Chicka Chicka Boom Boom has always been a favorite. I first fell in love with in when teaching preschool and love that it has been a household staple for years. The rhythmic language used to teach kids about the alphabet is catchy and fun, especially when all the letters topple from the top of the coconut tree.
For Chicka Chicka Boom Boom lovers, Scholastic Storybook Treasures Chicka Chicka 1-2-3 makes the makes counting companion of a classic favorite come alive. Preschool-age Captain Computer loves watching the numbers race to the top of the apple tree in this delightful version.
Chicka Chicka 1-2-3 is only one of four fabulous stories on the 69 minute DVD. The other stories integrate math themes as well. Little Miss Techie loves David Schwartz’s two stories: Home Much is a Million and If You Made a Million. She’s also a big fan of Rosemary Wells’ Emily’s First 100 Days of School because her kindergarten class is keeping track of each day they are in school. For anyone wondering when the 100th day of school is, it typically is sometime in February!
Scholastic Storybook Treasures Chicka Chicka 1-2-3 retails for $14.95 and is geared towards ages 3-8. Purchase Chicka Chicka 1-2-3 from the Scholastic Store and get 15% off your order of $39 or more or win a copy!
To win in your own copy of Chicka Chicka 1-2-3 leave a comment telling me one of your favorite children’s books that incorporates a math theme and I’ll choose the winner in 1 week.
This DVD was provided for review purposes. No compensation was received for this review.
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I’m mentally running through all our children’s books and am thinking that none have a math theme! I definitely need to correct that ASAP!
Our favorite is one, two, three by Sandra Boynton.
oooooh, a tough one! Our favorite children’s book that incorporates a math theme would have to be Ladybug, Ladybug–the one that counts backward from 10-1. But that’s a book for my youngest–I don’t even think we have many for my older kiddos!
10 Apples Up on Top by Theo LeSieg was my favorite as a kid, and now my son loves it too!
Right now since my son is only two years old, we have been learning numbers in english and spanish using “My First Words In Spanish” Book that I posted about on my blog http://www.kathysykes.choseit.com
We also have the book Chicka Chicka boom boom and Thomas loves it. I would love to get another one.
Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed is a great book to start with counting skills.
oliver loves 5
“5 green and speckled frogs” although counting backwards eludes him thus far… izzy and zac live to sig along when we read the book.
right now my son’s favorite character is ‘elmo’ so we read this ‘cookie monster counts’ book all the time (i think someone got it for us from the dollar store!). i know i should do more with math but it is always hard for me to feel like math can make a good story. i really like how chicka, chicka 1,2,3 actually has a good story line and plot.
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it would have to be Richard Scarry’s best counting book ever, such a favorite book as a kid and now as a mom
My kids’ favorite book that has a math theme is Ten Apples Up On Top! by Theo LeSieg. They love it.
I love Ten Black Dots by Donald Crews.
Various objects are made with different numbers of dots. My kids make their own pictures with any number of colored dots they choose. Great Book!!