Overview
The children will yell, “Yay for Y!” in a game as they practice saying the /y/ sound in words such as yesterday, yam, and yogurt.

Literacy Activities
Yell, “Yay for Y!”

• Tape the letter Y graphic to the wall.
• Have the children try to hit the Y by throwing a beanbag or soft toy.
• Tell the children to yell, “Yay for Y!” when they hit the Y with the beanbag.
• Tape the picture cards to the wall around the letter Y.
• Help the children read the word on each card, emphasizing that each word begins with the letter Y, which makes the /y/ sound.
• Allow the children to try to hit the picture cards with the beanbag.
• Tell the children to yell, “Yippee! Yay for Y!” when they hit a picture card or the large Y with the beanbag.
• Award the children a ribbon graphic for playing the Y game.
• Help the children write the letter Y on the ribbon and point out that the letter Y makes the /y/ sound.
• Let the children color their ribbon yellow, then have them find the letter Y in the word yellow on a crayon or marker.

More Practice
Identify the target letter

• Make a list of words that begin with the letter Y (e.g., yellow, yippee, yell, yarn, yogurt).
• Have the children circle the letter Y at the beginning of each word.
• Read the list together as a group, emphasizing the /y/ sound (e.g., /y/, /y/, yarn).

Write the target letter

• Help the children write the uppercase letter Y and lowercase letter y on a writing practice page.
• Allow the children to draw a picture of something that starts with the /y/ sound in the space below the letters (e.g., yarn, yo-yo, yogurt).