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Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin Jr.

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The 26 characters in this rhythmic, rhyming baby book are a lowercase alphabet with attitude. "A told b, and b told c, 'I'll meet you at the top of the coconut tree'"--which probably seemed like a good idea until the other 23 members of the gang decided to follow suit. The palm tree standing straight and tall on the first page begins to groan and bend under its alphabetical burden. First the coconuts fall off, then ("Chicka chicka... BOOM! BOOM!") all the letters also end up in a big heap underneath.

32 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1989

About the author

Bill Martin, Jr. (1916-2004) was an elementary-school principal, teacher, writer, and poet. His more than 300 books, among them the bestselling classics Brown Bear Brown Bear What Do You See ; Polar Bear Polar Bear What Do You Hear ; Panda Bear Panda Bear What Do You See ; and Chicka Chicka Boom Boom , are a testament to his ability to speak directly to children. Martin held a doctoral degree in early childhood education. Born in Kansas, he worked as an elementary-school principal in Chicago before moving to New York City, where he worked in publishing, developing innovative reading programs for schools. After several years, he devoted himself full-time to writing his children's books. He lived in New York until 1993, when he moved to Texas. He lived in the east Texas woods, near the town of Commerce, until he passed away in 2004.

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February 27, 2022

This is one of my favorite children's books ever! It is a classic every single child needs to have on their bookshelf. My grandma read this book to me when I was little, and it brought me such joy! I have a lot of good memories surrounding this book. I've read it to both my daughters so many times that I don't even have to look at the words anymore to read it. We are on on our 2nd copy of the book because my oldest daughter wore the first copy out. Chicka chicka boom boom is such a fun, cute story and a great way to learn ABCs!

* * * Sung & reviewed by my niece and I * * *

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom is an alphabet learning book and waaay below my 6-year-old niece's reading level, but we enjoyed the heck out of it anyway!

Letters A through Z climb up a coconut tree. Eventually they fall with a boom, only to begin all over again.

The rhyme scheme in this book makes it excellent for singing. Plus, the words "chicka chicka boom boom" punctuate some of the pages, making for a great chorus. So, I sang the book and my niece provided an energetic series of CHICKA CHICKA BOOM BOOMS!!! every now and then...occasionally when they weren't even on the page. She just went with it, improvising to her heart's content.

"That was awesome! Can we do it again?!"
"Yes, yes we can. "

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This book puts Shakespeare and Hamilton to shame. A children's book, yet studied by Harvard and Yale scholars. Albert Einstein and Bill Nye the Science Guy were read Chicka Chicka Boom Boom as children. Upon dissection of a child's brain, they found that this book had increased the size of their frontal lobe by 500%. In fact, to be accepted to Harvard, one must write a 30-page essay about the significance of Chicka Chicka Boom Boom. It is said, that students who read this book once a day, will pass all AP exams they take in their life.

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A bunch of letters climb up a coconut tree and fall back down, getting injured in the process. Will they learn their lesson or keep climbing up the coconut tree?

I don't know who bought this for my son or when they did but he ignored it for a very long time until I found it under the couch a few days ago. Since then, I've read it at least five times a day.

The art is cute but very simplistic and the rhythm is good for reading out loud. I'd say it's an average kid's book.

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Chicka Chicka Boom Boom is a story about the alphabet letters climbing a coconut tree. The lower-case letters climb up the tree, but the tree bends and the letters fall out. Then capital letters (the older relatives) help the lower-case letters back up into the tree. Each of the lower-case letters gets hurt during the fall from the tree and the book describes each letter’s injury. Then, at night, letter “A” dares the other letters to catch him while he climbs the coconut tree.

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom is an alphabet picture book because the story is told through the use of bright pictures and text. The color of the letters in the text also correlates with the letters in the pictures. Furthermore, the book jumps right into the story without unnecessary dialogue. This book is great to use when teaching the alphabet because of its use of repetition and rhyming. The use of these literary devices and bright and fun illustrations makes this book a great text to use for teaching the alphabet to kindergartners, first graders, and second graders.

