chicka chicka boom boom

Title: Chicka Chicka Boom Boom
author: Bill Martin Jr.
about the author: 
William Ivan Martin, Jr. (March 20, 1916 - August 11, 2004) was an educator, publishing executive, and author of more than 300 children's books including Chicka Chicka Boom Boom, Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?, Baby Bear, Baby Bear, What Do You See?, Panda Bear, Panda Bear, What Do You See?, and Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear?.
 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Martin,_Jr. 


grades: k-3
summary:
The lower-case letters climb up a coconut tree in alphabetical order, until the tree bends so much that the letters fall to the ground. Capital letters (the older relatives of the letters climbing the tree) come to help them. Again alphabetically, it describes each letter's injury.

my reaction:
I think the book is well written in a way so that children enjoy learning the alphabet and the relationship between lower and uppercase letters. 

lesson ideas:
Have students create their own coconut tree's using sponge paint and use paint to make their letters. Have students use a magnetic board and cut out letters to retell the story on their own in small groups.