented composers of music. The activities in Unit 3 bring the world to your classroom. LEARNING OBJECTIVES • To understand what a palm tree is and know there are many kinds of palm trees. • To learn about the different uses for a coconut tree. • To comprehend what a tropical environment is and be able to locate the tropics on a map. • To apply geography skills and identify locations where coconut trees grow. • To investigate the music and native lands of famous composers. • To appreciate different types of music. UNIT 3 ACTIVITIES Activity 1: 101 Uses for a Coconut Tree – Life science and social studies Activity 2: Where Are the Coconut Trees? – Geography Activity 3: Composer Sticks – Social studies, geography, and music appreciation Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Preview © Vivendi Universal Publishing and/or its subsidiaries and/or its licensors. All Rights Reserved. 35 UNIT 3 – AROUND THE WORLD ACTIVITY 1 – 101 USES FOR A COCONUT TREE Summary A cut-and-paste activity where students learn about many different uses for a coconut tree Materials • • • • Copies of 101 Uses for a Coconut Tree Crayons Scissors Glue Before passing out copies of the 101 USES FOR A COCONUT TREE activity sheet, pg. 37, spend some time with the students talking about and learning about coconut trees. Bring in a whole coconut and pass it around for the children to observe. Cut the coconut in half and save some of the coconut milk for tasting. (Hint: It is helpful to tap a small nail into the shell first to break the surface. There is not much milk inside most coconuts, so students will only get a little taste!) After students taste the raw, natural coconut meat, let them compare the taste to the sweetened coconut used in baking. Bring in books with pictures of palm trees and coconut trees for display, or use an electronic encyclopedia and locate pictures of palm and coconut trees. Your students will be amazed to learn that coconut trees offer much more than round fruit and a place for some pretty rambunctious letters to play! Read on to gather some information about palm trees, specifically the coconut palm tree: The Palm Tree – What Is It? Among the most useful of all plants, palm trees furnish food, shelter, clothing, fuel, building materials, starch, oils, and a host of other products for people of the tropics as well as the rest of the ACTIVITY 1 world. There are about 2,780 species of palm trees. They grow in the form of trees, shrubs and vines and are mostly found in tropical or subtropical climates. The largest number of palms are found in tropical America and Asia. Palms are characterized by a tall, unbranched, column-like trunk crowned by a tuft of large leaves. The leaves are firm, pleated, and fanlike. Palm leaves are often covered with hairs, spines and a coat of wax. The Coconut Palm Tree There are a host of fruit-bearing palm trees. Perhaps the most popular image of a palm tree, however, is the coconut tree with its round, furry brown shells. The coconut fruit seed is actually the edible fleshy and liquid part inside the shell. This “meat” from the inside of the shell is known as copra and is generally eaten raw. When copra is dried, the oil is extracted and used for cooking. Coconut cream and butter are made from the copra and used in many suntan lotions and other skin products. The fiber from the husk of the coconut shell (called coir) is used to make ropes and mats. The hard inner layer is used as a fuel as well as for making cups, bottles and trinkets. The milk found inside the shell is used as a beverage and to cook with. The coconut palm tree truly is a useful plant! More Fruit, More Uses Other types of fruit-bearing palms include the African oil palm, sugar palm, date palm, palmry palm, and rattan palm. Palm oil is the chief byproduct from the African oil palm. The sugar palm yields a sap from which sugar and wine are made. The date palm tree can produce as much as 550 pounds of fruit a year for over 100 years. Fibers from various parts of the palmyr palm are made into brooms and mats. The long stems of the rattan palm are a major source of the rattan cane used in furniture. Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Teacher’s Instructions 36 © Vivendi Universal Publishing and/or its subsidiaries and/or its licensors. All Rights Reserved. UNIT 3 – AROUND THE WORLD 101 USES FOR A COCONUT TREE ACTIVITY 1 NAME ____________________________ The coconut tree is more than a place for letters to climb! The coconut tree has many uses. Cut out the pictures along the bottom of the page, then match them to the boxes around the coconut tree. Paste the pictures into the correct boxes. SUNTAN LOTION SUNTAN LOTION Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Activity Sheet © Vivendi Universal Publishing and/or its subsidiaries and/or its licensors. All Rights Reserved. 