| Please mind your P's | | | | either outside or inside the gym in the shape of a |
| Learning the letters of the alphabet is among the | | | | peace sign. Take a few overhead photos to show |
| top priorities for a preschool curriculum, since the | | | | the children the final result. |
| alphabet provides the foundation for learning to | | | | Pick your Favorite Pet |
| read and write. The best way to approach | | | | Next, here's a series of activities on pets, another |
| learning the alphabet is one letter at a time with a | | | | great P-word to learn about the letter. First, try |
| variety of games and activities. These preschool | | | | this craft called "Pet Stained Glass", where the |
| alphabet activities focus on the letter P. | | | | children cut out a shape of their pet from home |
| The key to choosing preschool alphabet activities | | | | or if they don't have any pets, whatever type of |
| is in choosing which words or concepts best | | | | pet they'd like to have most. If there isn't any |
| illustrate the chosen letter. For the letter P, try | | | | contact paper on hand, waxed paper can be |
| focusing on peace, pets and pizza. Also, any | | | | substituted, but glue will also need to be applied. |
| person whose name begins with the letter P can | | | | Once the shapes are cut out, decorate the pets |
| act as an official spokesperson for that letter, | | | | with tissue paper, googly eyes, and yarn. After |
| which means they can begin or lead the preschool | | | | the decorations have dried, they can be hung in |
| alphabet activities for that letter. | | | | the window for a gorgeous stained glass effect. |
| Give Peace a Chance | | | | When learning about pets and the letter P, try this |
| It's important to introduce the concept of peace | | | | simple game where the kids match the pets with |
| to children at a young age, especially given the | | | | their respective houses. Cut out a number of pets |
| violent nature of today's world. Perhaps the best | | | | from magazines or drawings as well as pictures of |
| and most visual way of illustrating peace to young | | | | their homes. Have the children match the pets |
| children is via the peace sign, which these two | | | | with the homes. This activity can be also be done |
| activities draw from. | | | | with a variety of animals, some pets and some |
| Children can draw peace signs on paper plates, | | | | not, and the kids have to ascertain which ones |
| and decorate them with glitter, paint, markers, or | | | | belong in the home and which ones don't. |
| whatever other craft supplies are on hand. After | | | | Pizza Time! |
| the peace sign paper plates are complete, | | | | Finally, another of my preschool alphabet activities |
| streamers can be added to the bottom of the | | | | for the letter P is pizza, since it's delicious and fun |
| plate, and they can be hung on the wall to | | | | to replicate. Try decorating a large, round |
| demonstrate the commitment to peace in the | | | | cardboard pizza as a class using markers, cut outs |
| classroom. | | | | of toppings, red paint for the sauce, and |
| Another fun activity using the peace sign has | | | | whatever else the kids can think of. Once the |
| children forming the shape altogether on the floor | | | | pizza is decorated, cut out the pieces and allow |
| using the bodies. Arrange the children on the floor | | | | the children to reassemble the pie. |