State the Objective

Tell the children that they will make balls go from wall to wall and read and write words that end with -ll, such as ball, yell, wall, tall, roll, and small.

Literacy Activities

Introduce target words

• Show the children the short vowel words.
• Read the target words with the children.

Make balls go wall-to-wall

• Read the Make Balls go Wall to Wall target text (see below) with the children.
• Have the children make two walls by standing side by side and facing each other, or put tape on the floor to make pretend walls.
• Let the children line balls side by side so they go from wall to wall. 
• Make comments such as “Look! We have wall-to-wall balls!”

Throw a ball wall-to-wall

• Read the Throw a Ball Wall to Wall target text (see below) with the children. 
• Find two walls that are fairly close to each other, like a hallway, or use just one wall.
• Let the children take turns throwing, rolling, or bouncing a ball against the wall.
• Have the children yell “Ball!” if they catch the ball. 
• Ask the children to say “Watch for the Ball!” when it is their turn to bounce the ball.

Identify, blend, and manipulate sounds

With word-building cards (see below), have the children make new words by changing a consonant or the vowel.

• Change the beginning consonant: call→ ball; tall→ wall; fall→ mall
• Change the vowel: tall→ tell; ball→ bill; fall→ full