Early Learning: Letter M

I haven’t shared some of our homeschooling activities lately.   Here’s a look at our letter M week!

The first thing I do when we sit down on the first morning is to look at a flash card with the letter M on it.  Then we talk about different words that begin with that letter.  So for the letter M: monkeys, mice, marshmallows, Mickey, maps and monsters. 

I used the following printables, linked to their original source, throughout our week mixed in amongst the other activities.

• Mickey Mouse 
• Hot Chocolate Counting Mugs 
• M Writing Sheet 

 

Marshmallow Building Activity

I pulled out a bowl of mini marshmallows and a cup of toothpicks and let S start building.  She ended up building different shapes and was so proud of herself.  My favorite was the pentagon which we used to hold her My Little Ponies.  S said a pentagon looks like a house. Yes, yes it does.

 

Map Reading Activity

We have a United States Map puzzle that we looked at and pointed out where we lived, where S’s cousin lives and different places that we have visited.  Next I pulled out an old Magic Kingdom map and we talked about if we wanted to get to X how we would find out where it is located.  Then if we were at X spot on the map how would we get to Y or where is the nearest bathrooms, etc.  S enjoyed this activity and I think part of it was because I used a map, Magic Kingdom, that she is familiar with and loves.

 

Arts & Crafts: Make Monsters Out of Play Dough

S used the orange scented play dough that we had made during our O week to make monsters.  I gave her some candy eyes (googly eyes would also work), pipe cleaners, and bottle caps and let her create some monsters.

 

Science: Marshmallow Science Experiment

We put marshmallows in glasses of hot water, cold water and Sprite to see which would dissolve.  S insisted on a straw to swirl the marshmallows around.  We made predictions before we got started and learned that the hot water was the only liquid that dissolved the marshmallows.

 

Math: Monkey Counting

S counted the monkeys from the Monkeys in the Barrel game.  She also hung them from one to the other as she counted.

 

Arts & Crafts: Googly Eye drawing starter

I added three googly eyes to a piece of paper and gave S a bucket of crayons and markers to see what she would create.

 

Arts & Crafts: Painting with Marshmallows

S picked out the paint and I gave her a large marshmallow for each color and watched her create different paintings.  My favorite is the one with multiple apples on it (kinda looks like the Apple icon).

 

Math: Hot Chocolate Counting Mugs

I printed out the hot chocolate counting mugs and mixed them up.  I handed each one to S asking her what number does it say and then asking her to put that many marshmallows in the mug.

 

We also put together puzzles, played a game of Mouse Trap and read some books. 

This was an extremely fun week!  I love spending time with S with organized activities.  It makes our time less stressful, knowing that I have multiple planned activities for her to do, but also taking my cues from her on if she likes an activity or not.

If you enjoyed our Letter M activities you may also enjoy these:

Early Learning: Letter O

Early Learning: Letter S

Early Learning: Letter P

Early Learning: Letter E

 

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