Overview
The children will make a monster mask with the letter M on it as they recognize and name the uppercase letter M and the lowercase letter m.

Literacy Activities
Monster mask

• Prepare a mask for each child by printing the graphic on cardstock or glueing the graphic on a paper plate with eye cutouts.
• Read A Halloween Mask for Monster by Virginia Mueller (optional), emphasizing the letter M.
• Write the uppercase letter M and the lowercase letter m on a whiteboard, name the letters, and have the children write the M and m in the air with their fingers.
• Show the children a monster mask and point out that monster and mask  both begin with the letter M.
• Mix up the letter cards and have the children choose one card at a time.
• Decide as a group whether or not each letter is an uppercase M or a lowercase m.
  • If the letter is an M or m, put it near the mask cutout.
  • If the letter is not an M or m, place it in the discard pile.
• Give each of the children a pre-cut M monster mask and have the children decorate their masks by gluing or taping M and m letter cards onto their masks. 
• Invite the children to continue to decorate their masks with various objects that begin with the letter M (e.g., macaroni, mini marshmallows, etc.). 
• Make a list of the items used to decorate the mask and have the children circle the letter M or m at the beginning of each word. 

More Practice
Write the target letter

• Have the children write the uppercase letter M and lowercase letter m several times on a piece of paper.
• Let the children cut out the letters and glue them on their monster mask (support as needed).