Learning objectives
- Write uppercase M and lowercase m, starting little m at the middle line.
- Choose the first letter of a spoken picture name from two options.
- Write m at the start of a word to match its picture.
Students trace M and m, choose the first letter for six pictures, and write m to finish map, mouse and magnet.
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Big M starts at the top line and little m at the middle line, with two humps; each gets a solid model, a down-arrow and four dotted copies to trace. Next, six picture cards such as moon, monkey and mushroom each offer m and one other letter; the duck and tree cards have d and t as their answers. Students then write m in front of ap, ouse and agnet to name a map, a mouse and a magnet. The key suggests humming with closed lips before naming each picture.
The mitten card offers n and m, the closest pair on the page, since both are humming sounds. Have children hum with closed lips for m, then try n with lips apart, before they choose.
Some children mark the first letter on every card. The monkey and mitten cards put m second, so a wrong answer on those two shows a child choosing by position rather than by sound.
Ways to adjust the Letter M page for different learners.
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Students trace dotted M and m from start dots and arrows, then write their own. Only M and m are covered.
Students say six picture names and choose m or another letter as the first sound, then write m to finish map, mouse and magnet. Only the m sound at the start of a word is covered.
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