M is for Mommy!

This week, M is for Mommy, your child will focus on you. He will learn the number eight, the heart shape, and the color pink.
You child may learn:

• The sound of the letter m
• The shape of the letter m
• Words that begin with m
• Mommy is special
• Mommy loves me
• Mommy takes care of me and keeps me safe
• Mommy sometimes gets tired or cranky
• Mommy always loves me
• All babies have a mommy
• Many mommies like flowers
• Mommy loves hugs and kisses from me

Discovering Spring Blooms

You will introduce the theme with a nature walk on Monday morning. You and your child will look for pretty flowering plants. If you are able, allow your child to pick one flower of each different type. This is best done in your own yard, or a friend’s yard. Be careful if picking flowers in a public park. Some flowers are protected and carry hefty penalties for picking them!

When you get home, your child will press the flowers, and mount them into a magnetic type photo album. Help your child learn to identify ten different flowers common to your area. These might include daisies, roses, iris, daffodils, and creeping phlox. If you see trillium – take a picture, and mount that. Trillium are one of those protected plants.

Many Activities for Your Preschooler

Some of the projects include making tissue paper bouquets, decorating a flower pot, making a cast of the child’s hand print, and more. He will glue eight pumpkin seeds on a number eight, and cut heart shapes from pink construction paper. There are a few school-type worksheets included at the bottom of this page, if your child is ready for this. If not, just ignore them. There are enough activities to keep your child busy for a full week.

Enjoy!

All Babies Have a Mommy

Five-Star Picture Books for Your Preschooler: The Mother’s Day Mice by Eve Bunting The Runaway Bunny by Margaret Wise Brown You Are My Wish Come True by Marianne Richmond Sleepytime Rhyme by Remy Charlip I Love You, Mommy (Little Golden Book) by Edie Evans I Love My Mommy Because… by Laurel Porter-Gaylord I Love My Mommy by Sebastien Braun A Pocket Full of Kisses by Audrey Penn Love You Forever by Robert Munsch

Quality Toys and Products (Optional)
Peter, Paul and Mommy CD by Peter, Paul and Mary
Mommy & ME: Playgroup Favorites
Relaxing Spa Music: Mother’s Day by Don Shetterly
William Wegman’s Alphabet Soup
Ravensburger Mothers and Babies puzzle – for younger preschoolers
Wild Mothers and Babies Tray Puzzle for older preschoolers
Melissa & Doug Delux Alphabet Stamp Set
Alphabet Bingo Games
The Learning Journey Match It Alphabet Memory

Preschool Worksheets:
worksheet 1:Recognizing the letter M and sound
worksheet 2:M sounds worksheet
worksheet 3: Beginning Word Sounds, M
worksheet 4: Number 8 Recognition worksheet
worksheet 5: Numbers 1 – 9 connect the dots

Directions for planting spring bulbs

Preschool Lesson Plans: M is for Mommy!

Photo Credits:
Top: Photo by Tanya Little
Middle: photo by Jude Freeman
Bottom: photo by Tanya Little

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