State the Objective
Tell the children that they will learn about the letter W and the /w/ sound as they make wishes with a wizard.  

Literacy Activities
Wave a wand to make Ws

• Write and name the uppercase W and lowercase w.
• Tell the children that the letter W makes the /w/ sound.
• Hold a pretend wand and tell the children that you are a wizard who can grant wishes with a wand.
• Wave your wand and say that you wish for Ws.
• Have the children write Ws in the air while repeating the /w/ sound.

Wish for a wizard to grant a wish

• Ask the children if they would like to wish for things that begin with /w/ and think of examples (e.g., wagon, waffle, watch, whistle, wheel, worm, whale, wig, window, water).
• Tell the children that a wizard will grant their wishes and ask:
  • “Would you wish for a white watch?”
  • “What will you wish for? A wide window?”
  • “Would you wish for a wig or a wheel?”
  • “Want to wish for a wagon?”
• Wave your wand and write the words the children wished for. 

Read the text Wish with a Wizard's Wand

• Display the Wish with a Wizard’s Wand target text (see below).
• Read the text to the children and have them point out the W words.
• Make a list of the W words and read them to the children.