Overview
The children will race for gold stars and practice saying the /g/ sound in words that begin with the letter G, such as gold, green, and gift.

Literacy Activities
Go get gold stars

• Cut out the stars and color them gold or yellow, or cover them with gold glitter (optional).
• Set up the gold stars and gold gift boxes on opposite ends of the room.
• Write the letters G and g on a whiteboard, demonstrate the /g/ sound, and invite the children to say words that start with the /g/ sound, such as gold, gift, glitter, and go.
• Separate the children into two teams.
• Explain the goal of the game and demonstrate how to play:
  • The children line up by the gold gift boxes.
  • The first child runs to the opposite wall.
  • The child grabs a gold glitter star and writes the letter G on the star.
  • The child runs back saying, “I got a /g/, /g/, gold star with a G.”
  • The child places the gold star in the team’s gold gift box.
  • The game repeats with the next child in line.
  • Whenever a new runner starts, have the team shout, “/g/, /g/, go!”
  • Repeat until all the gold stars are gone. 

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More Practice
Identify the target sound 

• Give a star to each child.
• Slowly read a list of words with the /g/ and non-/g/ sounds (e.g., gold, glitter, cat, go, fish) out loud. 
• Have the children raise their stars in the air when they hear a word beginning with the /g/ sound.