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
- Years
- Reception–1
- Pages
- 2
- A4
- 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
1
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.
Curriculum alignment.
Each one is checked against the official document. Where the resource covers only part of a standard, the note says so.
EYFS and England NC English · Reception–Year 1
Reception ELGLiteracy - ELG: Word Reading
Students say picture names and pick the ones that start with the m sound. Only this one letter is practised; other letters and two-letter sounds are not.
Year 1Writing - transcription: Handwriting
Students trace and then write little m, starting at the start dot and following the arrows. Capital M is also traced, which the separate "form capital letters" point covers.
Reception ELGLiteracy - ELG: Writing
Students write m as the first sound of map, mouse and magnet. They supply only the first letter; the rest of each word is printed.
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