State and Model the Objective
Tell the children that they will paint with a clip and that they will play with words that rhyme with tip, such as dip, clip, drip, flip, slip and strip.

Literacy Activities
Dip and drip to paint a picture

• Clip a strip of paper or cloth to a paper clip.
• Drip paint into bowls and say, “I tip to drip.”
• Have the children chant, “Tip, drip, tip, drip.”
• Let the children follow -ip actions:
  • Grip the clip—tightly hold the paper clip
  • Grip the strip—tightly hold the strip of paper or cloth
  • Dip the clip—dip the clip into the paint while holding the strip
  • Let the clip drip—let paint drip off the clip and onto the paper
  • Let the clip slip and flip—let the clip slip and flip to make designs

Drip paint from strips of paper or cloth

• Paint by gripping the clip and using strips of paper or cloth.
• Create a chart with two columns—labeled Clips and Strips.
• Ask the children what they liked better, painting with clips or strips.
• Have the children put a check mark in the Clips or Strips column, depending on which they preferred.

Produce and recognize -ip rhyming words

• List -ip words and point out the -ip endings.
• Ask the children if two words rhyme.
• If the words rhyme (e.g., tip and dip), nod and say, "Tip and dip rhyme.” If the words don’t rhyme (e.g., tip and drum), say, “Tip and drum don’t rhyme!”
• Remind the children of words that rhyme with tip (e.g., dip, drip, clip).
• Ask the children to think of a word that rhymes with tip (support as needed).

Blend and segment rhyme words

• Segment familiar rhyme words into initial consonant + ending (e.g., t + ip) and ask, “What did I say?” (support as needed).
• Segment words into phonemes (e.g., d + i + p) and ask, “What word did I say?”
• Write a word (e.g., dip) and ask:
  • What sounds do we hear? (e.g., d + i + p)
  • What is the first sound? (e.g., /d/)
  • What is the last (or ending) sound? (e.g., /p/)
  • What is the middle sound (or the vowel)? (e.g., /i/)