Lesson 12 • the letter p

Learning objectives ESL/ELL

Children will: Some students may have trouble with the sounds
• identify the sound p. /p/, /b/ and /d/. Let them practise the sounds using
sets of words like pan, dan, ban, or pig, big, dig. Be
• identify words that contain p.
sure to reinforce the initial sound.
• recognise and write p and P.
Extra assistance
Australian Curriculum Content Descriptions
The sound /p/ is a great one for tongue twisters as
Phonics and word knowledge so many words start with p. Teach the children the
ACELA1439 identify and manipulate sounds classic: Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
(phonemes) in spoken words Then ask students to make up their own /p/ tongue
ACELA1440 identify familiar and recurring letters and twisters and practise them in class.
the use of upper and lower case in written texts
ACELA1817 know how to read and write some high- Classroom activities
frequency words Buzzy Bee
ACELA1819 segment and blend using onset and rime Sit in a circle. Everyone says, ‘Buzzy Bee, Buzzy Bee,
Creating texts what have you got in your hive for me? Something
ACELY1653 follow clear demonstrations of how to beginning with p!’ Then students take turns around
construct each letter, learn to construct lower case the circle naming something that begins with the
letters sound /p/. Can repeat with b, c, t.
Flashcard Snap
Sight words Have at least 2 sets of flashcards for the letters a,
am b, c, f, m, p, s and t. Shuffle and deal between 2
players. Keep cards face down. Players take turns
Vocabulary words to put a card from their pile onto a central pile,
pencil, peach, peanut, potato, pig, pie, pear, peas, sounding out the letter they turn over. If the 2 cards
pan, plate, pen, pot, pat, panda on top are the same, the players shout SNAP! The
first to do so takes the central pile. Play continues
until one player runs out of cards.

Reading Eggs TEACH PRACTISE APPLY

Lesson sequence Content and skills Children will:
Hear: Introduce the sound /p/ identify and read /p/ sound in Worksheet 1
Animated Lesson through words and the song isolation and in words. Phonemic awareness
Where is p?

Write: Reinforce correct letter write the letter p. Worksheet 2

Dot-to-Dot formation of lower case p. Handwriting

Find: Recognise p in both upper locate lower case p and upper Worksheet 3
Letter Grid, Letter Lights and lower case. case P. Initial and end sounds
and Birds
Vocabulary: Build vocabulary skills: understand key vocabulary Worksheet 4
Letter Book, Kick a Goal Match pictures to words. and apply it. Match pictures Check
and In the Box Recognise the word am. to their initial letter.

Read: Read aloud book. listen, follow the reading and Reading Eggs Alphabet book
Book read along. p

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Handwriting
Pp
Lesson 12 • Worksheet 2
1 Trace and write.

Peek a boo!
I’m Pinkipoo.

2 Complete each pair of scissors.

3 Trace and write.

2 2
1 1
Circle
your best
letter.

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Lesson 12 • Worksheet 3
Name

Initial and end sounds

1 Add p and then say the word.

p eas en

encil enguin
ta cu

mo ma
2 Circle every P. Circle every p.

P D P P B p p p b g
P B P D P j b p a p
How many? ____ How many? ____

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Check
Pp
Lesson 12 • Worksheet 4
1 Circle the letter each picture starts with.

p d n m c n n p

p b p g b p n m
2 Colour the pictures that end with p.

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LESSON 12 • the letter p

pig
p Draw

pp Trace Write

pear
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pp
pen
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pp
pencil
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pp
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peas
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pp
potato
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pp
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pie
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pp
Activity 1 Activity 2
Write a p each time you read the book. Draw a p with your finger
each time you hear the letter.
I read p _____ times!
I counted _____ p words.

Activity 3 Activity 4
Write the p words you can eat. Paint the letter p in different colours.
Which colours start with p?
I know words that start with p. I can read the letter p!

Able to read independently

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Needs assistance to read
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fold
Pp
staple

Level Word count Lexile

0 8 BR

Vocabulary words

pig pencil
pear peas
plate potato
pen pie

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Written by Katy Pike

Illustrated by Toby Quarmby
Editor: Amanda Santamaria
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Pp

Written by Katy Pike

Illustrated by Toby Quarmby

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pen pencil
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peas potato
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