State the Objective
Tell the children that they will make a flute and that they will read and write long-u words, such as use, tube, tune, tool, cube, and flute.

Literacy Activities
Introduce target words

• Display a list of long-u target words.
• Read the words with the children.

Make a flute

• Read the Use a Tube to Play a Tune target text (see below) with the children.
• Tell the children to follow the instructions in the text and make three holes on one side of a tube.
• Read the Make a Tune on the Tube target text (see below) with the children.
• Let the children try making a tune with their tubes.

Write target words

• Have the children fill in the blanks with long-u target words.
  • We used a ____ (tube) to make a ____ (flute).
  • We made holes in a ____ (tube).
  • We used a ____ (tool) to make holes in the ____ (tube).
  • We made a ____ (flute) out of a ____ (tube).
  • We used our ____ (flute) to make a ____ (tune).
  • A ____ (flute) made from a tube can make a ____ (tune).
• Have the children write long-u vowel target words from dictation (e.g., use, tube, tune, tool, cube, flute).

Contrast the number of letters and sounds

• List long-u target words (e.g., use, tube, tune, tool, cube, flute).
• Remind the children that the silent e at the end of words like tube, tune, and cube makes the u say its name.
• Write a long-u-silent-e word (e.g., tube) and ask:
  • How many letters does it have? (e.g., four: t + u + b + e)
  • How many sounds does it have? (e.g., three: t + ū + b)