Sound-Loaded Books

Initial M/m Books Author
Eight Silly Monkeys Steve Haskamp
Five Little Monkeys (Series) Eileen Christelow
Good Morning, Sun Fisher-Price
I Like Myself Karen Beaumont
Mouse was Mad Linda Urban
Mouse’s First… (Series) Lauren Thompson
Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons Eric Litwin
Skip to My Moo: A Rollicking Barnyard Story Iza Trapani
There's a Mouse About the House! Richard Fowler
To Make Danielle Davis
Who Ate All the Cookie Dough? Karen Beaumont
Final m Books Author
Boom Chicka Rock John Archambault
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Bill Martin Jr.
Groovy Joe: Ice Cream & Dinosaurs Eric Litwin
My Mom Anthony Browne
Tap Tap Boom Boom Elizabeth Bluemle
The Little Ice Cream Truck Margery Cuyler
Truck Driver Tom Monica Wellington
Where's My Mom? Julia Donaldson

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Activities & Snacks

Activities:

  • Make a collage with objects that begin with the /m/ sound (marshmallows, M & Ms, macaroni)
  • Make a monkey mask!  Use a paper plate for the mask.  Cut circles out for eyes, add ears, and decorate.  Attach a tongue depressor at the bottom of the plate or string on the sides.
  • Make mud pies!
  • March and listen to music while you go on a hunt for words or objects that begin with the letter ‘m’
  • March to “Miss Mary Mack”
  • Marshmallow shapes:  Use marshmallows and toothpicks to make shapes!
  • Paint the letter ‘m’ with mud!  Use real mud or chocolate pudding!
  • Play a memory game with words that begin with the letter ‘m’.
  • Sort marshmallows: Sort marshmallows by size or color!
  • Write letters and mail them!
  • Play “Mother May I?”
  • Make banana muffins.  Mash the bananas and mix the batter!

Snacks:

  • M & Ms
  • Macaroni
  • Make a marshmallow creation with various marshmallows and pretzels!
  • Make, measure, and mix your favorite snack!
  • Mango juice in mugs!
  • Mangos
  • Marshmallows
  • Mashed potatoes
  • Milk
  • Melon
  • Muffins
  • Mushrooms
  • Mozzarella