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The Letter P

From Khan Academy Kids

The Letter P
1 minPre-KKReading & Writing (ELA)
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Summary

Meet the letter P — what it looks like in uppercase and lowercase and the sound it makes. A quick phonics clip from Khan Academy Kids (0:24) you can drop into morning meeting or a literacy center.

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Discussion questions

Discussion

A short look at the letter P and the sound it stands for.

  1. What sound does the letter P make?
  2. Can you think of a word that starts with P?
  3. What does P look like as a capital letter and as a lowercase letter?

Quick work-a-long

Vocabulary: letter, sound, uppercase, lowercase.

Try it: Hunt around the room for the letter P. Write it once in uppercase and once in lowercase, then draw one thing whose name starts with P.