State the Objective
Tell the children that they will rip and repair a letter R as they recognize and name the letter R.

Literacy Activities
Rip and repair the letter R

• Write and name the letter R and r.
• Have the children write R and r in the air with their fingers.
• Make or print an R coloring page (see below) and let the children color it red.
• Help the children write the letter R around the R on the coloring page.
• Let the children rip the R by tearing the coloring page in half.
• Help the children repair the R by taping the paper back together.
• Comment:
  • “Rip the R!”
  • “Repair the R!”
  • “Write R!”
  • “Color R red!”

Identify and write R

• Make a list of words used in the activity (e.g., red, rip, repair).
• Have the children point to the R in each word.
• Have the children write R on small pieces of paper.
• Allow the children to rip and repair their Rs.