Letter M: Moth & Music

Weekly Newsletter: Moth /Music
February 6-10, 2023

Here are samples of activities that your child may be participating in this week.

Monday – Letter “M”

How you can participate at home: Say 3 words that start with the same letter (dish, daddy, drink) and have your child guess what letter it starts with.

Book – Butterflies & Moths
Action – Body “M”
Art – Tissue Paper Moths
Science – Moth Catchers
Music – Everybody Has Music In Them

Butterflies & Moths Read Aloud

Tuesday – Number 7

How you can participate at home: Look around your house for items and count up to 7 while you are getting ready in the morning.

Book – Seven Blind Mice (Scholastic)
Phonics – “M says m,m,m,m,m,m, Moth…I like to eat woolen cloth.”
Art – Guitars – Color & String (with yarn)
Math – Music and Numbers
Music – The Freeze

Seven Blind Mice Read Aloud

Mouse Preschool Activities

Wednesday – Bang the Drum

How you can participate at home: What can you find around the house to make a drum, time to raid the kitchen for a pot and a wooden spoon.

Book – Drum City (Amazon)
Action – “M” cards
Art – Marble Paint – Drum
Science – “How Sounds are Made” Experiment
Music – The Instrument Song

Drum City Read Aloud

Drum Preschool Activities

Thursday- Opposite Day: Loud/Quiet

How you can participate at home: Sing a favorite nursery rhyme with our child in a loud voice and then again in a quiet voice.

Book – The Night Before Valentine’s Day (Amazon)

Action – Heart Hop
Art – Paint to Music
Math – Heart Patterns
Music – Simon Says

Friday– Color: Pink

How you can participate at home: Have your child wear something pink to school.

Book – Pink Seeing Pink All Around us
Phonics – “M says m,m,m,m,m,m, Moth…I like to eat woolen cloth.”
Art – Finger-paint white and red to make pink
Science – Chemistry and Solubility Test
Music – Bean Bag Boogie

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