State the Objective 
Tell the children that they will play with some silly words that end in nk, like yank, crank, wink, blink, honk, chunk and junk.  
 

Literacy Activities
Read words that end in nk to the children

• Write nk and have the children practice making its sounds.
• Display a list of -nk words: yank, junk, honk, bonk, wink, stink.
• Read the words with the children.
• Read the Bonk, Bonk, Honk, Honk target text (see below) with the children.
• Have the children point to the -nk ending each time they see it. 

Make gestures to act out a text

• Read The Pink Junk Robot target text (see below) with the children.
  Tell the children that they will act out the -nk words from the text: yank, crank, honk, bonk, wink, and stink.  
• Write a word, read it with the children, and have them imitate your actions:
  • Yank: pretend to give a short, hard pull on pretend string
  • Crank: pretend to turn a crank handle
  • Bonk: make a fist and hit your palm
  • Wink: close one eye or hold down one eyelid
  • Link: join arms
  • Stink: hold nose
  • Blink: Open and close your eyes quickly
  • Drink: pretend to drink from a cup
• Perform one of the actions, and let the children name the action.

Find and sort words into families

• Write -nk words (e.g., bunk, chunk, junk, sunk; thank, sank, crank, yank; blink, wink, pink, stink; honk, conk, bonk) on pieces of paper.
• Crumple up the pieces of paper and hide them around the room.
• Tell the children that there is “junk” hidden around the room.
• Have the children find the hidden words and bring them to you.
• Uncrumple each word, help the children read it, and put it in a “junk pile.”
• Tell the children to think as they sort the words into word families: -ank, -ink, -unk, and -onk.
• Have the children read each word as they sort, supporting as necessary.
• Once all the words are sorted into families, read the words in each group.