State the Objective
Tell the children that they will write Ks on a kite and be kind to King K as they make the /k/ sound in words such as keep, kite, and key.
 

Literacy Activities
Put Ks on a kite

• Write the letter K and say that it makes the /k/ sound.
• Put on a nametag that says king and say, “I’m a king, a kind king.”
• Have the children make the /k/ sound as they write Ks for the king on small pieces of paper.  
• Show a drawing of a kite (example below) and say that the kite is for the kind king.
• Let the children write Ks on the kind king’s kite.

Actions of a kind king

• Ask the children to listen for the /k/ sound as you read the words kitten, kite, kangaroo, key, kid, kitchen, and kettle.  
• Ask questions about what the kind king could do in the kingdom:
• In the kingdom, would Kind King K . . . .
  • Kiss a kitten?
  • Fly a kite with kids
  • Kiss a kangaroo?
  • Keep a key to the kingdom?
  • Feed a kid in the kitchen?
  • Keep a kettle in the kitchen?
  • Kick a kangaroo out of the kingdom?
• Have the children hold up a K when they hear a /k/ sound in the questions.