37 UNIT 3 – AROUND THE WORLD ACTIVITY 2 ACTIVITY 2 – WHERE ARE THE COCONUT TREES? activity sheet. Create your own coconut markers Summary large wall map, or use a brown overhead projec- A geography lesson for students about the tropics tor pen for a transparency). As you call out a and where coconut trees can be found. country name, show the students its location on (use brown circles made from index cards for a your map. Then have the students find the same Materials location on their maps and draw a line from a • Copies of Where Are the Coconut Trees? coconut tree to the correct spot. Tell them that by activity sheets drawing a line to that location they are showing • Crayons where coconut trees grow. Use the following • Large world map countries: Brazil Honduras This activity is designed to be used as a directed India Indonesia lesson. Using a large world map, point out the Hawaii, USA Sudan tropical areas of the world. You may want to cre- Madagascar (northern) ate a transparency from the student activity sheet to use with an overhead projector instead. When the students finish their maps, they should Identify the Tropic of Cancer, Equator, and Tropic observe that all the coconut tree lines go to places of Capricorn. Explain to the students that the in between the lines on the map. Point out that area between these lines has a tropical climate. this area is the tropics. Review the names of the three lines (Tropic of Cancer, Equator, Tropic of Distribute copies of the WHERE ARE THE COCONUT Capricorn) and share information about tropical TREES? activity sheet, pg. 39. Have the students climate. color the coconut trees at the bottom of their Chicka Chicka Boom Boom 38 Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Teacher’s Instructions © Vivendi Universal Publishing and/or its subsidiaries and/or its licensors. All Rights Reserved. NAME ______________________________ WHERE ARE THE COCONUT TREES? ACTIVITY 2 UNIT 3 – AROUND THE WORLD Chicka Chicka Boom Boom © Vivendi Universal Publishing and/or its subsidiaries and/or its licensors. All Rights Reserved. 39 UNIT 3 – AROUND THE WORLD ACTIVITY 3 – COMPOSER STICKS ACTIVITY 3 Distribute copies of the COMPOSER STICKS activity sheet, pg. 43. Students can color the composers Summary before cutting them out. When the students glue Learn about six famous composers by listening to the pictures to the tongue depressors, use a their music and making a stick-like puppet repre- marker to write down the names of each compos- senting each composer. er along the side of the depressor. When the composer sticks are finished, play some music com- Materials posed by one of the composers and let the stu- • 6 tongue depressors per child dents dance their composer sticks in time to the • Copies of Composer Sticks activity sheet music. Alternatively, encourage “stick plays” (option: run this page off on cardstock for where the students can act out a story and create more durable composer sticks) their own music. • Scissors • Glue Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791): Mozart was born in Salzburg, Introduce your students to world-famous com- Austria. At an early age, posers with this fun and easy-to-do activity. After Wolfgang showed signs of playing the Chicka Chicka Boom Boom song, ask musical genius. When he was 4 the students what they know about making years old, he learned to play music. Write the word composer on the chalk- the violin and started making board. Explain that a composer is someone who up his own music. When writes music. Compare a composer to an author Mozart’s sister, Nannerl, was 10 and he was 6, for better understanding. If you have access to they gave their first concert at the court of musical recordings of some of the compositions Munich, Bavaria, followed by a concert for the created by the six composers studied in this activ- Empress of Austria. At the age of 6, Wolfgang ity, share them with the students. Hold up each performed concerts all throughout Europe. Mozart composer’s picture as the music is played. composed his first comic opera, La Finta Semplice Enlarge the illustrations to create a poster for ref- (The False Simpleton), at the age of 11. Un- erence, if you wish. fortunately, he experienced poor health from the time he was a young boy to his early death at Before students create their own “composer the age of 35. Though he lived a short life, sticks” representing the composers selected, you Mozart composed many pieces of music, includ- may want to share some background information ing 41 symphonies and several quartets and can- about each composer. Use a globe or map to tatas. Compositions include Idomeneo, King of point out where each composer’s country of ori- Crete; The Rescue from Heaven; The Marriage of gin is in relation to your community. Figaro; Women Are Like That; and The Magic Flute. Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Teacher’s Instructions 40 © Vivendi Universal Publishing and/or its subsidiaries and/or its licensors. All Rights Reserved. Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827): Beethoven was born in Bonn, short and elegant compositions. For the last ten years of his life, he battled a lung condition, then Germany. Ludwig showed an died of tuberculosis at the age of 38. interest in and talent for music Compositions include Preludes and Nocturnes at a very young age. His father and Requiem. saw this talent and began teaching him how to play Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky (1840–1893): the piano and violin at the Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky was born age of 4. His father wanted Beethoven to be a in Votkinsk, Russia. musical genius (like Mozart) and placed a great Tchaikovsky’s mother introduced deal of pressure on his son, so much so that him to music at a young age and whenever Ludwig made a mistake when playing encouraged him because music, he would beat him. Most of his greatest she saw he had great tal- compositions were created after he moved to ent. His father, however, Vienna, Austria at the age of 22. By the time he wanted him to study law. was 32, he began losing his hearing, and at 45 Peter became a lawyer for a short years old Beethoven was almost completely deaf. time but couldn’t stay away from his true love – He began leading a life of isolation. He continued music. He took a position at the Conservatory of playing and composing music in spite of his dis- Moscow where his cosmopolitan music was ability. He heard music in his head, then wrote admired. A rich widow (whom he never met) the music on paper. Two years after his last pub- gave him a salary so he could dedicate himself lic appearance, he died. Compositions include entirely to composing music. Tchaikovsky was Symphony No. 5, Symphony No. 9, Concerto for the originator of a new style, the symphonic bal- Piano No. 5, and Fidelio (opera). let, which was imitated in Russia as well as other countries. He is the most famous Russian musi- Frederic Chopin (1810–1869): Chopin was born in Warsaw, Poland. He was a well-trained musician by the time he was cian recognized outside of Russia. Compositions include Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty, The Nutcracker Suite, Eugene Onegin (opera), and The Queen of Spades (opera). 19, when he made his piano debut in Vienna. Frederic trav- Louis “Satchmo” Armstrong (1900–1971): eled all over Europe, but after Louis “Satchmo” Armstrong was born in New he visited Paris, France he Orleans, Louisi-ana, USA. Louis stayed there for the rest of came from a poor family and his life. Though he left found himself in trouble at a Poland forever, he never forgot his homeland, as young age. By the time he was reflected in some of the typical Polish dances he 13, he had already been to a composed. Chopin is called “the poet of music” reform school for some trou- because he revealed his most intimate self in his blemaking. However, it was music by transposing passionate feelings into there he began playing the corChicka Chicka Boom Boom © Vivendi Universal Publishing and/or its subsidiaries and/or its licensors. All Rights Reserved. 41 net, later switching to the trumpet. Music gave Benny Goodman was born in Chicago, Illinois, his life new meaning, and he never found trouble USA. Benny, who came from a again. At 18, he made his debut in the band of modest family, began playing Kid Ory as a substitute, soon making a name for the clarinet in a synagogue himself. He played on the Mississippi riverboats, school at the age of 10. It was then made his first record with the Creole Jazz apparent even at this early Band of King Oliver in Chicago. Armstrong soon age that Benny had became representative of all jazz music. He tremendous talent. The toured Europe, and after World War II toured the 1930s in America were known as the Jazz Age. world over as a symbol of jazz. Jazz is an unwrit- By the time Benny was an adult, jazz music ten music, interpreted by the player, who thus evolved from blues to swing, bringing in a unique becomes the composer. Jazz tradition has it that and exciting new rhythm. Benny made his first the musician improvises and then returns to har- record at the age of 17 with Ben Pollock’s band. monize with the rest of the band. The trumpet is For several years, Benny and this band played for the instrument known as the King of Jazz, and shows and radio. Creative differences between Louis Armstrong was known as the King of Benny and the band leader, however, led Benny Trumpets. He was also well-known for his unique to create his own band, bringing together some vocal style. Compositions to use include any of the country’s best jazz