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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