State the Objective
Tell the children that they will blend brownie batter as they listen for words that start with the /b/ sound, such as bake, bread, bagel and beans.
 

Literacy Activities
Learn the Black Bats chant

• Show the children the black bat picture cards (see below).
• Help them identify the pictures and repeat the word as you emphasize the initial sound.
• Ask the children if the word starts with the /b/ sound.
• Teach the children the Black Bats chant (see below), filling in a word from a picture card.
• Repeat the chant together, filling in other words from the picture cards. 
• Ask the children if the picture starts with the /b/ sound.

  • If the picture starts with the /b/ sound, have the children flap their wings like a bat.

     

Blend black bat’s brownie batter

• Explain that the children will help the black bat blend a brownie batter of foods that begin with /b/.
• Let the children take turns drawing a picture card (see below) and naming the food.

• Let them stir the picture in the bowl and say, “Blend ___ in the black bat’s brownie batter!” 

   

Segment and count sounds in words 

• Have the children clap once for each sound in the word bat (/b/ /a/ /t/).
• Ask the children how many times they clapped.
• Repeat with other words that start with /b/, such as big, bus, bed, bad, and bug.
• Point out that all of the words start with the /b/ sound.