Run to the Sun

Objective

Read and write words that end with un.

Target Words:

Materials:

*Items included below.

State the Objective

Tell the children that they will play a sun game and that they will read and write words that end with un, such as sun, run, fun, and bun.

Literacy Activities

Introduce target words

Play a sun game

Read the Run to the Sun target text (see below) with the children.
Divide children into small groups and give each group a game board (see below) and some sun picture cards (see below).
Give each of the children a -un game piece (see below) and have them put their initials on it.
Put the sun cards face down in a pile and have the children take turns drawing a sun card and following the directions (e.g., go 1 space, go 2 spaces).
When a child lands on a space next to a letter, have the child read the word created by the letter and their -un piece (i.e., if a child lands next to an F, have the child say the word fun).
When the children reach the sun at the end of the game, have them say, “A run to the sun is fun!”

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: run→ sun; sun→ bun; fun→ run
Change the vowel: fun→ fin; run→ ran; bun→ bin
Change the ending consonant: bun→ bud; sun→ sum; run→ rub

Write target words

Draw a giant sun.
Have the children pass the picture of the sun (see below) around.
When a child gets the sun, have the child say a word that ends in un (e.g., sun, run, fun, bun).
Let the children write their -un word inside the giant sun.

Would you like to run, run to the sun?
It’s a lot of fun to find words that end in un.
Find -un words as you run to the sun.

Pick up a sun card.
See if you get to run.
Run to the big sun.

Get a sun card.
Now run to the words that end in un.
Run, run to the sun!

Objective
Read and write words that end with -un.

Materials

*Items included below.

Activity: Run to the Sun

Each player will choose an -un game piece and will put their initials on it.
Demonstrate and explain the rules of the game:
- Put the sun cards in a pile face down.
- Take turns drawing a sun card and follow its direction (e.g., go 1 space, go 2 spaces).
- When someone lands on a space with a word, have them read the word.
- If the word is an -un word, the player gets to keep the sun token and take another turn.
- When everyone gets to the sun, count the sun tokens to see who has the most.
As each player reaches the sun, say, "It’s fun to run to the sun!"
Ask the child to tell you how to play the “Run to the Sun" game and write the directions together.