Summary
Teaches the /m/ sound with example words and mouth cues. Part of the letter-sound phonics series.
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Discussion questions
Talk about it
The letter m makes the humming /m/ sound you hear at the start of 'mom' and 'moon.'
- What are your lips doing when you make the /m/ sound?
- Do you hear /m/ at the end of 'ham'?
- Name a word that starts with /m/.
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: sound, letter m, beginning, end.
Try it: Hum the /m/ sound, then say three words that start with it.