Letters H and P
Writing the letters H and P; Learning about animal names that begin with H and P and watching a video about a harbor seal and a pika
Instructions
- You will need two small blank envelopes
- Practice writing the letter H and reviewing the sound of H using a chalkboard, paper or whiteboard
- After the child has practiced, encourage the child to write the letter H on a small envelope. Save to use for Activity 5 Month 8.
- Practice writing the letter P and reviewing the sound of P using a chalkboard, paper and/or whiteboard
- After the child has practiced, encourage the child to write the letter P on a small envelope. Save to use for Activity 5 Month 8.
- Ask the child to think of an animal that begins with H - hamster, hippopotamus, hyena, etc.
- Find a picture of an animal beginning with H and put into a binder (Easy way to find pictures is to type “Free pictures of animals” in an internet search engine)
- Watch a harbor seal move here
- Ask the child to think of an animal that begins with P (porcupine, pig, pony, etc.)
- Find a picture of an animal beginning with P and put into the binder
- Watch how a pika lives in the rocks here
*Old magazine or newspapers are a great alternative to finding pictures on the internet
Simplify
The child can draw an animal that begins with the letter P or H. Make the letter P and H using dots for a child to connect if it is difficult for the child to print their own letters.
Watch this video to learn about the letter H
Extend
Make up a silly sentence filled with "H" words. For example, "Hamsters have heavy hair."
Try making up silly sentences using "P" words. "Please pass potato plants."
QUESTIONS FOR CHILD
If you were a teacher and could teach your students anything, what would you teach them?
What is a memory that makes you happy?
Materials
- 3-ring binder (began animal binder Month 1 Activity 5)
- 2 small envelopes (used or new)
- whiteboard/chalkboard/paper
- internet access or old magazines
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Curriculum Plan Resources
Skills Focus
- Shape - Heart
- Color - Review
- Number - Six, 6
- Alphabet Letters - H, P
- Senses - Hearing
- Character Trait - Honesty
- Target Words - Good-by, Many, Match, Why
Monthly Proverb
If you can’t say something nice, don’t say anything at all.
Did You Know?
"Children with below average language skills can make rapid improvements if their parents take simple steps to change the way they interact with them." University of Sydney
Books to Read
"Museum ABC"
by Metropolitan Museum of Art (Activity 11)
"My Very First Book of Shapes"
by Eric Carle (Activity 2)
"Big Red Barn"
by Margaret Wise Brown (Activity 8)
"My Very First Book of Shapes" VIDEO
by Eric Carle (Activity 2)
"Big Red Barn" VIDEO
by Margaret Wise Brown (Activity 8)
"Museum ABC" VIDEO
by Metropolitan Museum of Art (Activity 11)
Music Playlist
"Old MacDonald Had a Farm"
by Countdown Kids Album 100 All Time Children’s Favorites (Activity 10)
"SalveRegina - Antiphona (tonus monasticus) in Honorem Beatae Mariae Virginias"
Album Salve Regina Gregorian Chant by Benedictine Monks of the Abby of Saint-Maurice & Saint-Maur, Clervaux (Activity 21)
"You’ll Be In My Heart"
by Phil Collins Album Tarzan (Movie Soundtrack) (Activity 18)
"Old MacDonald Had a Farm" VIDEO
by Countdown Kids 100 Silly Songs (Activity 10)
'SalveRegina - Antiphona (tonus monasticus) in Honorem Beatae Mariae Virginias" VIDEO
by Benedictine Monks of the Abby of Saint-Maurice and Saint -Maur, Clervaux (Activity 21)
"You'll Be In My Heart" VIDEO
by Phil Collins Tarzan Movie Soundtrack (Activity 18)
Monthly Materials List
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Fingerplay / Poems / Songs
Up Down Turn Around
(Activity 14 Month 8)
Up, down
Turn around.
Touch the sky,
And touch the ground.
Wiggle fingers
Wiggle toes
Wiggle shoulders
And say "hello"
Up, down
Turn around
Touch the sky,
And touch the ground.
Pat your belly
Blink your eyes,
Blow a kiss,
And say “good-bye “
I Need To Be Honest
(Activity 13 Month 8)
I need to be honest
My mom and dad say
And telling the truth
Is just one way!
Why be honest
I ask mom and dad.
You will feel your best
When the truth is always said.