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Chicka Chicka Boom Boom (Virtual Book Club)

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Chicka Chicka Boom Boom is a favorite rhythmic book in our house.  I will often hear my 2 1/2 year-old reciting lines from the book while he is playing around the house.  So, when we found out that Bill Martin Jr. was the featured author of the Virtual Book Club for September, we just knew we would choose Chicka Chicka Boom Boom.

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Chicka Chicka Boom Boom is the tale of lowercase letters who climb a coconut tree.  The tree becomes so heavy, that all of the letters fall out.  So, the mamas and papas  have to come and help all the bruised and skinned knee letters.  It’s a great book for learning the lowercase letters.

Literacy Extension Activity for Chicka Chicka Boom Boom

easy recipe for kids to compliment the book Chicka Chicka Boom Boom

One of my favorite literacy activities to do with kids is to cook.  Reading and following a recipe is a fun way to incorporate pre-reading or reading skills.   We decided to make our original Chicka Coconut Banana Booms!  It’s healthy with no added sugar and easy to prepare.  Click here for a free copy of the kid-friendly recipe of Chicka Coconut Banana Booms!

Ingredients

(note:  We like to use organic items.)

2 cups of old-fashioned oats

2 very ripe bananas

3 TBSP of coconut oil

1/2 cup of unsweetened coconut

1/2 tsp. cinnamon

1/2 tsp. ground ginger

1/4 tsp. salt

1 TBSP carob powder or cocoa powder (optional)

Directions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.  Blend one cup of oats into flour.  In a large bowl, add the oat flour, remaining cup of oats and  all the other listed ingredients and stir, stir, stir.  We like to mash it all together with our hands.  Drop by rounded teaspoons onto a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper and slightly press down.  Bake for 10 minutes.  Enjoy!  Makes about 30 cookies.

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About Jodie Rodriguez

Jodie Rodriguez is a mom of two young boys and an early childhood/elementary educator with over 20 years of experience. Jodie's passion is helping parents, teachers, librarians and anyone else interested in nurturing and reaching ALL of our youngest growing readers.

Comments

  2. Momma Jo says

    Thank you for linking this wonderful recipe up with the Hearts for Home Blog Hop. I look forward to trying it out myself. My kids will love this!

    Your post has been selected to feature on Monsters Ed Homeschool Academy’s Hearts for Home Blog Hop post featuring recipes which will go live on Thursday, September 19th. Please remember to grab the “I was Featured” button 🙂
    http://monstersed.co.za/2013/09/19/hearts-home-blog-hop-16

  5. Jill says

    One of my favorite books to read young children! The recipe sounds so yummy that I am printing it out now and will look at making it this weekend with my children 🙂

  9. Norah says

    Bill Martin Jnr is one of my very favourite literacy educators and authors. The story of how he became a reader as an adult is inspiring. How he inspires teachers and parents to turn children onto reading, at any age, is phenomenal. His passing was a sad loss to the literacy world, but is legacy will go on for ever. He lives in the hearts of readers, young and old, everywhere.

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