Teacher:  Linda Maddox

School:  Lexington   

Title:  Chicka Chicka Boom Boom in our Room
 
Subject:  English/Language Arts

Grade Level:  K

Overview:
After singing the ABC song, the teacher will ask the students if they know what a coconut tree is, and where you find one. Tell students they are about to hear a story about a coconut tree and alphabet letters. After reading the story, Chicka, Chicka, Boom, Boom the students will identify alphabet letters and place them on a coconut tree. Students will apply Alphabet Cereal to a painted coconut tree. As students are working on art projects students will go to KIDPIX and draw a coconut tree and then stamp letters on the tree. During center time, students will use work mats and match magnetic letters to alphabet letters on the mats.

Approximate Duration:  45 minutes

Content Standards:
Standard Four
Students demonstrate competence in speaking and listening as tools for learning and communicating.

Standard Five
Students locate, select, and synthesize information from a variety of texts, media, references, and technological sources to acquire and communicate knowledge.

Standard Seven
Students apply reasoning and problem solving skills to reading, writing, speaking, listening, viewing, and visually representing.           

Benchmarks:
ELA-4-E1
speaking intelligibly, using standard English pronunciation;

ELA-4-E2
giving and following directions/procedures;

ELA-4-E3
telling or retelling stories in sequence;

ELA-4-E7
participating in a variety of roles in group discussions (e.g., active listener, contributor, discussion leader).

Educational Technology Standards:  
Identify, explain, and effectively use input, output and storage devices of computers and other technologies (e.g., keyboard, mouse, scanner, adaptive devices, monitor, printer floppy disk, hard drive).

Use technology resources to assist in problem-solving, self-directed learning, and extended learning activities.       

 Objectives:
1. TLW listen and respond to a story.

2. TLW orally identify alphabet letters.

3. TLW use fine motor skills to paint a picture.

Lesson Materials and Resources:
Chicka ,Chicka, Boom, Boom Book and tree

Alphabet Letters

Alphabet cereal

Paint

Construction paper

Magnetic alphabet letters

Work mats (Coconut Tree with letters)

Technology Tools and Materials:
Hardware:  Computer
Software:  KIDPIX

Background Information:
The students should be able to sing the Alphabet song.
The students should be able to use technology skills (mouse).

Lesson Procedures:

1.  The students will sing the Alphabet Song.
2.  The teacher will ask students if they know what a coconut tree is and where you would find one.
3.  The teacher will show the students the cover of the book, Chicka, Chicka, Boom, Boom and students what they think the story might be about.
4.  The teacher will read the story.
5.  Students will place alphabet letters on the coconut tree.
6.  Students will return to their desks and paint a coconut tree. After picture is dry, Alphabet cereal will be glued to the tree.
7.  As students are working on art projects, students will be allowed to come to the computer and go to KIDPIX to draw a coconut tree and  stamp alphabet letters on the tree.

Assessment Procedures:
1. Teacher observation.
2. Chicka, Chicka, Boom, Boom In Our Room Rubric

Accommodations/Modifications:

Become more concrete: Use manipulatives.

Allow oral response

One-on-one help from tutor or teacher

Reproducible Materials:

Chicka, Chicka, Boom Boom, In Our Room Rubric

Explorations and Extensions:

During center time, students may match alphabet letters to Coconut tree mats that have alphabet letters on them.

Lesson Development Resources:

Hubbard's Cupboard Website
http://www.hubbardscupboard.org/

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Tree

http://atozteacherstuff.com/pages/204.shtml

Chicka,Chicka,Boom Thematic Unit

http://www.thelearningleap.com/chickachicka.html

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