State the Objective
Tell the children that a greedy gorilla will gobble up things that begin with the hard g (/g/) sound as they listen for words that begin with the /g/ sound, such as greedy, gorilla, groceries, and gobble.

Literacy Activities

Gobble /g/ words

• Tell the children that the gorilla puppet (see below) will gobble picture cards (see below) that begin with the /g/ sound.
• Let the children take turns identifying the picture cards and gobbling them up!
• Have all of the children say, “Gobble, gobble, gobble! Greedy gorilla gobbles the ___ (gloves)!” 
• Have the children help you list all of the items that the greedy gorilla gobbled.

Read a G grocery list

• Display a shopping list (see below) and explain that the greedy gorilla only likes groceries that start with /g/.
• Have the children watch and listen for /g/ groceries that the gorilla would like.
• Point to each item in the list as you read it aloud.
• If the item starts with the /g/ sound, have the children put their thumbs up.
• If the item doesn't start with the /g/ sound, have the children put their thumbs down.
• Reread the groceries that start with G to the children, emphasizing the /g/ sound.