The Letter M

Language Arts

The sound this letter stands for is  - /m/ as in mother.

Theme words - mouse, monkey, music, mirror, moon, mitten, mountain

Poetry and Rhymes
"Mirror, Mirror" by Ann M. O'Connell (1001)
"A Little Mouse" by Jean Warren (1001)
"Mice" by Rose Fyleman (Old & New)
"The Moon" by R. L. Stevenson (Garden of Verses)

Books to read aloud:
The Mitten by Jan Brett
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie by Laura Joffe Numeroff
Milk and Cookies by Frank Asch
And if the Moon Could Talk by Kate Banks
Marshmallow by Clare T. Newberry
 

Music

Composer - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)

Songs
She'll be Comin' Round the Mountain
When the Saints Go Marching In
The Bear Went Over the Mountain
Three Blind Mice

Snacks

milk, macaroni, muffins, marmalade, mangoes, mushrooms

Bible Story/Character Trait

Moses/Manners

Math

Matching - you could set out pairs of different colored socks or mittens and have the child match them correctly.
Months - teach the months of the year

Color -  mahogany

Science

Bird- mockingbird
Flower - marigold
Mammal - monkey
Ocean Creature - manatee

A good book for young children on monkeys is:
I am a Little Monkey by Francois Crozat

Social Studies

You could learn about the geography of Mexico,  learn about the job of a mail carrier, or learn about the history of money.

Art Project

Masks - make a mask of a monkey, moose or mouse from constuction paper.  Decorate them any way you like.

Sport/Game

March to music with maracas.   Go to the park and play on the monkey bars.
 


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