State and Model the Objective
Tell the children that they will fill containers while trying not to spill and then read and write words that end in -ll, such as spill, fill, will, thrill, skill, and still.

Literacy Activities
Fill containers and spill the contents

• Set out containers over a tray, bowl, or cloth to catch what spills.
• Write the words fill, spill, fill, will, thrill, skill, and still on the board and point out that the double ll at the end makes the /l/ sound.
• Let the children take turns using a spoon to fill a small container with one of the fillings.
• Ask the children if they think they will fill up the container or spill the fillings.
• Have the children try to fill another container with the spilled fillings.

It’s a skill to fill without a spill

• Talk about how it takes a little skill to fill and not spill.
• Use a funnel to fill a bottle with another filling.
• Let the children take turns to skillfully use the funnel to try to fill and not spill. 

Make a hill as you spill

• Add the word hill to the board, point out the -ll ending, and ask the children if they can make a hill from a spill.
• Demonstrate trying to make a hill by pouring some fillings through a funnel.
• Spill the fillings in a slow stream and comment on what a thrill it is to spill and make a hill.

More Practice
Identify, blend, and manipulate sounds 

• With the word-building cards (found below), have the children create new words by changing the beginning consonant(s):
  • Change the beginning consonant(s): fill→ pill, thrill→ skill, ball→ mall
  • Change the vowel: bill→ ball, tell→ till, fill→ fall
• Ask the children to write down each word they make and read their list of words to a partner.

Read target words in texts 

• Engage the children in reading the Fill and Spill target text (found below) with you.
• Have the children underline the words that end in -ll.
• Read Hold Still and Don’t Spill (found below) with the children and gradually fade support.

Write about the activity using target words

• Let the children write words from dictation (e.g., spill, fill, will, thrill, skill, till, still).
• Engage in interactive writing by providing sentence frames for the children to complete. 
• I like to ____(fill) and try not to ____(spill).
• We have to have  ____(skill) to ____(fill)  and not ____(spill).
• We had to hold ____(still) and try not to ____(spill).
• We got to ____(fill) a cup.
• We had to hold ____(still) and try not to ____(spill).
• If you spill slowly the beans can form a ____(hill).