Chika Chika Boom Boom Alphabet Matching Game: Virtual Book Club for Kids

I decided to adapt this letter matching activity, from Mamas Like Me, to go with the book we read as part of the Virtual Book Club for Kids activity for the month of September. It was very simple and quick to make, and if your child loves stickers, this is a great activity for him/her.

Supplies:

Green construction paper (leaves)
Scissors
Tape
Paper towel roll (tree)
Color dot labels (coconuts)
Marker/Sharpie

Directions:

First I cut some leaves out of green construction paper and taped them onto the paper towel roll to make our coconut tree.

I then wrote the letters A-Z in capital letters on the paper towel roll.

Next I wrote the lower case letters from A-Z onto the color dot labels.

Once I finished prepping the craft, my daughter and I read Chicka Chicka Boom Boom. She loved the story so much she had me read it two more times.

I then handed her the lower case labels and told her to match them to the upper case letters on the paper towel roll. As you can see, peeling the labels off the sheet is a great way for preschoolers to practice their fine motor skills. Fine motor skills involve the coordination of small muscles in the fingers and hands.

I left open the book to the alphabet page, as a reference guide for her to look at. As my daughter was trying to match the letters she kept singing to herself… “Chika Chika Boom Boom will there be enough room?”

We did have a bit of trouble with the labels staying on some of the letters…

..however she did manage to finish the activity with some help. Originally, I had instructed her to put the label on top of the corresponding letter. My daughter didn’t want to cover up the upper case letter however, and decided to place the labels next to the letters.

All finished!

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