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Letters and sounds: a preschool theme week

Checked Oct 30, 2026 · Any time of year · August, September

One week on letters and sounds for twos to fours: a five-line circle time, 4 books (4 free to read on Peabody), one craft with 4 materials, “Peter Piper” with its words, a snack from the Kitchen and the letter S.

Plan this weekPrint the two sheets

Circle time

  1. Good morning song, then say each name together.
  2. Calendar: the day, the date and the weather.
  3. Ask: “What sound does your name start with?”
  4. Sing: Peter Piper.
  5. Read: Pam Pins a Map (level 0).

Threes and fours: ten to fifteen minutes; let a child hold the book.

Books

  • Pam Pins a Map (level 0, free on peabody.kids): Short words with clear sounds.
  • Man, Pan, Map (level 0, free on peabody.kids): One sound changes, the word changes.
  • Sid Sat (level 0, free on peabody.kids): S, S, S: a sound to hear again and again.
  • Tim Taps (level 0, free on peabody.kids): T, T, T: tapping out a sound.

Craft: Name letters

You need (4): card, a grown-up writes the child's first name, stickers or dot markers, crayons.

  1. A grown-up writes your first name big.
  2. Put a sticker on each letter.
  3. Say the sound your name starts with.

With a grown-up. No heat, nothing hot.

Song: Peter Piper

The words

Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers; A peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked. If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers, Where's the peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked?

Traditional; public domain. From Top 52 nursery rhymes with lyrics.

Snack

Snail Roll-Ups from the Peabody Kitchen: picture steps, allergy swaps and safety lines on the recipe.

Swap: Thin pretzel sticks → gluten-free pretzel sticks.

Letter pack

SsS is for sound. Print the two pages (a trace page and a color page).

Threes and fours: trace S and s once, then find S in the room and in the book.

Outside: Letter hunt

Hide big paper letters around the yard. Find one, bring it back and say its sound.

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The books are Peabody's own open library, free with no sign-in. The song is public domain. The snack links to the Peabody Kitchen. Nothing here asks for a child's name.