State and Model the Objective
Tell the children that they will make goo and will read and write words with the long -oo: goo, goop, spoon, and scoop.

Literacy Activities
Pretend to be goo

• Read words with -oo with the children (e.g., loop, goop, goo, boo, hoop, scoop, spoon, poof, proof).
• Set a hoop or loop the long string on the ground and put word cards with the -oo vowel (found below) around the room.
• Say, “Goo!” and allow the children to pretend to be goo by drooping their arms and heads while moving around the room.
• Have the children gather the word cards as they move like goo.
• Say, “No more goo!” and have the children bring the cards to the hoop.
• Have the children read the words and place them inside the hoop or loop as they say “I put ___ in the hoop/loop.”.

Make goo and goop

• Show some goo or something gooey (e.g., cornstarch or flour in a little water).
• Let the children mix the mixture until it is goopy.
• Watch the goop droop off the spoon or scoop.
• Have the children write words spelled with -oo (e.g., moo, boo, goop, room, poof).

More Practice 
Read target words in texts

• Read the Droopy Goo target text (found below) together with the group.
• Read the text again, fading support.
• Repeat with the Make Room for Goop target text (found below).

Write about the activity using target words and patterns

• Make a word wall with -oo words (e.g., goo, goop, gooey, scoop, spoon, droop, choose, proof, poof, loop, toot, hoot, boo hoo, woo-hoo).
• Have the children write about goop using words from the word wall.