Letter R

Rapturously, we reached the rotund letter R!

BOOKS:

We read Round Robin by Jack Kent and The Magic Rabbit by Annette LeBlanc Cate.

I LOVE Round Robin.  I did have a moment of trepidation when I was thinking about how this could be thought of in relation to body image, but I still went with it.  The Magic Rabbit requires a little more work for a storytime audience, but I think it's worth it.  The pictures tell the latter half of the story and it's important to point out certain things in the illustrations that will help the kids figure out what happens later.

FLANNELBOARD:

I borrowed the Duck! Rabbit! flannelboard from Lisa Shaia at Thrive After Three.  Here are all of the pieces I made for it.  You'll have to read the book to see how they all go together.

SONG:

This is one of my new favorite kids songs: Little Red Wagon by Raffi!

It is ridiculously catchy and infectious and I found myself wandering through the library or cleaning at home singing it.  I believe that after you listen to it you too will have it stuck in your head for eternity.

CRAFT:

We made a rainbow out of the letter R.  This is probably one of the weirdest, shoved together, make it work crafts I have ever made.  The kids liked it and it was easy to do, but it's a little contrived.