As a final phase to the Chicka Chicka Boom Boom unit, the first graders had created their own little verses to the first part of the book. I took advantage of this to introduce chord bordun to the students as well and used it to keep a beat to the new “creations”. Here is a class session when the kids brainstormed some ideas for their Chicka Chicka Boom Boom verses:
Here are some samples of what the kids came up with:
