Do you have specific memories from the time when you learned your letters? I remember making these little sticker books for each letter. I still have those sticker books today! When your child is learning the letter R, make this uppercase letter R craft to help them memorize the sound and shape of the letter. The letter R will be transformed into a rooster in this project.
It’s always fun to introduce the craft time with a short activity related to the animal featured in your letter craft. Since today’s uppercase letter R craft is all about the rooster, try one of these activities right before you make the craft. You can even go ahead and have your student(s) come to the craft table to get ready for crafting.
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Animal Sounds to Introduce the Craft
Introduce the craft time by making animal sounds together. When you make the rooster sound, which is traditionally sounded co*ck-a-doodle-doo, instead begin each part of the rooster call with an R sound. It will sound surprisingly similar to a rooster! You can listen to roosters crowing here. You can go ahead and enjoy making all the different farm animal sounds together for fun too!
Reading Rooster Picture Books
Pick one or two books from our list of rooster (letter r) picture books found here and read them together. Reading to children is an excellent way to share rich vocabulary, sentence structure, and the power of a story. It’s also a great way to introduce a new letter to children. Read the title page and emphasize the keyword in the title that begins with R. Pronounce it slowly, and draw attention to the beginning sound. Point to the letter on the page as you read the word.
Toys to Introduce the Uppercase Letter R Craft
Schleich Plastic Rooster. These little plastic animal toys by Schleich are the most realistic plastic animals you will find.
A small set of plastic chickens and roosters.
Cuddly Plush Rooster to add to your stuffed animal collection.
This LEGO® Dupl® Farm Set includes many animals including a rooster, and is compatible with other Duplo sets.
Beautiful Rooster Puzzle for kids with 40 pieces.
This Giant Farm Floor Puzzle has a beautiful rooster. Floor puzzles are excellent for large muscle movement and gross motor skills, plus critical thinking skills.
Letter R Scavenger Hunt
The little plastic roosters make an excellent companion as you roam around your home looking for items that begin with the letter R. You can begin in any room, and keep a running list of R-word objects beginning r sound at the front of the word. Possibilities include ring, roast pan, rock, razor, etc. See how many items you can find in each room, or if you want to keep it short just pick one or two rooms, or maybe search through the refrigerator or toy box to keep the scavenger hunt on a smaller scale.
Materials for the Uppercase Letter R Craft
Roosters are often brightly colorful! Use bright colors pf paper to make the project more appealing. Let your student pick the color for the background from any color not being used for the body of the rooster or the letter. When your child finishes crafting, be sure to save it for posterity! Take a picture, or create a scrapbook from each letter craft! Take a look at our lowercase letter r craft here.
- brown construction paper
- red construction paper
- orange construction paper
- construction paper
- googly eye
- glue
- scissors
- alternative – white paper and crayons
Instructions for the Uppercase Letter R Craft
- Draw the pieces shown above with a thick marker on the various colors of paper. Then have your student follow these instructions.
- Cut out a large uppercase R and one tail feather from the brown paper.
- Next, cut out a comb and one tail feather from the red paper.
- Then cut out 2 feet, 1 beak and one tail feather from the orange paper.
- Next, glue down the uppercase R in the middle of the backing paper.
- Then glue down the red comb on the top of the R
- Next, glue down the red, brown and orange tail feathers on the left side of the R.
- Then glue down the beak on the right side of the R.
- Next glue down the googly eye on the top right of the R.
- Finally glue down the 2 feet on the bottom of the R.
