Preschool Storytime 4/29/2021: Letter M

Singing the Alphabet

Today we sang the alphabet forwards and backwards to the tune of "Row, Row, Row Your Boat".

We like to practice our letters in all different ways! Kids tend to learn the alphabet by rote…they memorize it quickly. Switching up the tune or singing the alphabet backwards really challenges them to connect each letter's shape with it’s name and/or sound. We also slow down (especially spots like LMNOP which to many young learners sounds like it’s meant to be a single name or sound)

Mmm-Ah! Went the Little Green Frog One Day

Mmm-ah! went the little green frog one day. Mmm-ah! went the little green frog.

Mmm-ah! went the little green frog one day. Mmm-ah went the little green frog!

All the other frogs went Bo-doh-dee-oh-dee-oh! Bo-doh-dee-oh-dee-oh! Bo-doh-dee-oh-dee-oh!

All the other frogs went Bo-doh-dee-oh-dee-oh! but one little frog went mmm-ah-mmm!

Bo-dee-oh! went the little green frog one day. Bo-dee-oh! went the little green frog.

Bo-dee-oh! went the little green frog one day. Bo-dee-oh! went the little green frog.

All the other frogs went: mmm-ah-mmm-ah-mmm-ah! Mmm-ah-mmm-ah-mmm-ah! Mmm-ah-mmm-ah-mmm-ah!

All the other frogs went: mmm-ah-mmm-ah-mmm-ah! but one little frog went bo-dee-oh-dee-oh!

We Got a Lovely Letter in the Mail

(tune: If You're Happy and You Know It)

Oh, we got a lovely letter in the mail (clap, clap)

Yes, we got a lovely letter in the mail (clap, clap)

Getting mail is so much fun! Now let’s see what’s in this one

In, this lovely little letter in the mail. (clap, clap)

Our letter today said:

Dear Storytime Friends,

I get around by flying. My body looks furry, and people sometimes confuse me with my cousin, the butterfly.

Can you guess who I am?

I’m a moth!

We learned some interesting facts from a book about the differences between moths and butterflies. For example, moths usually fly at night and butterflies usually fly during the day. Also butterflies' antennae are usually skinny with a bump on the end and moths antennae usually look kind of like feathers.