State the Objective
Tell the children that they will roll up ribbons as they recognize and name the letters R and r.

Literacy Activities
Roll R ribbons

• Write and name the letters R and r.
• Have the children write R and r in the air with their fingers.
• Help the children write Rs on small pieces of paper.
• Help the children decide whether each letter is an R.
• If the letter is an R, place it by the roll of ribbon.
• Let the children tape or staple the R letter cards to the ribbon.
• Help the children roll and unroll the R ribbon.

Roll R papers

• Have the children write Rs 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. 

Identify the target letter

• Read the Roll R Ribbons target text (see below) to the children.
• Have the children find each R in the text, supporting as needed.
• Allow the children to roll up the paper with the text on it, as they did the R ribbons.