State and Model the Objective
Tell the children that they will have an adventure with Dog, Frog, and Hog as they read and write words that end in -og such as log, hog, jog, and bog.

Literacy Activities

• Before the activity, attach the Dog, Frog, and Hog puppet graphics (see below) to the popsicle sticks.
• Select three children to act out the parts of Dog, Frog, and Hog, pointing out that dog, frog, and hog all end it -og.
• Give the three children the puppets and have each of them read the -og word on the puppet.
• Tell the story Dog, Frog, and Hog on a Log (see below) and have the children act it out using chairs as a log.
• Tell the story as many times as desired, choosing different children to act out the parts, and adding different -og words each time.

Read target words in a text

• Display the Dog, Frog, and Hog on a Log target text (see below) large enough for the children to see.
• Read the target text to the children.
• Engage the children in reading the text (support as needed).
• Read the text with the children again, fading support.
• Have the children take turns underlining the words that end in -og.
• Repeat with the  A Log in a Bog target text (see below).

Practice writing target words

• With the children’s help, create a word wall of the -og words from the activity and add other words that end in -og to the list.
• Have the children write an -og word on a small piece of paper, then read the word to you as they do one of the -og actions (jog, clog, jump over a log).
• Repeat writing a word and doing an action until they have written three different words and done all three actions.