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Step 1
Introduce the letter P through visual and verbal practice. Show your child the shape of the letter P and practice the sound it makes.
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Step 2
Make a homemade pizza. You can use a pita or English muffin as the crust to make a simple pizza. Spread on the sauce, add cheese, and top with meat and vegetables. Make the letter P on top of the pizza with the toppings.
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Step 3
Make snacks that start with the letter P. Popcorn, homemade popsicles, pancakes, pudding, pretzels, pineapple and peanut butter cookies are good choices.
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Step 4
Make potato prints. Cut a potato in half. Cut the letter P into the potato. Let your child put the potato P in paint and stamp in on paper.
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Step 5
Make pine cone creatures. Collect pine cones, leaves and other natural objects. Glue the gather items onto the pine cone to create a creature.
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Step 6
Make homemade pretzels in the shape of the letter P. See the resources section below for a recipe.
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Step 7
Have a picnic in the backyard or at a park. Include lots of foods that start with the letter P.
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Step 8
Make a puzzle. Have your child draw a picture on a piece of cardboard. Cut the picture into puzzle pieces. Have your child put her picture puzzle back together.
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Step 9
Make puppets out of socks or paper bags. Give your child yarn, googly eyes, markers, and other craft supplies to add details to the puppets. Put on a puppet show.
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Step 10
Have a pajama day. Stay in your pajamas all day long. Watch the movie Pinocchio while snacking on popcorn.
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Step 11
Plant some seeds and watch them grow. Consider growing something that starts with the letter P such as peas, peppers, or pansies.
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Step 12
Review the letter P, its sound, and words that start with the letter.
