Overview
The children will roll up ribbons as they recognize and name the letter R.

Literacy Activities
Roll R ribbons

• Write the letter R on a whiteboard, name the letter, and have the children write the R in the air with their fingers.
• Mix up the letter cards, then let the children choose a card one at a time.
• Help the children decide whether or not the letter on the card is an R.
  • If the letter is an R, place it by the rolls of ribbon.
  • If the letter is not an R, place it in a discard pile.
  • If a child misidentifies a distractor letter as an R, have him or her look at the R on the whiteboard and compare it to the letter he or she picked.
• Let the children tape or staple the R letter cards to the ribbon.
• Demonstrate how to roll and unroll the R ribbons and let the children try doing it too.

Roll R papers

• Have the children write the letter R multiple times down the middle of a piece of paper.
• Tape or staple these pages together to make one long paper.
• Allow the children to help you roll all the R pages together.
• Let the children roll and unroll the R pages as they did with the R ribbons.

More Practice
Identify the target letter

• Read the Roll R Ribbons target text to the children.
• Have the children circle each R in the text, supporting as needed.
• Allow the children to roll the text as they did the R ribbons.