State and Model the Objective
Tell the children that today they are going to break up the brown bread and then brush it up with a broom as they practice the /br/ blend in words such as break, brown and bread.

Literacy Activities
Break Bread

• Give each group of children a piece of brown bread.
• Have the children break it up and drop the crumbs on the table.
• The children can brush the crumbs up with a broom (real or graphic below).
• Throughout the activity emphasize words and phrases containing the target /br/ blend.

More Practice
Read target words

• Ask the children if they hear the /br/ blend in various words (e.g., brisk, clasp, bracket, bracelet).
• Along with teacher’s assistance, if necessary, have the children make a list of words that begin with the br blend.

Write about the activity using target words/patterns

• In 2-3 sentences, have the children write what they did (e.g.; “Today, we broke brown bread. Then we used a broom to brush it up.”).