State the Objective
Tell the children that they will listen for the /sp/ sound in words like spin, spools, and spots as they spin, spill, and spoon items that start with /sp/.

Literacy Activities
Read about spinning spools and spouts

• Write sp and tell the children that the letters make the /sp/ sound.
• Read the Spin Spools target text (see below) to the children, emphasizing the /sp/ sound.
• Help the children think of words they heard in the text that started with /sp/ and write them in a list.
• Tell the children that they will practice spinning things that start with /sp/. 

Spin and spill on spots and spaces

• Spread out the spots (see below) in a spiral pattern while making comments:
  • "The spots are in a spiral!"
  • "Spots, spots, spreading out spots!"
  • "There are spaces between the spots!"
  • “Spots and spaces, spots and spaces."
• Have the children spin objects that start with /sp/ on spots or in spaces.
• Let the children use the spoon to spill objects that start with /sp/ on spots or in spaces.
• Make comments while the children spin, spoon, and spill objects:
  • "Spin, spin, spin a ____ (e.g., sponge) on spots and in spaces."
  • "Spill and sprinkle on the spots and spaces."
  • "Put a ____ (e.g., spool) on your spoon."
  • "Can you spill a ____ (e.g., spool) on a space?"

  • "The ____ (e.g., sponge) goes splat on the spots and spaces!"

     

Spin on spots and spaces

• Let the children take turns spinning on a spot or in a space on the floor.
• Have the children repeat the /sp/ sound as they spin.

• When they finish spinning, say, "Wow! You spun on the spots and spaces!"