State the Objective
Tell the children they are going to go on a fun run as they practice saying words that rhyme with run, such as sun, fun, and bun.

Literacy Activities 
Introduce target words

• Show the children words that rhyme with run: sun, fun, and bun.
• Read the list of words with the children.
• Point out that all the words end with un. 

Fun in the sun

• Draw a sun (see below).
• Tell the children that you can think of words that rhyme with sun: fun, run, won, done, none, and ton.
• Have the children say a word that rhymes with sun; give an example if needed.
• Let the children write -un words on the sun: fun, run, bun.
• Read the words with the children. 

Read Can You Run? 

• Read the Can You Run? target text (see below) to the children.
• Have the children find the -un words in the text.
• Reread the text with the children, supporting as needed.

Race to the sun or bun

• Read the Can You Run? target text with the children.
• Divide the children into two teams: the Bun Team and the Sun Team.
• Go outside and draw a bun and a sun on the ground.
• Have the children take turns running to the sun or the bun.
• Have the other children chant, “Run to the ____ (sun or bun).”

Rhyme with fun, run and sun       

• Tell the children that you are going on a run and follow the directions in the chart:

• Comment on the rhyming words you said: run, fun, sun, done, won.

Fill in the blanks

• Write the sentences below, leaving blanks for -un words.  
• Let the children fill in the blanks with -un words.
  • It was ____ (fun) to ____ (run).
  • We got to ____ (run) to a ____ (bun) or a____ (sun)
  • We got  a ____ (bun) or a ____ (sun).
  • We had ____ (fun).