Letter of the Week Theme: M is for Music
We’re halfway through our Letter of the Week Preschool Plan—“M” is for Music! (Find the complete A-Z outline on my letter of the week preschool page.) Along with the letter of the week, we explore, numbers, shapes, and colors. You’ll get song, game, craft, and snack ideas, plus printables!
Print the one-page Preschool Weekly Focus and fit in activities throughout the week. Over the course of all 26 weeks, your child will enjoy classic preschool songs and games, and experience activities to encourage development of both gross and fine motor skills.
Preschool Letter of the Week Focus
Letter of the Week = M
Theme of the Week = Music
Number of the Week = 1-10
Color of the Week = black
Shape of the Week = music note
Letter Activities
- Identify the letter M: look for M in books and on signs
- Color, stamp, or decorate the letter M (download a free printable HERE)
- Practice writing the letter M (download a free printable for letters M and N HERE)
- Go on a letter sound hunt around the house (look for items that start with the letter of the week)
- Look at a picture dictionary and talk about words that start with M
- Letter M activity at www.starfall.com
Number Activities
- Counting practice
- Practice identifying and writing the numbers 1-10 (download a free printable HERE)
- Thread 10 pony beads onto a pipe cleaner and roll the ends to keep them from falling off. (Make multiple rows of 10 in different colors if desired.) Practice counting to 10 with the beads.
SHAPE AND COLOR ACTIVITIES
- Practice drawing and coloring music notes (download a free printable HERE)
- Use black crayons, colored pencils, or markers to trace and color this week.
Letter “M” and Music Theme Activities
- Physical activity: monkey bars, march in time to music
- Roast marshmallows
- M&M math graphing and color identification from Ducks ‘n a Row
- Musical grand staff: review letters A-G in conjunction with identifying notes on a piano or keyboard. Susan Paradis has an amazing free grand staff printable to practice on.
- Introduce money: coins and bills, identifying pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters
- Make your child a morning routine visual checklist
- Listen to music by Mozart
- Sing the classic Mary Had a Little Lamb
- Talk about manners: please and thank you, I’m sorry, don’t interrupt, table manners
Try this Manners Game for a fun way to practice good table manners!
Letter “M” and Music Theme Books
- Are You My Mother by P.D. Eastman
- M is for Music by Kathleen Krull
- Make Way for Ducklings by Robert McCloskey
- Manners by Margaret Wise Brown
- The Mitten by Jan Brett
- Mouse Mess by Linnea Asplind Riley
Letter “M” and Music Theme Arts & Crafts
- Mosaic art: or make your own with small foam or paper pieces.
- Straw windpipe music craft from Green Kid Crafts
- letter M mountain craft (example at Verona Storytime)
Letter “M” Snack and Food Ideas
- mandarins
- mango
- meatballs
- melon
- mozarella
- muffins
Letter “M” Field Trip Ideas
- maze
- moon-gazing
- mountain
- music concert
**You may need to try a virtual field trip at this point in time. Here are a few possibilities:
Lunar Cycle: phases of the moon (YouTube – Kids Educational Games)
Planet Earth: Mountains from BBC America
Additional Preschool Activities This Week
Sing the ABC song this week to review the alphabet.
Preschool-on-a-page
This one-page plan lists all the ideas we covered for letter, number, shape, color, and animal activities for the week. Use the preschool letter of the week to intentionally engage with your child and more than anything READ, READ, READ with them.
The recommended reading selections are comprised of both “newer” books and award-winning, classic works to expose your child to a variety of authors and well-known titles. Feel free to add to the suggested titles as desired and make your own choices based on your preferences or availability of material.
Complete Preschool Letter of the Week Curriculum
I’ve made it easy for you to start a letter of the week curriculum with a complete preschool plan available in my shop. No need to spend hours browsing Pinterest for ideas and cobble together a random set of activities. Download the entire set and get started today!
- Weekly Theme Cards
- Weekly Focus Pages
- letter of the week outlines for crafting
- letter, number, and shape worksheets
- supplemental worksheet activities
- over 100 additional book recommendations
- supply list for crafts and activities
- list of concepts and kindergarten readiness activities introduced
Visit my Preschool Letter-of-the-Week Page to find the complete list of A-Z weekly themes
Preschool Letter of the Week Printables
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