Overview

The children will play with globs and blobs as they practice blending beginning sounds with -ob words to spell new words such as bob, glob, sob, cob, and job.

Literacy Activities

Make globs and blobs

• Make "gak" goo for the class using the following recipe (one recipe is about enough for one person):
  • Mix 1 1/2 cups warm water, 2 cups white glue, and food coloring (color is optional).
  • In a separate bowl, mix 4 tsp Borax and 1 1/3 cup warm water.
  • Pour the first mixture into the second mixture, then (without stirring!) lift the mixture out of the bowl and knead it into shape.
  • Note: If you want to make half-batches, use half of the mixture and all of the second mixture.
  • Divide the class into groups and give each group a bowl of "Gak" goo (or play dough, if desired) to share.
  • Give the children time to play with their blobs and globs of goo.
  • Ask the children to make things with the blobs of goo that end in -ob, such as corn on the cob, a doorknob, or a boy named Rob (support as needed).
  • Have the children write a label for what they make with their blobs and blobs of goo.
  • Make a list of all the -ob objects the children made with their blobs and globs.

More Practice

Identify, blend, and manipulate sounds

• With word-blending cards, have the children make new words by changing either of the consonant sounds:
  • Change the beginning sound: bob→sob; job→rob; rob→cob
  • Change the ending sound: bob→bop; job→jog; rob→rod

Write about the activity using target words and patterns

• Give each child a paper and pencil and have them draw several blobs and globs on the page.
• Have them draw and label things that end with -ob inside the blogs and globs.
• Have the children write words as you say them: bob, blob, glob, rob, cob, mob, cob, job, lob.