Students will
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.
Letter M Worksheet
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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At a glance
- Grades
- Pre-K–K
- Pages
- 2
- Type
- Worksheet
- Includes
- Answer key
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Tracing, hearing and writing the letter m
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.
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Teaching tips
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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.
2
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.
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Support
Say the m sound first
- Hum mmm together before each picture card and each finish-the-word box.
- Trace two dotted M's and two dotted m's, then write one of each.
- Do the duck and tree cards together, since their answer is not m.
On level
Teach as written
- All three sections, with you naming the six cards and three pictures.
- Students read each finished word back while pointing to the m they wrote.
Extension
Finish more m words
- Draw two more m things and write each word, starting with m.
- Make a new two-letter card for a partner, such as moon with m and n.
Standards alignment.
Each one is checked against the official documents. Where the resource covers only part of a standard, the note says so.
Common Core ELA · Kindergarten
RF.K.3.aKnow the most common sound for each consonant
Students say each picture name and circle the letter it starts with, choosing m for moon, monkey, mitten and mushroom and other letters for duck and tree.
L.K.2.cWrite a letter for most consonant and short-vowel sounds
Students write m at the start of map, mouse and magnet after saying each picture name. Only the m sound is covered and short vowels are not.
L.K.1.aPrint many upper- and lowercase letters
Students trace big M and little m and then write their own. Only this one letter is covered.
TEKS English · Kindergarten
K.2(B)Match letters to their sounds
Children say each picture name and circle the letter it starts with, then write m to finish map, mouse and magnet; only the m sound is practiced in depth.
K.2(E)Form uppercase and lowercase letters
Children trace and then write big M and little m, following start-point directions; only these two letters are practiced, not the full alphabet.
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