State and Model the Objective
Tell the children that they will fling things into a ring made of string and read and write words that end with -ing, such as fling, thing, string, swing, and ring.

Literacy Activities
Sing and build a ring

• Teach the children the Ring of String song (found below) to the tune of Mary Had a Little Lamb.
• Help the children form some string into a ring (circle) on the floor.
• Have the children write Ring of String signs and place their paper signs in the ring.
• Show the things to the children and demonstrate how to softly fling a thing into the ring of string.
• Invite the children to swing and fling a thing into the ring as they sing the Ring of String song.

Fling -ng words into the ring

• Read the word cards (found below) with the children.
• Invite the children to choose a word card and have them read the word on the card.
• Let the children swing and fling the -ing words into the ring of string.

Fling things into a ring of string

• Have the children put rubber bands, springs, little rings made of string, or cardboard rings on a cut rubber band (see picture 1 below).
• Pull each end of the cut rubber band between your hands so it is taut (see picture 2 below). 
• Lower one hand to aim, then release the rubber band from your upper hand to fling the thing (see picture 3 below).
• Fling the springs, bands, or rings into the ring of string.
• Let the children try to fling things on cut rubber bands into the ring.

More Practice
Read target words in texts

• Read the target text Fling a Thing into a Ring (found below) to and then with the children.
• Read the text again, fading support.
• Repeat the supported reading process with Ring of String (found below).

Write about the activity using target words and patterns

• Introduce a word wall displaying target words from the lesson (e.g., fling, string, swing, ring, thing, bring, sing)
• Have the children express ideas using -ng words (e.g., “I like to fling a thing into a ring of string”).