Overview
The children will help find the letter R to put on a robe as they recognize and name the letter R.

Literacy Activities
Put R on a Robe

• Write the letter R on a whiteboard, name the letter, and have the children write the R in the air with their fingers.
• Scatter the letter cards around the room.
• Tell the children that they will race to gather the letter cards.
• Help the children decide whether or not each letter is an R or not.
  • If the letter is an R, have the children put it near the robe.
  • If the letter is not an R, have them place it in the 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.
• Help the children attach the R letter cards to the robe with tape or safety pins, saying "R" every time one is attached.
• Allow the children to wear the R robe or let them hold up the picture of the robe.

More Practice
Write and identify the target letter

• Help the children write the letter R on small pieces of paper.
• Lead the children in doing the following actions with their R:
  • Rub the R.
  • Raise the R.
  • Run with the R.
  • Spin to make the R go round and round.
  • Rock back and forth with the R.
• Make a list of the actions the children did with their Rs (e.g., rub, raise, run, spin round, rock) and have the children circle the letter R in the words on the list.
• Allow the children to attach their letter R to the R robe.