State and Model the Objective
Tell the children that they will choose chimpanzees and chickens as they practice saying the /ch/ sound in words that start with the letters ch, such as chimpanzee, chicken, cheese, chips, chomp, and cheer.

Literacy Activities
Choose a chimpanzee or chicken

• Write the letters ch on the board and tell the children that the letters ch written together make the /ch/ sound.
• Place two chairs on one side of the room, each with an animal sign on it, then have the children stand at the opposite side of the room.
• Put a roll of tape or a blob of sticky tack on the back of the small letter cards and give the cards to the children.
• Instruct the children to choose chimpanzee or chicken, then have them tape their letter cards to the chair with the corresponding sign.
• Have the children say, “/ch/, /ch/, /ch/” as they carry their letter card across the room.
• Count the letter cards on each sign to determine which animal has the most ch letter cards once all of the children have chosen an animal.
• Have the children cheer for the animal with the most ch letter cards.

Choose a chair

• Place each of the three large letter cards on separate chairs.
• Take the small letter cards off the chimpanzee and chicken chairs and give them back to the children.
• Have the children choose the chair with the letter card that matches their small letter cards.
• Allow the children to take turns sitting in the chairs while saying the /ch/ sound.

More Practice
Identify words with the target sound

• Place the picture cards in a bag.
• Have the children each choose a picture card and help them decide whether or not the word on the card begins with the letters ch.
  • If the word on the card begins with the letters ch, have the children place it on the ch chair from the activity above.
  • If the word on the card does not begin with the letters ch, place it in a discard pile.
• Emphasize that the words beginning with the letters ch start with the /ch/ sound.