State the Objective
Tell the children that they will make a gorgeous green gown while listening for words that begin with the hard /g/ sound.

Literacy Activities 
Glue things that start with hard /g/ on a green gown 

• Show the children a drawing or picture of a gown (see below). 
• Tell the children that they will help you make the green gown look gorgeous.
• Show the children each picture card (see below), emphasizing the hard g (/g/) sound.
• State that only things that begin with /g/ will make the green gown gorgeous.
• Have the children take turns choosing a picture card and ask each child, “Will a ___ (e.g., ghost) make my green gown gorgeous?” 
• Let the children glue their picture cards to the gown. 
• Invite all the children to say, “Glue a ___ (e.g., ghost) on the gorgeous green gown.”

Repeat phrases with the target letter 

• Review the picture cards on the gorgeous green gown by saying, “We got ___ (e.g., a goat) for the gorgeous, green gown.”