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r for rainbow: a short stem and shoulder
A rainbow picture accompanies the short stem and shoulder of lowercase r. An adult can demonstrate the movement before tracing; the picture-word writing is optional.
Lowercase r · Colour, say and write
A quick printing tip
Use portrait orientation and the same paper size in your printer settings. The PDF includes a white margin so the drawing stays inside the sheet.
With an adult
Show your teeth and hold the r sound in rainbow briefly, in the way your family or school uses it. Listen before writing.
Come down from the cloud to the line, travel back up and curve over the small rainbow shoulder.
Whole-word copying is optional. Model one movement and stop whenever a break would help.
Try this with the picture
Colour the rainbow. Trace the small shoulder of r.
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