{"product_id":"read-aloud-companion-chicka-chicka-bom-boom-letter-climb-lesson-and-activities-copy","title":"READ ALOUD COMPANION-  Chicka Chicka Bom Boom- Letter Climb Lesson and Activities (Copy)","description":"\u003cp\u003eBring alphabet learning to life with this interactive Kindergarten lesson companion for \u003cem\u003eChicka Chicka Boom Boom\u003c\/em\u003e by Bill Martin Jr. and John Archambault.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis playful, low-prep resource uses the familiar read-aloud as a springboard for exploring letters, names, alphabet knowledge, oral language and story sequencing. Students participate in meaningful conversations, notice letters in their own names and complete engaging follow-up activities designed for the first month of Kindergarten.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat’s Included\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eComplete educator lesson plan\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStudent-friendly learning goals\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMaterials and preparation guidance\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMinds On activity\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInteractive read-aloud prompts\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhole-group alphabet activity\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eConsolidation prompts\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAssessment look-fors\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDifferentiation and extension ideas\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePrintable student activities and templates\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDocumentation suggestions\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNext instructional steps\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFamily connection activity\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOntario Kindergarten 2026 curriculum connections\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRelevant U.S. Common Core Kindergarten connections\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eLearning Focus\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStudents will have opportunities to:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRecognize and name letters\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNotice letters in their own names\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDistinguish between uppercase and lowercase letters\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eListen for repeated language and rhythm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMake predictions using pictures and story events\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSequence important parts of a familiar story\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eParticipate in collaborative conversations\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCommunicate through speaking, drawing, labelling and writing\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBuild confidence with alphabet learning\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eInteractive Read-Aloud Lesson\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBefore reading, students explore the book’s cover and share what they notice about the letters. They are invited to find familiar letters, identify letters from their names and make predictions about what may happen in the story.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDuring the read-aloud, students listen for repeated language, join in with familiar parts and observe how the letters move through the story.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter reading, students revisit important events, talk about the alphabet and participate in a hands-on letter activity connected to their own names.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eStudent Activities\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe included activities provide developmentally appropriate ways for students to explore letters and respond to the story.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDepending on individual readiness, students may:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFind and identify letters in their names\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMatch uppercase and lowercase letters\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eArrange letters in a meaningful sequence\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCreate a name-based alphabet response\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDraw and label a story connection\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDictate a response to an educator\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eComplete a simple sentence frame\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eActivities may be used during whole-group instruction, small-group learning or as an Independent Activity after the lesson has been introduced.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAssessment Opportunities\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEducators can observe whether students:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRecognize familiar letters\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIdentify one or more letters in their names\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNotice the difference between uppercase and lowercase letters\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJoin in with repeated language\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMake a relevant prediction\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRecall or sequence story events\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUse letter names or sounds during conversation\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eListen and respond to classmates\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCommunicate ideas through speaking, drawing or writing\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDifferentiation\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSupport students by offering a smaller selection of letters, providing a name card, modelling letter-matching strategies or allowing students to point, choose, trace or build rather than write.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExtend the learning by inviting students to arrange the letters in their names independently, match uppercase and lowercase letters, identify initial sounds or create a new class alphabet pattern.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eFamily Connection\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStudents can continue the learning at home by searching for letters in familiar places, including food packages, signs, books and family members’ names.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFamilies can ask:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhich letters do you recognize?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCan you find the first letter in your name?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCan you find an uppercase and lowercase letter?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhere do you see letters in your home?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003ePerfect For\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe first month of Kindergarten\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBack-to-school literacy\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlphabet introduction or review\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eName learning\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhole-group read-alouds\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSmall-group literacy instruction\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOral-language development\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIndependent Activities\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKindergarten observations\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePre-K and early Grade 1 review\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHomeschool Kindergarten\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCurriculum Connections\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis resource includes connections to the Ontario Kindergarten Program 2026 and relevant U.S. Common Core Kindergarten literacy and communication standards.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCurriculum connections should be selected and documented according to the learning demonstrated by each student.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003ePlease Note\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe published book is not included. 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