Overview

 Tell the children that they will rub a rough letter R as they recognize and name the letter R.

Literacy Activities
Rub a rough R

• Write and name the letter R/r.
• Have the children say the letter name as they write R and r in the air with their fingers.
• Help the children write Rs on small pieces of paper.
• Allow the children to attach the Rs to rough sandpaper or cardboard.
• Let the children rub the letter cards with their fingers and comment that the R is rough.

Color a rough R

• Write a big R or print the R coloring page (see below) and have the children trace the R.
• Help the children place the coloring page on sandpaper (or cardboard) and rub the R with a red crayon.
• Comment that the rough pattern shows up on the R when the children rub the paper with the crayon.
• Have the children find the letter r in the word red on the crayon wrapper.
• Have the children trace the letter R with their red crayons.