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Alphabet Letter P Pineapple Preschool Lesson Plan Printable Activities and Worksheets

2. Pineapple is also the name of the tropical plant that bears this fruit. The pineapple plant has swordlike leaves and grow low to the ground.

3. It is a rich source of manganese and vitamin C.

Alphabet Activities > Letter P is for Pineapple

Children age 3 and under:

Print a letter P coloring page D'Nealian or Standard Block and a pineapple coloring page behind it or on a separate page if using paints to decorate later. Discuss other letter P words found on the worksheet.

Finger Tracing:Trace letter P's in upper and lower case with your finger as you also sound out the letter. Invite the children to do the same on their coloring page.

Children can trace and color the letter P's. After completing coloring the letter, encourage children to color the pineapple image. Write the word pineapple on the finished coloring page.

Children Ages 3+:
Present the Letter P Worksheet and Mini Book program. Read suggested instructions for using the worksheet and mini-book. These materials can be used to reinforce letter practice and to identify related words.

Finger and Pencil Tracing: Trace letter P's in upper and lower case with your finger as you also sound out the letter. Invite the children to do the same on their worksheet.

Encourage the children to trace the dotted letters, and demonstrate the direction of the arrows and numbers that help them trace the letter correctly. During the demonstration, you may want to count out loud as you trace so children become aware of how the number order aids them in the writing process.

Find the letter P's: Have the children find all the letter P's in upper and lower case on the page and encourage them to circle or trace/shade them first.

Discuss other letter P words and images found in the worksheet. You can display other posters and coloring pages or make a letter P classroom book. Visit Letter P Alphabet Printable Activities to make your selection.

Letter P Word Search & Handwriting Practice: The word search game features letter P words with pictures and handwriting practice.

Advanced Handwriting Practice:
1.  Print your choice of printable lined-paper. Have children draw a pineapple behind the lined paper or print a  pineapple coloring page to color and decorate after writing practice.

2.  Drawing and writing paper: encourage children to draw and color a pineapple and handwriting practice.

Complementary activities:

Pineapple coloring page
[more fruits]

Pineapple paper craft
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