Houston Baptist University

Department of Education
Lesson Plan
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Subject: ELA Grade Level: P.A.L.S. Time Estimate:45minutes

Unit: Letter Knowledge Topic: Letter Mm

Objective(s): At the end of the lesson TLW:

1. Recognize uppercase and lowercase letter;
2. Match the letter M to /m/ the sound;
3. Identify pictures that begin with /m/ sound.

Prekindergarten Guidelines
Print Concepts Skills/Emergent Literacy Reading Domain
*II.E.1 Distinguish between elements of print including letters, words, and pictures.
ELPS
(3) Cross-curricular second language acquisition/speaking.
(A) practice producing sounds of newly acquired vocabulary.
(5) Cross-curricular second language acquisition/writing.
(A) learn relationships between sounds and letters of the English language to
represent sounds when writing in English;
Materials/Resources/Technology needs:
Alphabets letter and sounds mat, Letter Mm card, marshmallows, Uppercase M cutouts,
letter M cards, hole punchers, puppet, letter Mm sound cards
Book: If you give a moose a muffin by Laura Numeroff

Lesson Resources:
Education.com. (2019, September 19). Marvelous Mrs. Mary: The Letter M:
Lesson plan. Retrieved from https://www.education.com/lesson-plan/marvelous-mrs-
mary-the-letter-m/.

T, N., Anupriya, & Anupriya. (2019, April 17). Alphabet Letter Sound Mats.
Retrieved from https://www.funwithmama.com/alphabet-letter-sound-mats/.
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Instructional Procedures
Focusing Event:
1. Before reading the book, introduce the vocabulary words.
Read the book “If you give a moose a muffin” by Laura Numeroff.
2. Introduce the letter Mm by emphasizing the beginning sound of moose and muffin
3. Sing a letter M song (to the tune off Mary had a Little Lamb)
Letter M says /m/, /m/, /m/ (3 times)
like muffin and moose
 Teaching/ Learning Procedures:
Small Group Rotations:
Group A: Alphabet Letter recognition and sounds mat
Students will sort out the letter cards and the pictures on the mat.
Enrichment: Have students sort out more letters.
Group B: M is for Marshmallow
Students will glue the marshmallow into the letter M cutout.
To exercise fine motor muscles, Once the glue is dry practiced mashing the
marshmallow. Students will say the /m/ sound each time they mashed a
marshmallow.
Group C: Letter M hole punching
Students will identify the picture, trace the word, and say the beginning letter
sound. They will punch out both the upper case and lower case letters Mm

Assessment:
1. Informally assess students’ abilities during station activities by asking the students to
identify the letter and its sound.

2. End of the week: Introduce the female puppet with a name Mary.
Tell them she can only eat picture cards of letter M words.
Give each student one picture card of something that begins with M and two picture cards
of things that do not begin with the letter M. For example: a monkey, a crab, and a house.
Tell them to feed Mary the card that begins with the letter M.
Go to each student and allow them to give the puppet a letter M card.
If they choose the wrong card, let the puppet get a tummy ache and let them try again.