Bill Martin, Jr.
Lesson plans for Brown Bear, Brown Bear and Chicka Chicka Boom Boom

A video interview with Bill Martin, Jr.
Short video interviews, biography, bibliography, and transcripts.

Brown Bear, Brown Bear

Brown Bear, Brown Bear by Bill Martin, Jr.
This extensive unit plan incorporates literacy and cross-curricular activities. It has downloadable handouts and a recipe for Playdough.

Brown Bear, Brown Bear
Four literacy activities: appreciating patterns, noticing rhythmn, writing, and noticing color. Adobe Reader required for access.

Ideas for using Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? in the classroom
A variety of teacher-submitted ideas.

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom
Students use a "coconut tree" to review the letters of the alphabet.

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom
This extensive unit plan includes a variety of literacy and cross-curricular activities.

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom
Four literacy activities: acting out the story, noticing adjective use, noticing capital and lower case letters, and learning about the author. Adobe Reader required for access.

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Coloring Pages
Five printables of letters of the alphabet.

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Unit
A variety of before, during, and after reading activities; writing tasks; songs and poems; even recipes to support the story.

Fun with Chicka Chicka Boom Boom
Students practice forming letters and recall their favorite part of the story.

Kindergarten Lesson Plan: Chicka Chicka Boom Boom
Activities on this page address phonics, art, and science.

Knots on a Counting Rope
Teaching resources include a video of the story being read aloud and additional activities, including discussion questions, ideas for research and writing, and a printable handout for identifying Native American groups. The video runs 10:48 and resides at YouTube. The additional activities require Adobe Reader for access.

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