State and Model the Objective
Tell the children that they will decorate a big blue banner with bows and buttons as they listen for words that start with the /b/ sound, such as big, blue, bows, and buttons.

Literacy Activities
Create a beautiful big banner

• Work together with the children to attach objects or graphics of things that begin with the /b/ sound to the big blue banner.
• As the children place items on the banner, encourage them to say the name of the item, emphasizing the /b/ sound (e.g., "/b/ /b/ button").
• Use words that start with the /b/ sound to discuss what you are doing with the children as they attach the objects or pictures to the banner (e.g. "The big blue banner needs bows." "Buttons and balloons belong on the big blue banner.").
• Review the /b/ items that were put on the banner, emphasizing the /b/ sound, and have the children repeat the words back to you.

More Practice
Copy the target letter

• Write a large, capital letter B on the banner, then have the children take turns using black, blue, and brown markers to trace the letter as they say, "/b/ /b/ /b/ brown" (or whatever color marker they are using).

March and say the sounds in words 

• Have the children march in place as they say each sound of the word bag:
  • Segment sounds: /b/ (march right), /a/ (march left), /g/ (march right)
  • Blend sounds: jump with both feet and blend the sounds into the whole word: bag.
• Repeat with other words that start with /b/ (e.g., big, bus, bed, bad, bug).