retell literacy center activity - Chicka Chicka Boom Boom

Building reading literacy is core to my literacy center time. We have active literacy centers in our classroom like the retell center. This is how I created a Chicka Chicka Boom Boom retell activity to go in our retell center as an option for students. It was really simple and I had everything already in my classroom! They get to choose the book(s) they want to retell while they are at this literacy center. They read, they act, they use lots of great vocabulary and are developing fantastic reading habits all while continuing to build their love of reading.

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Retell (Literacy Center Activity)

It's one of my favorite literacy centers and we usually introduce Chicka Chicka Boom Boom early on in the school year. A couple of weeks into school is the perfect time to bring out this literacy activity. Students are familiar with these letters and most are working on recognizing lowercase letters. Here are the props I gathered rather inexpensively (and you can too) to bring the book alive once we knew it by heart. Side note, the tiny trees were randomly found in a collection of plastic dinosaur toys I had. They deserved to live here instead of our playtime materials. {wink}

Go back to read the Retell Literacy Center Directions {in case you missed it}

You can make this kindergarten activity yourself! Here are the materials you'll need...

Materials:

• Magnetic Letters a-z (Free, on hand)
• Magnetic Cookie Sheet ($1)
• Laminated Coconut Tree Printable {Free download}
• Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin Jr. and John Archambault
• (Optional) Mini Palm Trees from Plastic Dinosaur Toys Package or Hawaiian Themed Party Supplies (Like from Dollar Tree)

More 'Chicka Chicka Boom Boom' Free Printables

• Coconut Tree and Letters Printable

More 'Chicka Chicka Boom Boom' Online

• Chicka Chicka Boom Boom read by Kenneth Faried

More Retell Literacy Center Book Activities for Kindergarten

Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom

The Very Hungry Caterpillar

Fresh Fall Leaves

Big Pumpkin

Cinderella

There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly

The Little Red Hen

The Very Quiet Cricket

Red Riding Hood

Peanut Butter and Jelly

Hansel and Gretel

The Gingerbread Man

Goldilocks and the Three Bears

Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear?

The Three Billy Goats Gruff

The Fat Cat

Cookie's Week

The Doorbell Rang

The Three Little Pigs

Swimmy

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When do you like to read Chicka Chicka Boom Boom with your class?

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