State the Objective
Tell the children that they will decorate a paper pretzel with the letter P as they recognize and name the uppercase letter P and lowercase letter p.

Literacy Activities 
Pass the pretzel package

• Write and name the uppercase letter P and lowercase letter p and tell the children that P makes the /p/ sound.
• Have the children write the P and p in the air with their fingers while saying, “/p/, /p/, /p/, P!”
• Fold a piece of paper in half and tape the bottom and open side to make a package for pretzels.
• Fill the package with real or pretend pretzels (see below).
• Help the children write the letters P and p on small pieces of paper and paste them to the pretzel package.
• Have the children take turns saying, “Please pass the pretzel package!” and taking a real or pretend pretzel from the package.

Identify the target letter 

• Write a P next to a distractor letter that the children already know.
• Invite the children to point to the letter P.
• Repeat the activity, changing the distractor letter and the letter order each time.