musicians. Goodman, recordings of Louis Armstrong and his band Hot known as the King of Swing, was sent by the Seven. government to present American music to the globe on two world tours. Not only a lover of swing music, Benny was also a classical clarinetist and appeared with the New York Philharmonic on several occasions. Compositions to use include any recordings of Benny Goodman and his band. Benny (Benjamin) Goodman (1909–1986): Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Teacher’s Instructions 42 © Vivendi Universal Publishing and/or its subsidiaries and/or its licensors. All Rights Reserved. UNIT 3 – AROUND THE WORLD ACTIVITY 3 COMPOSER STICKS Cut out the composer squares, then glue them onto the sticks your teacher gives you. Pretend your composers are playing an instrument or composing music! Mozart Beethoven Chopin Tchaikovsky Armstrong Goodman Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Activity Sheet © Vivendi Universal Publishing and/or its subsidiaries and/or its licensors. All Rights Reserved. 43 Chicka Chicka Boom Boom 44 © Vivendi Universal Publishing and/or its subsidiaries and/or its licensors. All Rights Reserved. UNIT 4 – ART AND DRAMA Unit 4 – Art and Drama focuses on arts-and-crafts activities and the opportunity for students to express themselves in a dramatic fashion. LEARNING OBJECTIVES • To utilize and cultivate dramatic interpretation skills. • To express knowledge of the alphabet in an artistic manner. • To follow instructions in a systematic way. • To appreciate and value one’s own work and the creative interpretations of others. UNIT 4 ACTIVITIES Activity 1: Letter Puppets – Drama Activity 2: Coconut Tree – Arts and crafts Activity 3: Letter Plaque – Arts and crafts Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Preview © Vivendi Universal Publishing and/or its subsidiaries and/or its licensors. All Rights Reserved. 45 UNIT 4 – ART AND DRAMA ACTIVITY 1 ACTIVITY 1 – LETTER PUPPETS Students will then take one strip and wrap it Summary excess paper from the band after a good fit has Create finger puppets for the alphabet and host a been made. With the band of paper still around puppet show. the child’s finger, the partner then glues the band around a finger. A partner (or adult) will cut the together. The child wearing the band carefully removes it and sets it aside to dry. Repeat the Materials • One piece of 8 1⁄2" x 11" construction paper per student • process for each team member. Do this until each member has eight or nine bands. Copies of Letter Puppets activity sheet (preferably copied onto cardstock) Adding the Letter to the Finger Puppet • Scissors Once the finger bands have dried, the next step is • Crayons to glue on the letters. Distribute copies of the • Glue LETTER PUPPETS activity sheet, pg. 48. Students should color their letters on the activity sheet first Children love to play with puppets and host pup- before cutting them out. After the letters have pet shows. In this activity, your students will cre- been colored and cut, they should be glued to the ate miniature puppets for their fingers to use with bands. One letter should be glued to each band. the Chicka Chicka Boom Boom story. A little time Allow time for the letters to dry. and preparation will be necessary to create the letter finger puppets before the show can begin! Read Along Once students have created their puppets invite Making the Base of the Finger Puppet them to act out the story. Have the student Divide students into groups of three. Each stu- groups sit at a table facing each other, with their dent will make eight or nine finger puppets. letter puppets positioned on their fingers. Read Student #1 will make letters A–H, student #2 will the printed version of Chicka Chicka Boom Boom make letters I–Q and student #3 will make letters aloud. When the students hear their letters being R–Z. If a student wants an entire alphabet set of read, they can hold up their respective letter pup- finger puppets, he or she can make the rest of the pets and pretend the puppets are climbing a puppets later. coconut tree. (If kids have made the coconut tree from Activity 2 in this section, they can use this Students will need to work together to create as a prop.) their puppets. Strips 1 inch wide and 3 inches long should be cut from the construction paper. As a variation instead of reading the book, try Each child will need eight or nine strips. selecting the “Read Along” activity in the program for the class. Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Teacher’s Instructions 46 © Vivendi Universal Publishing and/or its subsidiaries and/or its licensors. All Rights Reserved. Students can put the letters on their fingers in alphabetical order or mix them up. Watch the excitement as kids try to locate their fingers with the appropriate letters in time with the story! Encourage students to say the alphabet using their letter puppets and to make up puppet shows. Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Teacher’s Instructions © Vivendi Universal Publishing and/or its subsidiaries and/or its licensors. All Rights Reserved. 47 UNIT 4 – ART AND DRAMA ACTIVITY 1 LETTER PUPPETS Color and cut out your letters. A G M S Y B C D E F H I J K L N O P Q R T U V W X Z Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Activity Sheet 48 © Vivendi Universal Publishing and/or its subsidiaries and/or its licensors. All Rights Reserved. UNIT 4 – ART AND DRAMA ACTIVITY 2 ACTIVITY 2 – COCONUT TREE Paint the paper-towel rolls with brown tempura Summary paper to let them dry evenly. paint. Set them upright on paper towels or news- Create a miniature coconut tree from a papertowel roll and other materials. Making the Coconut Leaves and Letters Trace and/or cut out eight coconut leaves from Materials green construction paper and set them aside. • One paper-towel roll per child • Brown tempera paint Color the letters the letter boxes on the white • Green and white construction paper paper. Use many vibrant colors as in the book • Copies of Coconut Tree activity sheets Chicka Chicka Boom Boom. Then cut out the • Glue boxes and set them aside. • Tape • Yarn Attaching the Coconut Leaves • Stapler Before attaching the leaves to the paper-towel rolls, fold each leaf lengthwise along the middle Students can create of the leaf. Place some glue on the stem part of their own coconut tree the leaf. Attach the stem to the complete with dancing letters! inside of the paper-towel roll Follow the instructions below to and gently bend the grow your own coconut tree plantation! palm portion of the leaf over the top When making the patterns for the coconut palm Repeat this leaves, you may want to try one of these two process for all of options. Reproduce page 51 of the COCONUT TREE the leaves. activity sheets and cut the patterns out. Trace them onto a manila folder and cut the manila Attaching Yarn to the Letters folder shapes out. Use these as more sturdy pat- Cut eight lengths of yarn approximately three terns for your students. Or, if you have access to inches long. Staple one end of a yarn length to a copy machine, make a copy of the pattern page the top of a letter box in the middle. Do this for and run the patterns off onto green construction the remaining letter boxes. paper. Do the same for page 52 of the Coconut Tree activity sheets, but run the letter blocks off Attaching the Letters to the Coconut Tree onto white construction paper. Allow the coconut tree and leaves plenty of time to dry before Making the Base of the Coconut Tree Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Teacher’s Instructions © Vivendi Universal Publishing and/or its subsidiaries and/or its licensors. All Rights Reserved. 49 attaching the letter squares. Take a letter box with yarn stapled to it. Hold the other end of the yarn beneath one of the coconut leaves. Carefully staple the letter box to the top of the coconut leaf. Repeat this for each of the letter boxes. Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Teacher’s Instructions 50 © Vivendi Universal Publishing and/or its subsidiaries and/or its licensors. All Rights Reserved. UNIT 4 – ART AND DRAMA ACTIVITY 2 COCONUT TREE Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Activity Sheet © Vivendi Universal Publishing and/or its subsidiaries and/or its licensors. All Rights Reserved. 51 UNIT 4 – ART AND DRAMA ACTIVITY 2 COCONUT TREE A BC DEF GHI JKL MNO PQR STU YZ VWX Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Activity Sheet 52 © Vivendi Universal Publishing and/or its subsidiaries and/or its licensors. All Rights Reserved. UNIT 4 – ART AND DRAMA ACTIVITY 3 ACTIVITY 3 – LETTER PLAQUE Press enough clay into the bottom of a mar- Summary Press a letter (smooth side down) into the clay. Using plaster of Paris, students create a decora- Press very firmly to create a definite indentation. tive plaque of one or more of the alphabet letters. Then remove the letter and rinse it off. Materials Mixing the Plaster of Paris • Set of plastic block letters approximately 2 Follow the instructions on the plaster of Paris inches in height (magnetic letters work well) package. Pour the mixture into a large bowl. • Molding clay Hint: Mix only enough plaster for a few students • Plastic margarine or butter tub for each at a time; otherwise, the mixture begins to student harden. garine tub so that it sits about 1 inch thick. • Plaster of Paris • Water Pouring the Plaster • Large bowl and plastic stirrer Make a mental note of which direction the letter • Jumbo-size paper clips indentation faces. (This will be important when • Tempera paint placing the paper clip hanger!) Pour the plaster of Paris mixture into