Sun, Run, Fun: Rhyming and Language Building with One Simple Word

It’s heating up!

This week, we’ll focus on the word sun to build language and literacy skills.

Description

  • The sun is a star that shines light on us.

  • We can see it during the day.

  • It is very hot.

Here are some more things that are hot.

Point to

  • the match

  • the pot

  • the kettle

  • the fire

  • the candles

What else can be hot?

How would you describe the sun?

Quick Question

Do you wash your hands with cold water, hot water, or somewhere in the middle?

We call that warm water.

Emotions

These sun emojis are all expressing how they feel with their face.

These facial emotions give us clues to how they feel inside.

Look at their eyes and mouth.

Can you make a face like the sun’s to show each emotion?

  • happy

  • mad

  • silly

  • sad

Your turn

How are you feeling today?

Can you make a face to show that emotion?

Early Literacy

Here is a set of words that are all part of the -un word family.

Read (or listen) to the story and answer the questions below.

"The Race for Fun"

The sun came up, the day was new,
A race began — not one, but two!
A girl of six began to run,
Right beside her, a smiling nun.

They dashed through grass, they dashed for fun,
Each holding tight a water gun!
They sprayed and giggled on the run,
And cooled off in the morning sun.

The nun sat down and said, “I’m done,”
Then took a bite of a gooey bun.
The girl sat too, her race was won—
What a silly day of fun!

Questions

1. What were the girl and nun doing at the beginning?
A. Playing music
B. Having a race
C. Eating lunch

2. What did they carry that cooled them off?
A. Books
B. Bubbles
C. Water guns

3. What did the nun say at the end?
A. "I’m done."
B. "Let’s swim."
C. "Run again!"

4. What kind of day did they have?
A. Rainy and quiet
B. Silly and fun
C. Cold and boring

Use these -un pictures and words to practice making your own sentences.

Answers: B, C, A, B

Illustration Credits: Kari Bolt, Bunny on a Cloud

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