Where's the cat? by Stella Blackstone & Debbie Harter

 Core Vocabulary: is, was, has,  his, hers, goes, does, as, use, these, those, because, whose/who's

Goodreads list of books with a lot of word final /z/ is here.

YouTube playlist of songs with a lot of final /z/ is here.

​Line-up cheer- Teacher: Macaroni & cheese!  Kids: Everybody freeze!

Hand rhyme for this sound:
(Hold one hand in a fist) Here is the beehive -where are all the bees?
(Move your fist around like you're looking for something in there) Hidden away where nobaody sees.
(Hold your fist and look at it) Watch and you'll see them come out of the hive.
(Stretch out each finger while you count) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
(Shake your fingers and move your hand up or to the side) ZZZZZZ.... all fly away!
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Craft : make a book with  pages of the letter "z" made from different textures

_______how_to_zzzz.pdf
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______z3_it_is_bingo_5_cards.pdf
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______z_final_words.pdf
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wheres_the_cat_1.pdf
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wheres_the_cat_2.pdf
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Gross motor games:
  • /z/-Freeze tag-​ one person is "it" & can freeze students by touching them. Other students can un--freeze each other by touching them and saying "Unfreeze!".

Slide show-  /z/  final

Game

Songs

Yoga- practice the /z/ sound at the end of "pose"