Easy ABC letter games games to play when you are teaching different letters of the alphabet to young children. Low prep, most items can be found around your house, and are great for transitioning and keeping things fun and playful while learning different letters.
The sight word “water” is an important early reading word that helps children talk about nature, everyday needs, and actions involving liquids. These free printable “water” sight word worksheets give kids meaningful practice recognizing, reading, tracing, and using the word water through simple, hands-on learning activities.
Children see water often in everyday language and early readers, such as: “Drink some water,” “The water is cold,” “I spilled water,” and many beginner books. Because water is a common noun tied to real-world experiences, learning it early supports comprehension and vocabulary development.
As a mom of four (with one child currently learning sight words), I know how powerful it is when kids can read words they see and hear every day. I design these worksheets to be encouraging, approachable, and easy to use at home or in the classroom.
All of these “Water” worksheets are completely free, easy to print, and flexible enough for classroom use, homeschooling, or quick literacy practice at home.
Each download is shared as a single click-and-print, with no sign-up required.
The sight word “use” is an important early reading word that helps children talk about tools, choices, and how objects help us do things. These free printable “use” sight word worksheets give kids meaningful practice recognizing, reading, tracing, and using the word use through simple, hands-on learning activities.
Children see use often in everyday language and early readers, such as: “I use a pencil,” “We use scissors,” “You can use this,” and many beginner books. Because use describes purpose and action, learning it early supports comprehension and clear sentence meaning.
As a mom of four (with one child currently learning sight words), I know how helpful it is when kids can read words that connect directly to real-life tasks. I design these worksheets to be encouraging, approachable, and easy to use at home or in the classroom.
All of these “Use” worksheets are completely free, easy to print, and flexible enough for classroom use, homeschooling, or quick literacy practice at home.
Each download is shared as a single click-and-print, with no sign-up required.
Looking for simple, hands-on ways to make your Letter P week more fun? These Letter P extension activities are easy to prep, flexible, and perfect for preschool and kindergarten learners. Whether you are teaching at home or in the classroom, these ideas help children explore the letter P through creativity, sensory play, and imaginative learning.
This roundup includes six low-prep Letter P activities that can be adapted for different ages and settings. Use the jump links below to find the activity that works best for your day.
Welcome to Week 17. This is your low-prep, print-and-go Letter P plan. Each day includes a quick 5-minute mini lesson, one simple activity, and free printables that support it.
Best for: kindergarten centers, homeschool, preschool review, and busy parents who want a simple plan without a lot of prep.
How to Use This Page (Choose Your Path)
Teachers: Use the Week at a Glance, print the weekly packet, then run the daily mini lessons.
Homeschoolers: Do 1 day per day, or combine Days 1–2 and Days 3–4 for a 3-day week.
Parents: Scroll to Parent Plan for the simplest version.
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Weekly unit PDFs include teacher scripts, printables, and extension activities or the Full curriculum bundle includes the full units (A–Z)
Tip: If you’re a teacher, the weekly PDF is perfect for sub plans, literacy centers, or sending home as practice.
Print This Weekly Packet (Low Prep)
If you only print a few pages, these are the best ones for Week 17:
Letter P Combo Worksheet (Day 1)
Letter P Formation Writing Page (Day 2)
Beginning Sound Sort: P / Not P (Day 3)
Circle All the P’s (Day 4 warm-up or center)
Letter P Mini Book (Day 5)
Optional: pick one themed tracing page if you want more practice.
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Show 3 picture examples: pig, pizza, penguin, pumpkin. Ask: “Do you hear /p/ at the start?”
Do This (2 minutes): Pop for P. Show picture cards or say simple words aloud and invite students to clap or “pop” their hands open if the word starts with /p/. Try: pig (pop), pizza (pop), sun (quiet), penguin (pop), dog (quiet), pumpkin (pop).
Teacher Tip: Keep it short and playful.
Day 1 Letter P Printables: Introduction to Letter P, Letter P Picture Flash Cards, & Letter P Combo Worksheet
Say: “Today we are going to write letter P the right way.”
Uppercase P: “Start at the top, line down, then around the top.”
Lowercase p: “Line down below, then around.”
Do This (2 minutes): Paint the P in the Air. Students air-write a big uppercase P, then trace P on the table with their finger while saying: “Down, around.” Then make a lowercase p by drawing the line below and around.
Printable: Letter P Formation Writing Page
Optional: If kids need extra fine motor practice, add a simple trace-and-color P page.
Say: “Today we are listening for the sound /p/ at the beginning of words.”
Say: “When you hear /p/, pat your knees.”
Try a few examples: pig (yes), pizza (yes), penguin (yes), sun (no), dog (no), pencil (yes).
Do This (2 minutes): Pat for P. Show picture cards and ask: “What is this? Say it slowly. Do you hear /p/ at the beginning?” Students pat their knees if the word starts with P.
Printable: Beginning Sound Sort (P / Not P) Optional Printable: Dot marker P page for a calm center
Today is about strengthening and applying those skills independently.
Mini Lesson (2–3 minutes)
Say:
“This week we learned about the letter P.”
“Tell me the letter name. Tell me the sound.”
“Show me uppercase P in the air. Show me lowercase p in the air.”
“Can you show me the round part at the top of uppercase P?”
“Can you show me how lowercase p goes below?”
“Can you tell me one P word?”
Pick 2 centers and rotate.
Center Menu (choose 2)
Center 1: Circle All the P’s
Center 2: Dot Marker P
Center 3: Themed Tracing Page
Center 4: Write, Trace and Color
Center 5: Sensory or craft extension
Center 1 Printable: Circle All the P’s Why this matters: Letter P can look slightly different in different books and fonts. This activity helps build flexible letter recognition for future reading.
Celebrate: print and read the mini book, then do a simple craft or draw-and-tell.
Printable: Letter P Mini Book & Letter P Review Worksheets
A simple foldable mini book with pictures for P words like pig, pizza, penguin, and pumpkin. Let kids color and fold it, then point out where they see the “P” on each page.
If you’ve ever taken young kids swimming by yourself, you already know the routine. You’re slathering sunscreen on a bunch of squirmy distracted children (4 in my case) . Someone needs goggles. Someone needs a snack. Someone suddenly has to go to the bathroom.
Meanwhile, getting sunscreen on yourself takes backseat as you try to keep your excited kids alive and while when surrounded by taunting allure of water play.
That was me. And my shoulders and back paid the price way too often when I forgot or decided to forgo sunscreen for myself all together.
I needed a better solution when our community pool opened.
I bought this rash guard over a year ago because I needed a quick and easy way to stay sunburn free during our frequent pool trips. Since then I’ve worn it to a chlorinated pool several times a week, to lakes, and regularly to the ocean (because living in North Carolina and my sister living 20 minutes from the ocean gives me a lot of access).
After more than a year of regular use, here’s my honest opinion.
Short version: After wearing this rash guard for over a year, I’d absolutely buy it again.
