Pink and Purple Letter Pp

Here is the lesson I have been looking forward to--pink, purple, letter Pp!!! Why am I so excited about this lesson? Well friends, it is because I have the perfect (nice P word) books, worksheet, song, snack and activity for this one. Here we go....

Welcome songs: Here We Are Together, Days of the Week (tune of "Oh, Susanna") and the Pledge of Allegiance

Introduce the color of the day with color show-and-tell, review previous colors, select colored items out of a bag, find the right colored block, etc. Are you ready for this? There is a worksheet at http://www.tlsbooks.com/preschoolcolors.htm called Pretty Pink and Purple Pigs. Awesome, I know. So let the kiddos color one of those very awesome worksheets.

Letter of the day time! Pp!!!! Sing ABC's with children while pointing to each letter on a chart (this is especially helpful for children to see each letter during LMNO). Review previous letters and sounds, and introduce Pp with "p" sound (NOT "puh"). It's just a puff of air, no uh at the end. To see if you are pronouncing "p" correctly, put your fingers on your throat while you say it. You shouldn't feel any vibrations because it's not created with the vocal cords. Introduce words that start with Pp: pink, purple, pig, popcorn, pancake, princess, party. Practice writing letter Pp http://www.dltk-teach.com/alphabuddies/trace.htm .

Here is the part I am absolutely excited about--THE STORIES OF THE DAY!!! I have the perfect book!!! "If You Give a Pig a Pancake" and "If you Give a Pig a Party," both by Laura Numeroff. Very fun.

Snack: POPCORN!!!! I love it!

Song: "Popcorn Popping on the Apricot Tree"

Activity: Make a paper bag puppet. There is a wide selection at http://www.dltk-kids.com/type/paper_bag.htm . We will be making the pig paper bag puppet, and then using them to act out "This Little Piggy Went to Market." It's going to be so much fun! Making pig noses with paper cups would also be an awesome craft for this lesson.