State the Objective

Tell the children that they will associate the letter P with the /p/ sound as they play with Ps and learn words like put, pick, pull, place, and paper.

Literacy Activities

Write Ps on paper

• Comment as children write Ps on pieces of paper:
  
  • “Put plenty of Ps on pieces of paper.”
  • “I hear the /p/ sound in ‘Ps on pieces of paper.’”
  • “Pick a pen or pencil to put Ps on pieces of paper.”

Play with Ps 

• Have the children act on Ps in various ways:
  
  • Place and put Ps down.
  • Pick Ps up.
  • Put Ps by a pencil.
  • Put and place Ps on paper.
  • Place Ps in a pile.
  • Pat, poke, and pinch Ps.
  • Put Ps on your palm.
  • Press Ps on your palm.
  • Pretend your P is a plane.

Point to P

• Read Pick Up P target text (see below) to the children.
• Have the children point to the letter P each time a word starts with /p/ in the text.
• Have the children perform the actions in the text while they chant or sing the text to the tune of “Frere Jacques” or another tune.