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Lisa

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I love this one. I read it to Gabe for the first time today and I can tell he's going to love it too. He was enthralled by the rhythm.

Although I see this on many children's lists, and it was in the "Kindergarten box" I borrowed from the library (A whole box you can check out that are picked out a head of time based on a theme, letters, numbers, shapes, etc.), but my kids found it "okay". I'm wondering if maybe it just didn't hold their attention long enough for them to understand the story. It' is a cute concept with nice illustrations, just not one of our favorites.

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Deborah

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I decided to read classic children’s books from picture books to young adult stories that I either never read as a child or were published later. In this 20th anniversary edition, children can read aloud or sing along learning the alphabet. The alphabet comes alive in bright colorful moving letters with fun lively rhymes. What a delight for any child learning to read!

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom is an incredibly deep commentary on human instincts, written superbly by the great Bill Martin Jr. At the beginning of the story, we meet our protagonist, "A", who's goal is to beat all the other letters to the top of the coconut tree. What I enjoy the most about Bill Martin Jr's novel is how it doesn't waste any time. As soon as A is introduced, we're immediately shown his motivations and his end goal, without any dillydallying. He is a simple character with a simple mission, and because of this, a backstory or other form of overly long character background check isn't necessary. Martin Jr is well aware of this, and introduces A accordingly. We meet other characters as the story goes along, such as B and C for example. They all have great personalities, but fall somewhat short to the incredible character achievement that is A. However, a lot of them have distinct character traits that make them interesting, such as Loose-Tooth T.

The book's main conflict occurs when all the lowercase letters of the alphabet, (who are geniusly portrayed as children) try to be the first to make it to the top of the iconic tree, but end up falling and injuring themselves, having to be helped by their parents. This is the message that a lot of reviewers are failing to see. The letters are just like us. As a species, humans are captivated with the idea of pushing farther and farther, but never stop to think if we should, whether it will harm us in the long run or not. We are lowercase letters, obsessed with climbing further and further up the coconut tree. And eventually, it will be too late. We'll fall. But unlike the lowercases, we won't have uppercase letters to come save us. It's up to us and us alone to decide whether or not we choose to climb the coconut tree.

Despite all this, at the end of the book we're shown A sitting firmly at the top of the tree after all the other letters had gone home. This gave me a lot of mixed feelings. Yes, it was a fitting end to A's character arc, as he completed his goal and went through the hero's journey. However, it also gave me a bit of sadness. It's slightly depressing that A is so obsessed with getting to the top of the tree, that he does so in the middle of the night, with no on around to see him. Some might say this is just dedication, and shows A's determination, (one of his defining character traits) but I find it somewhat disheartening. This is another genius hint at the book's deeper meaning by Bill Martin Jr.

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom is a book about society. About human beings. About life. It saddens me that some might even think to give Bill Martin Jr's bestseller one star, because it means that they clearly didn't see the books deeper meaning. Or perhaps, they're too scared to look for it.

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom is one that I remembered reading as a kid but before I re read it I couldn't remember what it was about. It was a fun tongue twisting rhyming book that I'm sure any kid would enjoy reading/listening to. The colorful pages and big print make it easy and entertaining to read as well.

dea

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In tears writing this. This book changed my life for the better and I could never express my gratitude. In the wise words from someone important to me, chicka chicka, boom boom. <3

You're not going to believe this alphabet book - it's bold, bright and beautiful! Brilliant colors fill each polka-dot bordered page as the alphabet begins its adventurous journey to the top of a coconut tree. The rhymes are irresistible and fun to read again and again.

