Roll R Ribbons

Lesson Plan
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Target Words:
- ribbon
- roll
- red
Materials:
- Letter cards
- Rolls of ribbon—red if possible
- Roll R Ribbons target text
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.
SEEL Target Texts
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Roll R Ribbons
Make R ribbons.
Roll the ribbons.
Roll R letters on ribbons.
Roll R letters on red ribbons.
Roll, roll, roll the red R ribbons!
SEEL At Home
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Print
Objective
Recognize and name the letter R.
Materials
- Letter cards
- Roll of ribbon
- Sheets of paper
Activity: Roll R Ribbons
- Show your child the letter cards and have him or her name the letter.
- Help your child write multiple letter Rs in a vertical line down the middle of several sheets of paper.
- Tape or staple the sheets of paper together into one long paper, then let your child roll up the papers.
- Let your child roll and unroll the R papers, pointing to and saying the name of the letter.
Standards
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1. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.K.1.D: Recognize and name all upper- and lowercase letters in the alphabet.

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Roll R Ribbons