If you are looking for fun letter M activities you have come to the right place! This letter M activity is so much fun to do and very quick and easy to prepare. It’s a great activity for practicing letter recognition and for learning the letter M sound. As a bonus, it’s a great way for young children to practice fine motor skills. My little guy loved doing this letter M activity, and his big sister wanted to get in on the action too! She’s long past learning letter sounds and well into reading chapter books, but she asked me to make her some fun magnet mazes that are appropriate for her age – so stay tuned for those! This letter M activity is great for homeschool, preschool, or kindergarten classroom use, and a wonderful way to create joyful learning for your child. Read on for instructions for the M is for Mouse Maze! letter M activity and for the free printable below.
Materials Needed for the M is for Mouse Maze! Letter M Activity
You only need a few simple materials for this activity that you probably have at home.
- Printer
- Piece of paper – I recommend card stock for sturdiness, but you can also use printer paper. You will need two sheets if you print the both the lowercase and capital letters.
- Scissors
- Two magnets that are fairly strong
- Hot glue, craft glue, or glue dots
- A tray or cookie sheet
How to do the M is for Mouse Maze! Letter M Activity
This letter M phonics activity is the perfect way to introduce or practice the sound of the letter M. It’s great practice for younger children from toddlers all the way to kindergarten students. Older children may even enjoy helping you prepare the activity by doing the cutting out and glueing.
Instructions:
- Print the M is for Mouse Maze printable. You will find the free pdf file at the bottom of this article.
- Cut off the strip that has the mouse on it.
- Cut out the mouse. *Note: alternatively, you can make a little mouse craft to go on the magnet. Help your child form a mouse with a medium pom pom for a face, two smaller pom poms for ears, and a tiny pom pom for a nose.
- Glue the mouse to a magnet.
- Tape the letter M Mouse Maze at the corners to the tray or cookie sheet.
- *Note: I recommend starting with the uppercase letter M maze. I usually start with upper case letters when teaching letter sounds to my children because they are easier to differentiate than lower case letters. Some of the lowercase letters are easy for young children to confuse (such as b, d, p, and q). I have included a lowercase letter m maze in the printable because the lower case letter m and the uppercase letter M are so similar in shape that most children will be able to make the connection between them easily.
- Place the mouse (which is now glued to a magnet) on the tray. Place the second magnet beneath the tray so that the two magnets stick to each other.
- Teach or remind your child of the sound of the letter M. Make the mmm sound for letter M, like the sound at the beginning of mouse and maze. Tell your child that the words mouse and maze start with the letter M sound. Say mouse and maze while emphasizing the mmm sound to your child.
- Tell your child that she is going to help the mmm mouse find its way through the letter M maze to get to the cheese! Demonstrate this for her by moving the magnet underneath the tray to make the mouse move through the maze.
- If you are using both the uppercase and lowercase letter M mazes, explain to your child that this is uppercase M.
- As your child moves the mouse through the maze, say the M sound over and over so he will make the connection between the letter shape and the sound.
- Once your child has completed the upper case M mouse maze, you can do the lowercase m mouse maze if you think it will not be confusing to your child. Show your child the lowercase m mouse maze and explain that it is lowercase m, which is like a baby m. It makes the same sound as capital M. Repeat the mmm sound to emphasize the connection.
- Let your child move the mouse through the lowercase m mouse maze.
That’s it! Easy peasy! I hope you and your child enjoyed this letter of the alphabet activity! Thank you for visiting! Feel free to check out more alphabet activities and resources for English language arts through the links below. I hope to see you again soon!
