State the Objective 
Tell the children that they will race along a road as they associate the letter R with the /r/ sound.

Literacy Activities
Run an R race

• Write the letter R and say that it makes the /r/ sound.
• Let the children write the letter R in the air with their fingers as they say /r/.
• Have the children write the letter R on pieces of paper.
• Draw a road on the floor (example below) or designate an area to be a road.
• Place the Rs along the road.
• Let the children race along the road and say /r/ whenever they step on an R. 

Walk on the road in reverse 

• When the children reach the end of the road, reverse the Rs along the road.
• Have the children walk on the road in reverse.
• Make comments such as:
  • “Ready to race?”
  • “Run the race in reverse!”
  • “Race, race, race!”
  • “Race along the road with Rs.”

Race in a relay 

• Say, “Let’s have a relay race and run one at a time!”
• Have the children line up with Rs on each end of the road.
• Give a child an R, and have him or her race to the end of the road.
• Have the runner give the R to a child waiting at the end of the road.
• Repeat until all the children have raced in the relay.
• During the relay, encourage the children to chant:
  • "/r/, /r/, run!"
  • “Run the relay race!
  • "/r/, /r/, rah! Rah rah!"

Identify the target letter in a text 

• Read the Ready to Run text (see below) to the children.
• Have the children point to each R in the text.
• Reread the text, having the children raise their hands each time they hear the /r/ sound.