CHICKA CHICKA BOOM BOOM 2010 is the first oversized board book edition, and in this case bigger is definitely better – more eye-popping than ever. Originally published in 1989 this alphabet book has appealed to generations of youngsters and shows no signs of slowing down. Now, the latest edition gives an entirely new generation of children the opportunity to learn as they play beginning with "A told B, and B told C, `I'll meet you at the top of the coconut tree.''

What a festive way to learn ABC's all the way through to “Last to come X Y Z. And the sun goes down on the coconut tree...”

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- Gail Cooke

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This was such a fun little book to read this week. I absolutely adore this story and the illustrations that go along with it. My mom used to read this book to me as a little girl and we even had "Hoover family dance moves" that correlated with the "chicka chicka" portions. Overall this story is an exciting and fun free read for children. Definitely geared towards a younger audience, but I think it should be read by or too children as they grow up.

Very entertaining alphabet book with lots of word play. Effective use of text refrains and the whole alphabet is repeated for reinforcement. Bold, blocky illustrations use lots of vibrant swaths of tropical color.

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I enjoyed this book as a kid. It teachings basic counting principles and now has a song to go with it. A good way to teach kids basic counting skills.

This is a great example of why you shouldn't judge a book by its cover.

I wasn't even sure what I was in for when I picked this one up. The cover doesn't do the book any justice. It's an alphabet book in rhyme, and what a rhyme it is! To really appreciate it, you should read it aloud. I did (thank goodness there was nobody around!) and got totally sucked in. It's almost like you're performing a chant, or one of those clapping games from childhood (well, my childhood; I may be dating myself here). The basic premise is that all the lowercase letters climb to the top of the coconut tree... which can't hold them all. After they all fall down, everyone's upset and the capital letters come running to help. It's a different sort of concept for an alphabet book.

The pictures are simple--perhaps a little too simple--but then again, so is the story. It's the rhyme that's the real star here. This would be fun to read to kids... and I imagine that, after a few read-throughs, the kids would be joining in!

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The book CHIKA CHIKA BOOM BOOM by Bill Martin Jr. is a story about the little letters of the alpabet who want to beat eachother to the top of the coconut tree. Will anyone win or will they get hurt trying to get to the top? If you read the book you will know. I liked the colors in this book and it was funny. Whoever likes silly storys should read this book.

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One of my favorite books when I was younger :D

olivia

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i accidentally stole this from my kindergarten library when i was little and not worth it. i could only "chicka chicka boom boom" so many times before it got old. would not steal again.

Lstirl

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A fun alphabet rhyme when one get's tired of the classic ABC song.

The colors and the artwork are superb in this fun alphabet book. They are simple, bright and a pleasure to look at, which is a must in a picture book. The rhyme is fun and catchy and sure to engage small children. There is even a dramatic, if simple story, as the letters climb and then fall from the tree. The sound effects are fun and really add to the enjoyment.

My only real complaint is the messed up letters. Some of the letters get damaged when falling out of the tree. I could see a small child being confused by the new shape of the letter when they are just learning to identify letters. Because of this, I view this book as a good verbal introduction to the letters, rather than as an alphabet teaching book.

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In this bright and lively rhyme, the letters of the alphabet race each other to the top of the coconut tree. When X, Y and Z finally scramble up the trunk, however, the weight is too much, and down they all tumble in a colorful chaotic heap: ``Chicka Chicka . . . BOOM! BOOM!'' All the family members race to help, as one by one the letters recover in amusingly battered fashion. Poor stubbed toe E has a swollen appendage, while F sports a jaunty Band-Aid and P is indeed black-eyed. As the tropic sun goes down and a radiant full moon appears, indomitable A leaps out of bed, double-daring his colleagues to another treetop race. This nonsense verse delights with its deceptively simple narrative and with the repetition of such catchy phrases as ``skit skat skoodle doot.'' Ehlert's bold color scheme, complete with hot pink and orange borders, matches the crazy mood perfectly. Children will revel in seeing the familiar alphabet transported into this madcap adventure. Ages 2-6. (Oct.)
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I agree with the descriptors such as bold, catchy, lively and crazy. That is about how I would describe this book. This review doesn't really evaluate the books role as an alphabet book, though.

Are you bored with the classic ABC song that ends " Now I know my ABC's, won't you sing them back to me"? Then try this jazzy song with a tropical beat. "A told B, and B told C, 'I'll meet you at the top of the coconut tree.'" "Whee!" asid D to EFG, "Ill beat you to the top of the coconut tree. " The race is on and the big question is "Chica chica boom boom, will there be enough room?" What a grand way to start a wintry day. ~Children's Literature

This review is almost useless. It just gives a few lines from the book with no evaluation except a grand way to start a wintry day. That is a rather, for want of a better word, dumb way review a book. Why winter? Why grand? Neither word has anything to do with the mood of this book. I did not like this review.

Matthew

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Amazon rated this book as one of the top 100 influential books for Children and after checking it out from the library I have to agree that this book should be read to children of all ages. You get to learn about the alphabet and at the same time find an enchanting story to entertain kids and yourself.

The story is about how the alphabets in alphabetical order start to climb this coconut tree and everything seems perfect at first but then later on the tree cannot handle all those letters and CHICKA CHICKA BOOM BOOM! Most if not all the letters have become damaged someway or another and yet they continue on enjoying the fun of climbing the coconut tree.

I actually found myself smiling throughout the story and laughing at certain parts and found the ending to be interesting. I had no clue what I was getting myself into when reading this book and yet I found Chicka Chicka Boom Boom to be a book that resonates for all ages. What I love most about children books when written well for children is having the ability to entertain the kid long along to capture their attention, teach them a lesson, and the hardest part of all is for them not to realize they are learning that is not boring or tedious. That is why I am a firm believer of Dr. Seuss and Bill Martin Jr. reaches the gold standard for me too.

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This was the first book I heard my children "read" to themselves. The easy rhythm of the words following through the alphabet are very memorable and just plain fun to say. This story lends to dancing and singing and is wonderful for beginning K or preschool. It is a fun way to learn the alphabet as well. It is an alphabet book, very easy to read, with colorful pictures, so I would classify it as a picture book.

The story of this book is the letters of the alphabet meeting at the top of the coconut tree as you run through the alphabet, wondering if there will be enough room for all the letters to fit.

If I was a K teacher I would definitely incorporate this into the beginning of the year where students could make their own alphabet book once they have learned to write each of the letters, or even an ongoing book project where each letter is added through the first 26 days. It has endless potential.

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Marlene

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All six of my kids either really love or have loved this book. Our kindergarten and preschool always include it in their curriculum. I like it because the lowercase letters are the focal point of the story, and yet the capital letters are all included as well. I wouldn't use it as an introduction to the alphabet. I'd always recommend a book focusing on the capital letters for that. But once a child knows at least most of the capital letters, this book is a great way to introduce the lowercase ones. :-) Kids love the tree getting overloaded with letters, and I've seen some teachers with manipulative materials that reinforce the story. (I think I've seen those in the Constructive Playthings catalog.) Anyway, as far as I'm concerned, this book is a winner because of the catchy rhyme and the level of interest it incites in children. :-)

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This book was colorful which alone was appealing for me but also the "chicka, chicka , boom boom!" rhyme was very catchy and my five year old and two year old sons were having fun repeating it hours after I had read it to them. The book delivers a fun story and lesson on the letters of the alphabet and recognition. This book would be a must have for any classroom for early childhood educators.

extension- have some magnetic letters and either draw a coconut tree or have one put up with magnets and have each child add the letter to the coconut tree going in order of the alphabet to see if they remember what comes next.

