State the Objective

Tell the children that they will find grubs for Chub the cub, and read and write words that end with -ub, such as cub, grub, tub, chub, sub, and rub.

Literacy Activities

Introduce target words

• Show the children the -ub target words.
• Read the words with the children.
• Read the Grub for Chub the Cub target text (see below) with the children.

Feed grub to Chub the Cub

• Assemble the Chub the Cub sack puppet (see below).
• Explain that grubs are bugs that bears like to eat and that sub is a short name for a long sandwich.
• Also explain that “grub” is a word that sometimes means “food.”
• Have the children take turns picking and reading a picture card from the “Grub Tub.”
  • If the picture card is a grub or a sub, have the child feed the card to Chub the Cub as everyone cheers, “Chub the Cub loves grubs!” (or subs).
  • If the picture card is not a grub or a sub, have the child put the card aside. 

Chub the Cub likes -ub words

• Pile the word cards and ask the children to help you find Chub the Cub’s favorite words: words that end in -ub (sub, rub, tub, grub, cub).
• Have the children take turns reading the word cards aloud.
  • If the word ends in -ub, have the child put it in the “Grub Tub.”
  • If the word doesn’t end in -ub, have the child put the card aside.

Identify, blend, and manipulate sounds

• With word-building cards (see below), have the children make new words by  changing a consonant or the vowel.
  • Change the beginning consonant: cub → tub; chub → grub; sub → cub
  • Change the vowel: cub → cab; sub → sob; grub → grab
  • Change the ending consonant: cub → cup; tub → tug; sub → sun

Write about the activity using target words and phrases

• Let the children write short sentences using target words.
  • Chub is a hungry ___ (cub).
  • He wants to eat a bug called a ____ (grub).
  • A big sandwich is called a ____ (sub).
  • He ate the subs in his ____ (tub).
  • Chub gave his tummy a ____ (rub).