Chirp! by Mary Murphy
Get ready to chirp, tweet, and zipeeeeee your way through this vibrant book. Filled with onomatopoeia- words that represent sounds- readers will see their world through sounds long after the story is done.
Noticing and repeating sound words helps children build vocabulary and phonological awareness, both key aspects of early literacy development. They also add a sensory dimension to the reading experience, making it more fun and promoting print motivation!
This book will help build:
Vocabulary – practicing the different bird sounds
Phonological Awareness – hearing the repetitive sounds in the bird calls
Print Motivation – seeing the different styles of text on the page
Letter Knowledge – recognizing the sounds of each letter
This book will help kids practice:
Talking – Repeat the sounds the birds make
Writing – Try writing out the sounds you hear
Extend the book:
To extend this book, try building finger dexterity, needed for writing, by using fingers to paint and blend the colors into a sunrise just like in the book.
Ask your kids what sound a familiar object makes and then try to spell it out loud or write what it would be, which practices letter knowledge.
They can practice playing by making birds from a paper plate, a paper tube, and found objects.
You will need:
paper plate cut in half
paper tube
scissors
glue
crayons or markers
Make your bird:
Find objects that will be glued to the plate.
Decorate tube with bird features.
Glue tube to center of plate, add objects around for detail.
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i got so happy when i saw the new official pomni art that i started clappign and giggling she's so fucking silly i love her so much
anyway i had to speedrun a redraw :) behold. this fucking thing
[it case you haven't see it yet, original under the cut! it was posted on glitch's twitter]
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new print in shop..!
added top surgery scars, a pride flag, and a blood sugar level reader :-))
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Bing! Bang! Chugga! Beep! by Bill Martin Jr. and Michael Sampson
Bing, Bang, Chugga, Beep! Prepare for this delightful chant to get stuck in your head as you join a beloved old car on a typical journey that turns into a delightful adventure!
Readers will be exposed to colorful word repetition and onomatopoeia-style sounds which promote print motivation and print awareness.
Kids will improve their phonological awareness as they hear the rhyming descriptive words. You can also practice narrative skills as you discuss what exactly the old car is doing.
This book helps build:
Print awareness: Point out the chant “Bing, Bang, Chugga, Beep” that is repeated in different text on each spread.
Phonological Awareness: Hearing the onomatopoeia-style words
Print Motivation: Help the child point to each of the words in the chant as you say them together.
This book helps kids practice:
Reading the rhyming words
Singing the rhyming repetitive text
Talking about what the car is doing
Extend the book by playing with cars!
You can extend these practices and the story by playing with cars. Here are some ideas:
Drive toy cars over different terrain to work on finger dexterity, which is needed to learn to write.
Use paint to “drive” the car into the shapes of their name, which promotes letter knowledge.
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i genuinely wrote this little pledge for myself, but it resonated with others so much it’s available in my shop as a print now too! grab some healthy reminders here 💖
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