Oral Blending Accuracy, Suitcase Game

Activity Type: Build Accuracy

Activity Form: Game

Grade: K

Group Size: Small Group, Whole Class

Length: 10 minutes

Materials: Suitcase filled with different clothing and travel items

Goal: Given multiple letter sounds, the student can blend them into a word ( /a/ + /b/ + /c/ -> "abc" ).

Items: Pants, shirt, umbrella, jacket, etc.

What to do

Fill a suitcase with different types of clothing and travel items.
Imagine we are preparing to go on a class vacation. We are going to (country). Feel free to show students the location of the country on a map and to explain interesting facts about the country. Last night I packed my suitcase for our trip, but I think I may have forgotten something. Can you help me review the items in my suitcase and determine what I forgot? One item in my suitcase is a pair of paaannnts. What is the first item in my suitcase? After the students say, “pants,” pull a pair of pants out of your suitcase to show them that they are correct. The second item in my suitcase is an uuummmbrrreeelllaaa…
After you go through each of the items in your suitcase, ask students, What did I forget to pack? If the students need assistance, give them clues such as, Oh no, I forgot my hhhaaat.