Penny the Pig Plays with the Letter P
Rational: In order for the
children to begin reading and spelling, they must first be able to
identify the
letters. This lesson is designed to help students learn the letter Pp.
During
this lesson, the students will be able to recognize as well as write
the letter
Pp.
Materials:
Alphabet Chart
Glue
Alphabet Magnets
Cardboard for each student
(measurement 5” x 5’)
Chart with “Penny the pig puts on
her pretty pink shoes.”
Primary Paper and Pencil
Worksheet—ABC
coloring page
Dr. Seuss’ ABC
Procedures:
1.
Introduce
the
letter Pp to the students by showing them the letter on the alphabet
chart.
Express the /p/ sound. “All right, now that we know how to say P let’s
say the tongue
twister on the chart together. Each time put emphasis /p/ on each P
that you
read.” Ask the students if they can think of any other words with the
/p/
sound. Example: put, pat, Pete. Repeat the words slowly, again with
stressed
emphasis on the /p/ sound (p – p – put).
2.
Have
students
take out primary paper and pencil. “We are going to learn how to write
the letter
that makes the /p/ sound.” Then show the students how to form the
capital
letter and then the lower case letter. After checking their work, say
“Now I
need you to make a line of P and a line of p.”
3.
Call
on a
student to give the answer to the following questions: “Do you hear /p/
in frog
or pear? Put or Kite? Pink or white? Listen for the /p/ sound in these
words.
When you hear /p/ quietly clap your hands.” Slowly read aloud the
tongue
twister, allow time for students to clap their hands when they hear the
/p/: “Penny
the pig puts on her pretty pink shoes.”
4.
Show
the
students what they will be making in class. (Magnetic alphabet letters
glued on
cardboard to make P and p.) Be sure to explain the directions
carefully. You
might want to write them on the board in case they need to refer back
to them.
5.
“Today,
we are
going to be making the letter P and p out of our magnetic alphabet
letters.
Each of you will get a piece of cardboard. Find the lowercase l and
glue the
magnetic side to your board. Now take one lowercase c and glue it to
the board
to form P. Use the same letters to make p.”
6.
Allow
time for
glue to dry.
7.
Read
the page
on P from Dr. Seuss’ ABC.
Assessment:
Students will
also be given
a coloring page with the letter P to complete. If students still need
additional practice, you may refer back to number 2 and have them write
the
letter over again.
Reference:
Jamie Ann
Mathis
Buddy the Bee
Bats Balls
with the Letter B
http://www.auburn.edu/rdggenie/begin/mathisel.html
Alphabet
Coloring Page
http://www.learningplanet.com/parents/alphabet/p.gif
Lesson
adapted
by Ashley Rials
Written
by
Jamie Ann Mathis
Geisel,
T. Dr.
Seuss’ ABC. 1963.
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