State the Objective 

Tell the children that they will pack a bag and that they will associate the B/b with the /b/ sound in words such as bag, book, and ball.

Literacy Activities

Guess B words based on actions

• Let the children guess words that begin with /b/ when provided with an action
  
  • Ball: make a round shape with hands 
  • Bird: flap arms 
  • Bike: pretend to pedal and steer
  • Book: put hands together in an open book shape and pretend to read
  • Baby: rock an imaginary baby in arms
  • Bug: make fingers crawl across a surface (e.g., table, ground, arm)
• Pretend to put the objects in the bag as you make comments:
  
  • We hear the /b/ sound in ball and bag.
  • Put a bottle, a box, and a book in the bag.
  • The ball bounces in the bag.
  • Put a bug in a bag!
• Add real objects that start with /b/ to the bag (optional).

Blend B words

Have the children put out one hand for the initial consonant, then the other hand for the word ending. Have them clap when they say the word. 

B + all = ball

B + ike = bike

B + ird = bird

B + ook = book

B + ad = bag

B + ig = big

B +ug = bug

Put Bs in and on a bag

• Show the children the letter B and make the /b/ sound.
• Have the children write Bs in the air.
• Have the children write Bs on small pieces of paper and put them inside a  bag.
• Make comments:
  
  • B makes the /b/ sound in bag.
  • The B is in the bag!
  • A bag with a ball, bottle, and book. 
  • I hear /b/ in bag, big, ball, book, ball