An extension activity for a kindergarten sound lesson focusing on the initial sound P could be

• A. Writing the letter P on the board
• B. Reading a book about words that begin with P
• C. Asking students to sort picture cards by those that start with the letter P
• D. Counting how many times the letter P appears in the nursery rhyme

Answer: (C)

Focusing on initial sounds, extension activities should give students a concrete way to hear and connect a sound to its letter. Sorting picture cards by whether the picture’s name starts with the target sound is ideal because it requires students to listen for the first sound in each word and then decide if it begins with that sound. This active, hands-on task strengthens phonemic awareness and helps kids link the initial sound to the letter, while also illustrating that many words share the same starting sound.

The other options touch on related literacy skills but don’t reinforce initial-sound discrimination as directly. Writing the letter on the board targets letter naming and formation more than listening for the initial sound in words. Reading a book about P-starting words provides exposure but is more passive and doesn’t require students to actively sort or identify the starting sound. Counting occurrences of the letter focuses on recognizing the letter symbol rather than discerning the sound at the beginning of words.