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Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Chicka chicka boom boom Chicka chicka boom boom Chicka chicka boom boom Chicka chicka boom boom Chicka chicka boom boom A told B, and B told C, “I’ll meet you at the top of the coconut tree. ” “Whee!” said D to E, F, G. “I’ll beat you to the top of the coconut tree.” Chicka chicka boom boom! Will there be enough room? Here comes H up the coconut tree, and I and J and tag-along K, all on their way up the coconut tree. Chicka chicka boom boom! Will there be enough room? Look who’s coming! L, M, N, O, P! And Q, R, S! And T, U, V! Still more—W! And X, Y, Z! The whole alphabet up the—Oh, no! Chicka chicka BOOM! BOOM! Skit skat skoodle doot. Flip flop flee. Everybody running to the coconut tree. Mamas and papas and uncles and aunts hug their little dears, then dust their pants. “Help us up,” cried A, B, C. Next from the pileup skinned-knee D and stubbed-toe E and patched-up F. Then comes G all out of breath. H is tangled up with I. J and K are about to cry. L is knotted like a tie. M is looped. N is stooped. O is twisted alley-oop. Skit skat skoodle doot. Flip flop flee. Look who’s coming! It’s black-eyed P, Q, R, S, and loose-tooth T. Then U, V, W wiggle-jiggle free. Last to come X, Y, Z. And the sun goes down on the coconut tree. But chicka chicka boom boom! Look, there’s a full moon. A is out of bed, and this is what he said, “Dare double dare, you can’t catch me.” Chicka chicka BOOM! BOOM! (Chicka BOOM!) Chicka chicka BOOM! BOOM! (Chicka chicka BOOM! BOOM!) “I’ll beat you to the top of the coconut tree.” Chicka chicka BOOM! BOOM! (Chicka BOOM!) Chicka chicka BOOM! BOOM! (Chicka chicka BOOM! BOOM!) “Dare double dare, you can’t catch me.”

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Bea Parks, Garo Nahoulakian, Oliver Horton - Boom Chick translation

Bea Parks, Garo Nahoulakian, Oliver Horton - Boom Chick	Bea Parks, Garo Nahoulakian, Oliver Horton - Boom Chick*
Ta-ra-ra-ra-boom-dee-ay	Ta-ra-ra-ra-boom-dee,
Chicka-chicka-chicka-chicka-boom-dee-ay	chica-chica-chica-chica-boom-dee,
Ta-ra-ta-ra-ra-boom-dee-ay	Ta-ra-ta-ra-ra-boom-dee,
Chicka-chicka-chicka-chicka-boom	chica-chica-chica-chica-boom.
Boom chick, boom chick, boom chick, boom	Boom chick, boom chick, boom chick, boom,
Chicka-chicka-chicka-chicka	Chika-chika-chika-chika.
Boom chick, boom chick, boom chick, boom	Boom chick, boom chick, boom chick, boom,
Chicka-chicka-chicka-chicka	Chika-chika-chika-chika.
Ta-ra-ra-ra-boom-dee-ay	Ta-ra-ra-ra-boom-dee,
Chicka-chicka-chicka-chicka-boom-dee-ay	chica-chica-chica-chica-boom-dee,
Ta-ra-ta-ra-ra-boom-dee-ay	Ta-ra-ta-ra-ra-boom-dee,
Chicka-chicka-chicka-chicka-boom	Chick-chick-chick-chick-boom.
Ne parle pas de rendezvous,	Don't talk about a date,
Dis-moi seulement ce que tu fous.	Just tell me what you're doing.
Allez, allez, exprimons-nous	Let's, let's express ourselves,
Et maintenant on y va en allemand.	And now let's say it in German.
Boom chick, boom chick, boom chick, boom	Boom chick, boom chick, boom chick, boom,
Chicka-chicka-chicka-chicka	Chika-chika-chika-chika.
Boom chick, boom chick, boom chick, boom	Boom chick, boom chick, boom chick, boom,
Chicka-chicka-chicka-chicka	Chika-chika-chika-chika.
Ne parle pas de rendezvous,	Don't talk about a date,
Dis-moi seulement ce que tu fous.	Just tell me what you're doing.
Allez, allez, exprimons-nous	Let's, let's express ourselves,
Et maintenant on y va en allemand.	And now let's say it in German.
Boom chick, boom chick, boom chick, boom	Boom chick, boom chick, boom chick, boom,
Chicka-chicka-chicka-chicka	Chika-chika-chika-chika.
Boom chick, boom chick, boom chick, boom	Boom chick, boom chick, boom chick, boom,
Chicka-chicka-chicka-chicka	Chika-chika-chika-chika.
Boom chick, boom chick, boom chick, boom	Boom chick, boom chick, boom chick, boom,
Chicka-chicka-chicka-chicka	Chika-chika-chika-chika.
Boom chick, boom chick, boom chick, boom	Boom chick, boom chick, boom chick, boom,
Chicka-chicka-chicka-chicka	Chika-chika-chika-chika.
Ta-ra-ra-ra-boom-dee-ay	Ta-ra-ra-ra-boom-dee,
Chicka-chicka-chicka-chicka-boom-dee-ay	chica-chica-chica-chica-boom-dee,
Ta-ra-ta-ra-ra-boom-dee-ay	Ta-ra-ta-ra-ra-boom-dee,
Chicka-chicka-chicka-chicka-boom	chica-chica-chica-chica-boom.
Ta-ra-ra-ra-boom-dee-ay	Ta-ra-ra-ra-boom-dee
Chicka-chicka-chicka-chicka-boom-dee-ay	chica-chica-chica-chica-boom-dee,
Ta-ra-ta-ra-ra-boom-dee-ay	Ta-ra-ta-ra-ra-boom-dee,
Chicka-chicka-chicka-chicka-boom	chica-chica-chica-chica-boom.

