State and Model the Objective
Tell the children that they will sit on words that end with -it as they read and write words ending with -it, such as sit, pit, fit, lit, bit and it.  

Literacy Activities
Sit on It

• Set chairs up in a circle with seats facing out and tape a word card (see below) to each chair; place the sign labeled “Pit” (see below) in an area separate from the circle.
• Tell the children to find a chair in the circle to sit on.
• Start the music and have the children stand up and walk around the circle while it’s playing.
• Stop the music and have the children sit on the chair closest to them as they shout, “Sit on It!”
• Have the children take turns reading the word card on the back of their chair aloud.
  • If it’s a word that ends with -it, they can carry on with the game.
  • If the word does not end with -it, they will have to sit in the pit.
• Remove the same number of chairs as children who had to sit in the pit, being sure to take out both -it and non -it chairs so the game can continue.
• Start the music again and repeat until all of the words that do not end with -it are eliminated.

Identify, blend and manipulate sounds

• Let the children make a target word (e.g. sit) from letter cards (see below) and then let them make different words by changing either of the consonants or the vowel.    
  • Change the beginning sound(s): pit → sit; fit → lit; kit → hit
  • Change the vowel sound: sit → sat; pit → pet; lit → lot
  • Change the ending sound(s): bit → big; fit → fin; hit → him
• For each of the words the children make, have them produce the sounds for each letter and then blend those sounds back into the word.

Read target words in a text

• Have the children underline the words that end in -it in the Sit on It target text (see below).
• Read the text to the children.
• Engage the children in reading the text simultaneously with you.
• Read the text again, fading support.

Write about the activity using target words and phrases

• Display target words on a word wall (i.e., sit, pit, fit, lit, bit, it) and then engage the children in one of the following:
  • Re-read the target text and permit the children to write their own version of the text.
  • Have the children write a sentence or two expressing ideas from a lesson activity or target text (e.g., We had to sit in the pit).