the margarine tub directly Students can decorate their over the clay. Pour enough plaster so that it sits bedroom wall or make a gift about 11⁄2 inches thick. Stretch open the paper for mom, dad, or grandma clip. Use one end of the paper clip to write the with this plaster of Paris plaque! student’s initials in the plastered Paris for identification purposes. Let the plaster set for a few When students are choosing the letter they will minutes, then press the stretched jumbo paper use for their plaque, encourage them to choose a clip into the mixture to be used for a hanger. letter with special meaning for them; for exam- Place it between the middle and top of the bowl. ple, the first initial of their name or the name of someone special to them (like their mom, dad, or grandparent). If smaller plastic letters are used, students may be able to write out their entire name or create a collage of letters. Making the Mold Let It Dry Let the letter molds dry overnight. Encourage students not to disturb the molds while they are drying. Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Teacher’s Instructions © Vivendi Universal Publishing and/or its subsidiaries and/or its licensors. All Rights Reserved. 53 Opening the Mold Pulling the dried plaster of Paris away from the clay mold can be tricky! Before removing the plaque, lightly press around the sides of the margarine bowl. Continue pressing until you begin to feel the material inside the bowl “give.” Then gently pull the sides of the margarine bowl away from the plaster. When you can feel the plaque become loose, carefully pull up the plaque with the paper clip hanger. You may need to use a butter knife to help lift out the plaque. Painting the Plaque Use different colors of tempera paint to decorate the letter plaques. Give them time to dry, then hang them around the classroom or send them home with the students. Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Teacher’s Instructions 54 © Vivendi Universal Publishing and/or its subsidiaries and/or its licensors. All Rights Reserved. BIBLIOGRAPHY BOOKS ABOUT THE ALPHABET BOOKS ABOUT MUSIC Anno, Mitsumasa. Anno’s Alphabet: An Clary, Linday and Larry Harms. Music for Little Adventure in Imagination. Harper and Row, 1975. Bond, Jean Carey. A Is for Alphabet. Watts, 1969. Bourke, Linda. Handmade ABC: A Manual Alphabet. Addison, 1981. Calmenson, Stephanie. It Begins with A. Hyperion, 1993. De Brunhoff, Laurent. Babar’s ABC. Random, 1983. Ehlert, Lois. Eating the Alphabet: Fruits and Vegetables from A to Z. HBJ, 1989. Feelings, Muriel. Jamco Means Hello: Swahili Alphabet Book. Dial, 1974. Gardner, Beau. Have You Ever Seen?...An ABC Book. Dodd, 1986. Lalicki, Barbara. If There Were Dreams to Sell. Lothrop, 1984. Lobel, Arnold. On Market Street. Greenwillow, 1977. Mayers, Cassen Florence. ABC: A Museum of Fine Arts. Abrams, 1986. McMillian, Bruce. The Alphabet Symphony. Greenwillow, 1977. People. Bradley, 1985. Feierabend, John. Music for Very Little People. Boosey and Hawkes, 1989. Grimm, Jacob. Bremen Town Musicians. North South, 1992. Hart, Avery and Paul Mantell. Kids Make Music! Williamson, 1993. Hausherr, Rosmarie. What Instrument Is This? Scholastic, 1992. Hayes, Ann. Meet the Orchestra. HBJ, 1991. Krementz, Jill. Very Young Musician. Little Simon, 1991. Tames, Richard. Giuseppe Verdi. Watts, 1991. Tames, Richard. Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky. Watts, 1991. Tames, Richard. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Watts, 1991. Turner, Barrie Carson. I Like Music. Warwick Press, 1989. Van Kampen, Vlasta. Orchestranimals. Scholastic, 1989. Ventura, Piero. Great Composers. G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 1989. Weil, Lisl. The Magic of Music. Holiday, 1989. Musgrove, Margaret. Ashanti to Zulu. Dial, 1976. Pallotta, Jerry. The Icky Bug Book. Charlies Bridge, 1986. Rice, James. Cajun Alphabet. Pelican, 1991. Sendak, Maurice. Alligators All Around. Harper and Row, 1962. Van Allsburg, Chris. The Z Was Zapped. Houghton, 1987. Yolen, Jane. All in the Woodland Early: An ABC Book. Putnam, 1983. Published jointly by Davidson & Associates, Inc. and Simon & Schuster, the publishing operation of Viacom, Inc. © 1995 Simon & Schuster, the publishing operation of Viacom, Inc., and Davidson & Associates, Inc. Based upon the work CHICKA CHICKA BOOM BOOM. Text © 1989 by Bill Martin Jr. and John Archambault. Illustrations © 1989 by Lois Ehlert. Published under license from Simon & Schuster, Inc. Audio recording performed by Ray Charles and produced and directed by Bernice Chardiet, Chardiet Unlimited, Inc. Audio production by Mike Lobel. Portions © 1991 Simon & Schuster, Inc. Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Bibliography © Vivendi Universal Publishing and/or its subsidiaries and/or its licensors. All Rights Reserved. 55