As
an extension of our literacy-rich program, the Cardinals decided to create a letter tree. This idea was inspired by
Bill Martin Jr. and John Archambault’s book, Chicka Chicka Boom Boom. This is a funny, funny story that the
Cardinals enjoy hearing over and over again. In an alphabet rhyme, all the
letters of the alphabet race up the coconut tree. “Will there be enough room?”
The
following day, the Cardinals gathered in a circle and together we spoke about
each Cardinal choosing a letter of the alphabet. To be fair, we decided that
pulling letters out of a cup would be the best strategy.
After each Cardinal
had a letter, we talked about decorating each letter with an item that has the
beginning sound of their chosen letter, e.g., nickels for N, cotton for C,
straws for S, and so on.
We
decided to replicate this image by attaching the papier mâché tree in our classroom.
But, just like in the story, twenty-six letters was way too many letters for
our tree! So, after much discussion, the children decided to display the
letters on our classroom wall for all to enjoy!
Thank you, Kaya, for decorating the letter "K" with "kangaroos!"
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