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Alphabet Letter M Monkey
Preschool Lesson Plan Printable Activities and Worksheets
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lesson plan activities to learn about monkeys, and include a
printable craft activity.
The monkey is one of the twelve animals represented in the Chinese
zodiac, and appropriate theme for Chinese New Year celebrations.

M Monkey Online Jigsaw Puzzle

Manny the Clown & his Monkey color poster

Letter M coloring page
D'Nealian
Standard Block

Letter M Worksheet & Mini Book
D'Nealian & Standard block

Word Search & writing

Drawing & writing paper

Printable lined-paper

Monkey coloring pages
Alphabet Activity > Letter M is for Monkey Present the letter M monkey six-piece online jigsaw puzzle to practice problem solving and view letter M in upper and lower case. Adjust number or pieces using the Change Cut button on the left.
Present and display this fun color poster of a Manny the Clown and Monkey and your option of letter M printable activities in the materials column.
Children age 3 and under:
* Print a
letter M coloring page D'Nealian or Standard
Block and a monkey
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 monkey coloring page and write letter
M m and the word monkey on the margins.
Children
Ages 3+ to 6:
Present the Letter
M Activity Worksheet and Mini Book program. Read suggested instructions for using the worksheet
and mini-book. These materials can be used as part of Letter M program of activities
to reinforce letter practice and to identify related M words.
Discuss other letter M words and images found in the worksheet. You can also display letter M posters and
coloring pages or make a letter M classroom book. For
related images visit: Letter
M Printable Activities.
Finger and Pencil 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 your worksheet. Encourage the children to trace the dotted letter, and explain the direction of the arrows and numbers (on the
upper right corner) that help them trace the
letter correctly. During the demonstration, you may want
to count out loud as you trace so children become aware of how the
number order aids them in the writing 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
them first.
Letter M Word
Search & Handwriting Practice:
The word search game features a monkey 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 monkey behind
the page or print a monkey
coloring page.
2. Drawing
and writing paper: Encourage children to draw and color a
monkey and
write letter M m.