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August 3, 2009 | 10 Comments

Letter Of The Week P !

Piano P !

Music is a big deal around here lately my son has been declaring ” I’m into music” to anyone who will listen, so it was only fitting to make our letter of the week into a musical instrument. As excited as he was to make this , his grandparents have arrived from Texas for a visit and all he wanted to do was show his “Bub” how to glue. So I did much of this one , but plan on re doing it with my son when it’s a less exciting time.

  1. Gather your materials. You will need a red, a black( scrap would be great to use) and a white piece of paper. A black marker, kid and adult scissors, and glue.
  2. Start by writing a large uppercase P on the red paper. * you could have kids color the P if you choose, I was not adding extra steps today knowing showing off for beloved grandparents would take precedent over “art time”.
  3. Next cut a strip of white paper to fit along the P
  4. Draw lines along it for keys, if your child is able to have them do this even if the lines aren’t straight or well spaced. My son held onto my hand as I was doing the lines, to “help” but wasn’t interested in going solo yet.
  5. Next cut off a strip of black paper and hand your child their scissors. Have them cut off small black rectangles for the black keys. This took us a long time, My son was able to cut 4 with help without getting frustrated. Scissor skills are hard( as is taking pictures of a 2 year old with scissors), so this is an opportunity to learn and practice . As soon as it starts frustrating them , either put it down and come back to it or ask if you can help.
  6. Add glue to the white keys, don’t fret about extra glue it can be wiped and will dry.
  7. Add your black keys.
  8. He returned for more glue, this time glue the keys down to the P. Let dry.
  9. Cut out and glue to a black piece of paper.

Books!

“Meet The Orchestra” by Ann Hayes is a good resource for teaching about musical instruments. The book goes through many instruments found in an orchestra with a sizable description for each. Animals are used for the musicians and my son thought that was funny and actually learned a bit about them as well. It was really too long for us to sit and read cover to cover but it’s easy to break up and read one or two instruments at a time if it’s too much for your child in one sitting. Also there is some figurative language that young kids will not get at all. Helpful for teaching but I don’t expect it to become a favorite to snuggle up with.


“Music Over Manhattan” by Mark Karlins was longer than I expected but when I read it to my very overtired , no nap today 2 year old he happily listened and pointed out the instruments, and sky scrappers. The story is about a little boy who is overshadowed by his high achieving and nauseating cousin. A musician uncle plants the love of music in him and he strives to become as good as his uncle who floats in the air when he plays. Something I loved about this book was that the little boy works very hard, he practices all the time and slowly gets better. He had talent to start with but still had to work hard to achieve his goal. A great lesson for all children.


“Before John Was a Jazz Giant: A Song of John Coltrane” by Carol Boston Weatherford is a fascinating book for my son who discovered “Johnny Coltrane” on YouTube while asking me about saxophones a year ago. What I like about this book is that it allows young children to relate to someone so inaccessible, and untouchable like John Coltrane. My son immediately grabbed onto the idea that is explained in the book that all the sounds and music Coltrane heard as a child turned into music he played later on. Later that day we got into a deep and very long winded “Is that music Mama?” conversation and I wasn’t always sure what to say. I wasn’t expecting to get stumped by his questions so soon. Either way when a book sparks questions like that it’s a keeper!

Filed Under: Age Preschool, Age: Kindergarten, Age: Toddlers, Letter of the week, Letter P, Music Activities | 10 Comments

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  1. Rose says

    August 3, 2009 at 3:21 am

    I love this creative idea and will definitely be using it with the kids I provide childcare for as well as with my 3 year old. Thank you.

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  2. Jolanthe says

    August 3, 2009 at 4:13 am

    That is just genius right there! 🙂 Love it!!

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  3. Jes says

    August 3, 2009 at 11:29 am

    Thats a great one! When we get to 'P' I'll be there… Thanks, momma!

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  4. The Frugal Homeschooling Mom says

    August 3, 2009 at 11:39 am

    Love these alphabet posts! Thanks so much for your hard work in compiling them for us to share! 🙂

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  5. Chris says

    August 4, 2009 at 2:04 am

    Drop by my site… The Mommy Journey , we did this today! 😀

    thanks for your site!

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  6. Cassie and Jase says

    August 4, 2009 at 9:34 am

    Hey! I just blogged about this great website that helps you "make music" –

    http://ouralphabetadventure.blogspot.com/2009/08/tone-matrix.html

    Come on over and check it out! I bet you guys will have a blast with it, seeing as how you're into music right now 😉

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  7. Lindsey says

    July 23, 2012 at 11:29 am

    Hi, just wanted to say this was such a cute and easy craft! I found this and my mom used it for her daycare class, the parents loved it!! Thanks for posting this!

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