State and Model the Objective
The children will play a game with a light and will read and write words with the long i sound spelling -igh: light, night, bright, right, fright, flight, and sight.
 
Literacy Activities
See in the day’s light and the night’s light

• Explain that the day’s light comes from sunlight and the night’s light comes from moonlight.
• Help the children read the sentences on the Day’s Light sentence strips (see below).
• Turn off the lights and pretend that it is night.
• Shine a flashlight on the Night’s Light sentence strips (see below) and help the children read the sentences.

Make Light and Night signs

• Have the children make signs saying Light and Night.
• Let children hold up the Night sign while you turn off the light in the room.
• Have the children hold up the Light  sign and turn on the light.

Create a bright night

• Read the target text Bright Light (see below) and allow the children to act out the story:
  • Turn off the light. 
  • Close eyes and pretend it is night.
  • Turn on a flashlight.
  • Open eyes to see the light.
  • Shine a flashlight around the room to see the sights.
  • Make a frightening face.
  • Turn on a bright light.
  • Open eyes wide to see the bright light.
  • Look around the room to see nice sights.
  • Comment that, in the light, we don’t see any sights that give us fright.
  • Close eyes tight and pretend to sleep.
• Have the children make a list of the words that are spelled with -igh (e.g., tight, night, light, flashlight, fright, sight, bright).

More Practice
Read target words in texts

• Engage the children in reading Things I Do in the Light (see below) together with the group.
• Read the text again, fading support.
• Read Pretend It Is Night with the children and fade support.

Write about the activity using target words and patterns

• Create a word wall with the words tight, night, light, flashlight, fright, sight, bright, flight, and might.
• Have the children write about what they see or feel at night and in bright light.