![]() Hand the tree and stickers to your little one, and let the letter-matching begin! Write another set of 26 letters on the dot stickers. Using a marker, randomly write all 26 letters of the alphabet on the tree trunk. Feel free to secure each frond, by taping the interior pieces to the inside of the paper towel tube. Cut a small slit into the bottom of each frond (so that you can slide each one down onto the top of the tree). Next cut 3-4 palm fronds out of the green construction paper. Secure with tape, and trim any excess from the ends. Start by wrapping the empty paper towel tube in brown construction paper. To make your own ABC Coconut Tree, you will need the following supplies: So, when I stumbled upon this fantastic Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Letter Tree idea, over on Kristen’s Teacher Gone Mom Instagram account, I knew we had to make one of our own. In fact, there’s always an ABC tube in her weekly Quiet Time Boxes. Our little nugget loves completing letter-match activities. To celebrate one of our favorite stories, we wanted to share these Chicka Chicka Boom Boom book-inspired activities for preschoolers!Ĭhicka Chicka Boom Boom – ABC Coconut Tree This clever and colorful story is not only perfect for teaching the alphabet and letter recognition, but it also touches on the importance of perseverance. Our little nugget loves watching all the letters scramble up the coconut tree…but will there be enough room? When the tree topples over and all of the letters fall out, will they let their bruised bodies and egos get the best of them? Will they give up? Nope! They persist with a little bit of help from their mamas and papas, and uncles and aunts. In fact, it’s been a top-selling children’s book for more than 20 years! I have yet to meet a toddler who is not completely obsessed with this rhythmic and playful alphabet tale. and John ArchambaultĬhicka Chicka Boom Boom became an instant favorite in our house, when we read it to our daughter a couple of years ago. – Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin Jr. “Chicka Chicka Boom Boom” = facts you want your audience to know, but weave it into a storyīy the way: I’m on a mission to help tech companies tell better stories (and build deeper connections with their target customers).“Chicka chicka boom boom! Will there be enough room? Look who’s coming! L M N O P!” ![]() ![]() “First 100 Words” = facts you want your audience to know Stories matter. Let's say you're working on company content: It doesn’t matter if you’re writing a children’s book or a company blog post. ![]() Research from psychologist Jerome Bruner says we’re 20x more likely to remember facts that are woven into a story. Memorizing "Chicka Chicka Boom Boom" and with it, the whole alphabet (up the… OH NO!).Now think about this from the perspective of a toddler. Despite falling down just hours before, A is ready to get back out there and race to the top of the tree once again. Everyone is safe and goes home for bed, but A is too excited to sleep.Family members come to the rescue to help them up and dust their pants.They learn the hard way that 26 letters is too many letters for a coconut tree and everyone tumbles down.Soon, the tree is overflowing with letters.Others follow suit and it turns into a race.A suggests that B meet them at the top of the coconut tree.In fact, almost all the books we remember by heart tell a story. The difference? One is essentially a list of information and the other tells a story. Who doesn’t love a good rhyme? But we’ve memorized plenty of books that don’t rhyme, too. Does it help that “Chicka Chicka Boom Boom” rhymes? Absolutely.
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