State and Model the Objective
Tell the children that they will make an art cart dart around and then read and write words that contain the -ar vowel pattern, such as mart, part, start, and apart.
 
Literacy Activities
Get the art cart ready to start

• Tell the children they need to make a cart to deliver art supplies.
• Ask for help putting the parts on the cart (the wheels, the steering wheel parts or yarn to pull the cart).
• Put art supplies in the cart.
• Pretend to start the art cart.
• Tell the children that the cart will dart around to bring them parts to make art with.

Make art from parts in the art cart

• Let the children make art from the parts in the art cart.
  • Take a part (e.g., string, paper scrap) from the cart, and glue it to another part to make art.

Read target words in texts

• Read target text An Art Cart to the children.
• Engage the children in reading the text with you.
• List words from the text that have the r-controlled -ar pattern.
• Read the text again, fading support.
• Repeat with the Start Making Art target text.

Write about the activity

• Let the children write words as you say them: art, cart, dart, start, apart, part, mart.
• Invite the children to use those words to write a few sentences about the activity (e.g., "We made the art cart dart.").