State the Objective

Tell the children that they will give and get Gs as they practice saying the hard-g (/g/) sound in words that start with /g/, such as go, get, give, and gone. 

Literacy Activities

Give G gifts

• Show the children the letter G and explain that it makes the /g/ sound. 
• Have the children write the letter G on small pieces of paper. 
• Tell the children to say the /g/ sound while they write the letter.
• Say, “Give a G and get a G. The letter G can be a great gift!”
• Let the children give and get gifts by trading their Gs.

G is gone 

• Show the children a G and then have them close their eyes.
• Hide the G (e.g., in a sleeve, pocket, or shoe), but leave part of it visible.
• Have the children open their eyes and say, “G is gone!”
• Make comments while the children look for the G:
  
  • “Where did G go?”
  • “Go get the G!”
  • “Is G in the garbage?”
  • “I got the G!”

Gs go in the goal

• Tell the children that the letter G goes in the goal. 
• Read the Gifts of G text (see below) to the children. 
• Let the children flick or toss a G in a goal (e.g., bowl, basket, garbage can) each time they hear the /g/ sound in the text. 
• Say, “G is gone!” when a G goes into the goal. 
• Say words (e.g., good, go, gum, guy, guess) and ask the children if they hear the /g/ sound. 

Blend /g/ words

• Have the children practice blending an initial /g/ sound with a word ending.
• Follow the example in the chart below:

• Repeat by blending /g/ with other word endings  (e.g., -et; -ive, -one, -ood, -o).