State the Objective 
Tell the children that they will spray, sprinkle, and splash water as they listen for words that begin with the /sp/ sound, such as splash, splatter, and spread. 

Literacy Activities 
Splash, splatter, and sprinkle to make splotches 

• Set out construction paper and little bowls of water.
• Let the children spray, splash, and splatter a little water on the paper to create splotches.

• Point out that splash, splatter, sprinkle, spray, and splotches all begin with the /sp/ sound. 

   

Spread and spray salt and paint (optional)

• Set out construction paper, brushes, paint, and salt.
• Have the children sprinkle a little paint onto the paper with a brush.
• Let the children sprinkle salt onto the paper.
• Have the children spray water onto the paper to spread the splotches of paint and salt. 

Read an alliterative text to the children 

• Display the target text Sprinkle and Spray (see below).
• Read the text to the children, emphasizing the /sp/ words.
• Comment that you hear /sp/ in spread, sprinkle, spray, spot, and splotch.
• Reread the text, having the children clap when they hear an /sp/ word.