* most of the song, except for a few lines in French, is just a beautiful combination of sounds that can not be translated.

"Chica Boom"

Chicka-boom is a cool song.

Chica-boom sing all together.

If you need cool noise,

Sing chica-boom with us!

I sing: "Boom, chica-boom"!

I sing: "Boom, chica-raka, chica-raka, chica-boom!"

Oh! Oh! Aha!

And again?!

And all together?!

And faster?!

(Repeat: very loud (quiet, slow, quickly, etc.)

"O - peri - tiki - tomba" ("Africa")

Oh - peri - tiki - tomba!

Oh - musa - musa - musa!

Le-oh-le-le!

Oh - pickel, oh - baby!

Le - oh - le, oh - le - baba - lae!

Oh, I eat bananas!

Oh, I eat oranges!

Oh, I eat pioneers!

Ema, ema, ema, eat!

"Hippo"

And he bit me hippopotamus!

And from fear I'm on a branch!

And I'm sitting here and my foot is there!

And bit me hippopotamus!

A! Aunt Mana! Aunt Mana! Aunt Mana!

A! Uncle Sanya! Uncle Sanya! Uncle Sanya!

A! Grandma Dunya! Grandma Dunya! Grandma Dunya!

And bit me hippopotamus!

(You can call any names. )

"Oh-oh-ala!"

Oh-oh-ala!

Balis bamba la-e!

Oh kikilis bamba!

Oh, sawa wawabimba!

Oh, I eat bananas!

Hey lizi!

Ai wai lizi lizi!

Pre-re-re-oh!

Ooo!

Komalumu-komalumu

Komalumu Vista!

Otm-dotm-beat-beat!

Puba - beaten - beaten!

S-s-s-s whist!

"Bala - bala - mi!"

Bala-bala-mi! (All: "Yo!")

Chica-chica-chi! (All: "Yo!")

Chick! (All: "Yo!") Chick! (All: "Yo!")

Chick-chirp-chick-chick! (All: "Yow-yo!")

"Param-parera"

Param-parera! (All: "Hey!")

Param-parera! (All: "Hey! Hey! Hey!")

What is the mood? (All "Vo!")

