Letter P Coloring Pages
Letter P coloring pages help children learn a letter with a tall line and a bump at the top. They suit toddlers on very simple pages and preschoolers or kindergartners practicing sounds on easy ones.
Very simple letter p coloring pages ages 2-4
Easy letter p coloring pages ages 3-6
Medium letter p coloring pages ages 6-10
Detailed letter p coloring pages ages 10+ and adults
P is a popping sound. Hold a tissue in front of your child's mouth and say pop, pig and pan. The tissue moves from the puff of air. Pigs are pink or spotted, penguins are black and white with a touch of yellow or orange, and pizza toppings give lots of color choices. P also fits a pumpkin patch lesson in October.
Lowercase p drops below the line, unlike capital P. Compare it with b, d and q, which use the same line and circle facing different ways. Color each letter in its own color and look at them side by side.
Fun facts to share while you color
- P is the sixteenth letter of the English alphabet.
- To say P, you press your lips together and pop them open with a puff of air.
- P and B are made the same way, but B uses your voice.
- When P and H go together, they make the F sound, as in phone.
- Penguins are birds that cannot fly, but they are strong swimmers.
Ways to use these letter p pages
- Hold a tissue up while your child says P words and color one part of the letter each time it moves.
- Glue the colored P onto a paper plate and add paper pizza toppings around it.
- Make a pumpkin patch P in fall by drawing orange pumpkins along the bottom of the letter.
- Count popcorn pieces into small piles and glue one pile onto each part of the P.
Questions parents and teachers ask
How can I help my child tell p and q apart?
Both drop below the line, but p has its circle on the right and q has its circle on the left. Saying pop while tracing p and queen while tracing q helps link each shape to its sound.
What P words can preschoolers color?
Pig, pizza, penguin, pumpkin, pear and puppy are favorites. Pumpkin is a good choice in fall and penguin in winter.
