Alphabetically Yours:  Volume:  1   Issue:  Pp


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Welcome to the sixteenth edition of Alphabetically Yours.  I am looking
forward to introducing you to a multitude of activities, suggestions, and
tips for Having Fun with the Alphabet.  Please feel free to write with any
questions and comments.  I will answer back A.S.A.P. [email protected]

Pp Activities:


Alphabet Animal Sound game
By Mrs. Alphabet:  Letter Pp

Pet a pig at the petting zoo
Petting him gently will do.
Hear the p sound in my name
Play the p sound animal game!

Pittsburgh
By Mrs. Alphabet

Use this poem to identify and spot P names, elicit new P names, and then
brainstorm other places to live that begin with a P from your class.

Pam, Patrick, and Paula live in Pittsburgh with me
Phil, Penny, and Paul want to visit and see.
What other P kids do you think live there
In marvelous Pittsburgh far far away from here?


Interview 6 people and ask them this question:  Did you ever panic when you
couldn't find your car in a parking lot?

Describe a porcupine and then illustrate the porcupine.  Fill in the blanks:
Porcupines like to ____________, _____________, and _____________.  Then
make some Porcupine Cookies with this recipe:
http://www.ichef.com/ichef-recipes/Cookies/28475.html

Take a peek here for a perfect set of links for a penguin unit:
http://www.penguin-place.com/post/links.html

If you want to go hog wild go here to play Pass the Pigs:
http://www.ultranet.com/~gkramer/PassThePigs.shtml

Visit this site for a pet coloring contest for your students to enter:
http://www.healthypet.com/coloring.html  Make a class Pet Graph.

Take an imaginary trip to the park and describe what you see and then
illustrate your story.

Visit this polo site and use some of the pictures as story prompts:
http://www.ok-polo.com/welcome.html

Visit Pennslyvania locate on your map or globe:  http://www.state.pa.us/

Let's have a Pez Party and find how many different characters we can present
to the class.  Visit a Pez collector and talk about their collection at:
http://www.roadsideamerica.com/attract/CABURpez.html

Take a taste test using an PayDay candy bar and create a rating scale or
rubric with your class.

Use potato sticks as counters or for simple math problems:  estimating,
counting, adding, sorting, patterns, subtracting, or bingo markers.

Play piano music for naptime or as background music during center time.
Listen to a piano sound at:  http://www.lehigh.edu/zoellner/encyc_piano.html
or take piano lessons at: http://www.artdsm.com/piano/index.html

Assorted peppermints, Math could incorporate counting, graphing, sorting,
measuring, predicting, and comparing.

Use different size and color pocketbooks for a math lesson demonstrating:
color, shape, size, sorting, and counting.

Graph your favorite potato chip. Create a scale and rate potato chips by
crunchy, salty, and tasty.

Graph how many children were born in Pennslyvania.

If you're possibly having an urge for peanuts go here for a recipe for
Peanut Butter Kisses:  http://www.ichef.com/ichef-recipes/Cookies/11543.html

For an edible painted picture and cookie go here:
http://www.ichef.com/ichef-recipes/Cookies/13966.html

Let your class earn a popsicle party by giving your class a letter in
popsicle for every compliment that your class gets from other teachers,
cafeteria staff, special teachers, etc. and visit this site to learn more
about popsicles: http://www.popsicle.com/

If I were a photographer I would _________________, but I wouldn't
__________________.

If I were a policeman I would _____________________, but I wouldn't
__________________. or If I were a policewoman I would ________________, but
I wouldn't ____________________.

Create class P charts and place child's name at the end of his/her sentence:

Make a list of Peanuts characters.

Find objects that are pink in color.

View or print out Picasso's work here and talk about what the children
notice and observe: http://www.clubinternet.com/picasso/

Make a collage using polka dots and pasta for an art project.

Draw a picture of a pentagon.  Discuss what you notice from the pictures.

Smell perfume and see if the children can guess the scent .  Try placing
dabs on cottonballs and have the children try to match the scents of
perfume.

List names that begin with P and talk about what you see or hear.

Check names in the class for p sounds.  Make a graph of children that have
the P sound in their name.

Read a poem and have children color code all the p words.

Try introducing this p word:  pastel    Ask the children what they notice
about the word.

Whose family has the most P names?

Use these words to rhyme:  pat pot pet pout pin

Tongue Twister:  Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.

Make a predictable chart:  At the parade I saw ____________.

Order your students in a line from P to O.

P Books:  Pajama Party  Pigs  Paddington Bear  Pancakes Pancakes  Pancakes
for Breakfast  Puss and Boots

P Author:  Dav Pilkey  http://www.pilkey.com/ Beatrix Potter
http://www.peterrabbit.co.uk/index2.html

Check out:  Stop by and read some excellent ideas for the 100th day of
school and suggestions on the chatboard.
http://www.mrsalphabet.com/chatboard.html

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Alphabetically Yours,
Anne AKA Mrs. Alphabet
P.S.  A special thank you to Maria for editing Alphabetically Yours.
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