Is everyone of this opinion? (All: "All without exceptions!”)

Can we sit down and rest? (All: "No, in the KKZ (to the dining room, to an event, to a walk) we will go!”)

“From Sukhumi to Batumi”

From Sukhumi to Batumi (everyone: "Ai-ai-ai!"),

From Batumi to Sukhumi (everyone: "Ai-ai-ai!")

From Moscow to Leningrad (everyone: “Ai-ai-ai!”),

Stand-stand-stand (repeat),

Tara-mara, tara-mara (repeat),

Pum, tarabum, tarabum (repeat)

All together: "Bang-bang!"

Hey Gay

Hey gay!

To the dining room (for a walk) soon!

Him-dara-dara-him!

We are tired of eating (walking) want!

We're going to the dining room (We're going for a walk)!

Together we sing a song: . ..

(Next, you can sing a trendy song - repeater.)

Tests

The camp has one unshakable principle - you cannot change children for a month of communication with them, but you can help them figure it out themselves and their relationships with people.

Tests are form of assessment of professional activity educator-counselor. It's not even an attempt to recognize the characters and habits of children, and, to a greater extent, an assessment of how much the counselor - the educator coped with the rallying of children, with their transformation into a single squad.

We offer the following conditional division:

tests, helping to identify problems moments of relationships between children

"I - position". Participants draw a circle, where the dot should represent itself.

The point is in the center of the circle - a person is always surrounded people, everyone is interested, communicates on equal.

Point out circle - a person is outside the team, looks down on everyone, does not participate in events.

Point shifted in relation to the center of the circle - a person is not a leader, but accepts fairly active participation in events.

"Sympathies". You need to draw a circle and put as many dots on it as there are people participates in testing. All points need to sign. You need to find yourself. After that, you should hold from yourself lines to other points, while:

solid line means sympathy,

intermittent line means just friendliness,

absence lines - neutrality of relations.

"Who are you?" Of the presented geometric shapes (circle, square, rectangle, triangle, zigzag) you must choose the one that liked the most.

square - industriousness, diligence, the need to bring started work to the end, perseverance, endurance, patience, perseverance, planning and keeping order,

triangle - ability to focus on main goal, leadership, vigor, uncontrollability, ambition, aspiration to rivalry and competition. Very strong personalities.

rectangle - people who are not satisfied in this way the life in which they live. Transitional temporary form. Curiosity, inquisitiveness, courage, openness to new ideas and anything new.

circle - kindness, high sensitivity, empathy, emotional responsiveness, resilience.

zigzag - creative person. Originality, enthusiasm, excitability, passion, tirelessness.

"Figure from geometric shapes". Draw using circles, triangles and man squares.

triangle - high motivation to achieve success, great optimism, vitality. If five or more triangles - a careerist, strong personality, choleric with high self-esteem.

square - creative person. If five or more squares - the person has a technical way of thinking, tendency to depression, resentment, impressionability.

circle - than the more circles the more the person sociable, possible probability conflicts. If circles are in short supply, then there is a problem of communication, complexes, diffidence.

"Self-portrait". The more details in the picture, the higher desire to communicate.

ears - mercy, good suggestibility, naivete.

neck - need press on consciousness.

legs - high vitality.

torso - gnawing internal problems

tests, evaluating "how successful detachment" (took place as a whole)

"Method unfinished sentences". Offers may vary For example:

I just can't understand why I ...... (perhaps this the case already belongs to the categories of tales, one boy Kozev Valya 12 years added one word sentence I can't figure out why I'm here

most I got scared in the camp when .......

i am very liked .......

I really don't liked .

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Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin Jr.

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Chicka Chicka Boom Boom

Bea Parks, Garo Nahoulakian, Oliver Horton - Boom Chick translation

"Chica Boom"

"Hippo"

"Bala - bala - mi!"

"Param-parera"

“From Sukhumi to Batumi”

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