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Alphabet Letter M Mouse Preschool Lesson Plan Printable Activities and Worksheets

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Activities > Letter M is for Mouse

Print and display alphabet letter M Mouse printable activities of your choice in the materials column. Make a fun presentation presenting a puppet mouse craft as an "assistant."

Children age 3 and under:
* Print a letter M coloring page and a mouse coloring page behind it or on a separate page if using paints to decorate later. Discuss other letter M words found on the worksheet.

* Finger Tracing: Trace letter M's in upper and lower case with your finger as you also sound out the letter. Invite the children to do the same on their coloring page.

* Children can trace and color the letter M's. After completing coloring the letter, encourage children to color the mouse coloring page and write letter M m and the word mouse on the margins.

Children Ages 3+ to 6:
Letter M words: Letter M Worksheet and Mini Book These materials can be used as part of Letter M program of activities to reinforce letter M practice and to identify related s words. Read suggested instructions for using the worksheet and mini-book.

Finger and Pencil Tracing: Trace the letter M's with your finger in upper and lower case as you also sound out the letter. Invite the children to do the same on their coloring page.

Encourage the children to trace the dotted letter, and demonstrate the direction of the arrows and to pay attention to the numbers that helps them trace the letter correctly. During the demonstration, you may want to count out loud and as you trace so children become aware of how the number order aids them in the process.

Find the letter M's: Have the children find all the letter M's in upper and lower case on the page and encourage them to circle or trace/shade them first.

Discuss other letter M words and images found in the worksheet. You can also display other M posters and coloring pages or even make a letter M classroom book. Visit letter M printable activities to make your choice.

Coloring Activity: Encourage the children to color the large letter M and mouse image with a variety of materials.

Letter M Word Search & Handwriting Practice > The word search game features the mouse and letter M words with pictures and handwriting practice.

Advanced independent handwriting practice:
1. Print your choice of printable lined-paper and encourage children to draw a mouse behind the page or print a mouse coloring page.

2. Drawing and writing paper: Encourage children to draw and color a mouse and write letter M m.