State the Objective
Tell the children that they will have a paper plate party and listen for words that begin with /p/, such as pink, pretty, party, plate, and pretzel.

Literacy Activities
Have a Paper Plate Party

• Read If You Give a Pig a Party by Laura Numeroff or I Am Invited to a Party! by Mo Willems (optional).
• Invite the children to sit down, then say, “Here are paper plates and menus for the party!” as you give each child a paper plate and a pink menu (see below).
• Take each child’s order, encouraging them to say /p/ word phrases (e.g., “Popcorn please!”).
• Say, “Please pass your paper plate for ______ (pretzels)!” as you serve the real food or pictures (see below) ordered by the children.

March and say the sounds in words 

• Have the children march and say each sound of the word pop: 
  • Segment sounds: say /p/ (march right), say /o/ (march left), say /p/ (march right). 
  • Blend sounds: jump with both feet and say pop to blend the sounds into the word. 
• Repeat with other words that start with /p/ (e.g., pet, pan, pot, pig).