State the Objective
Tell the children that they will play a seat-switching game as they listen for words that start with /s/, such as seat, switch, sit, and stay. 

Literacy Activities
Play the Switch Seats game

• Arrange the chairs in a circle, using one less than the number of children.
• Write the letter S and tell the children its name and sound.
• Choose one child to be the leader and stand in the middle of the circle of chairs.
• Have the other children sit on the chairs (every seat should be filled). 
• Explain the Switch Seats game:
  • Have the leader walk up to another child and say, “Stay in your seat,” or “Switch seats.” 
  • If the leader says, “Stay in your seat,” the children stay where they are, and the leader approaches a new child. 
  • If the leader says, “Switch seats,” all of the children switch seats while theleader tries to sit in a seat. 
  • Have the children say, “Switch seats!” as they find new seats. 
  • The child who doesn’t get a seat stands in the middle and is the new leader. 
• Remind the children of the words in the activity that start with /s/ (say, stand, sit, seat, stay, switch). 
• Help the children think of other words that start with /s/.

Switch seats with /s/ words

• Put one more chair in the circle so all the children have a chair. 
• Tell the children that they should switch seats if you say a word that starts with /s/, but stay in their seat if you say a word that doesn’t start with /s/. 
• Stand outside the circle of chairs and say /s/ and non-/s/ words (e.g., skunk, sell, run, sip, space, fast, spider, sink, dog, sail).
• Have the children stay or switch seats as appropriate.