State and Model the Objective
The children will use a brad to fix a broken broom and will read and write words that begin with /br/, such as broom, broken, brad, bristles, brush, and breeze.
 
Literacy Activities
Bring brads to fix a broken bracelet

• Write the words brad, broken, brown, bracelet, and broom on the board.
• Underline the br at the beginning of br words and produce the /br/ sounds.
• Tell the children that the word brad is a metal clip used to connect things.
• Show brads in a little container filled to the brim.
• Brag about the brads you brought.
• Describe the brads: bright, brilliant, brass, and used to fix broken things.
• Use brads to put parts of a broken bracelet (brown paper strips) together.
• Say, “bravo!” when the children use a brad to fix a broken bracelet.

Use a brad to fix a broken broom

• Show the graphic of the bottom part of a broom.
• Make bristles on the broom by cutting on the dotted lines.
• Show the broomstick (e.g., handle cut from cardstock or a file folder).
• Comment on needing a brad to fix the broken broom.
• Fix the broken broom with a brad.

Make a brush

• Show the graphic of a brush or cut out the outline of a brush.
• Let the children make bristles for the brush by cutting lines in the brush.
• Use the brush to brush a bracelet.
• Brush with brisk strokes.
• Let the children make a breeze as they brush briskly with the brush.
• Let the children briefly brush brown things and bracelets.

 
More Practice
Write and read target words

• Let the children write words that begin with /br/: brad, brass, brag, bring, brake, brace, brush, broke, brave, brim.
• Have the children take turns reading the words with a partner.

Write the initial cluster (br-) in front of word endings

• Write ___ad (brad); ___ush (brush); ___ag (brag); ___im (brim); etc. on the board and invite children to write the br in front of the words.
• Read the words aloud together.