Fun with letters M and W

Letters M and W are tricky letters for preschoolers to master, often times preschoolers have difficulty differentiating the 2 letters.  Therefore, we came up with some intriguing activities to grab the preschoolers attention.

Snowball Fight!!!!

 Give each preschooler a sheet of paper with the letter M or W printed on it.  Ask each preschooler to identify the letter then ball up the paper making a "snowball". 

 

 The Snowball Fight starts when the music begins to play and ends when the music stops.   We played the song  "Snowball Fight!!!" (Letters and Sounds song for kids) by: Harry Kindergarten. When the music stops the preschoolers should find a snowball open it up and identify the letter. 

If you are holding the letter M, stand.  If you holding the letter W, sit down.

 

If you are holding the letter M put paper on your head.  If you are holding the letter W put the paper on your nose.

I Spy!

We Played "I Spy the letter M/W". The preschoolers searched for letter M's in our classroom, give each M a high-five then count all the M's.  Repeat the same process with letter W.  Do we have more M's or W's?

 

M/W Balloon Toss!

The preschoolers toss up their balloons.  When the balloon lands, they yell out the letter they see, Fun, Fun, Fun!!!

 

 

 

The preschoolers built the letter M and W with blocks and Lego beads.

 

 

Handwriting practice!

Shaving Cream

 

 

 

 

Finger painting

 

 

 

 

 

 

Q-tips and paint

 

 

 

 

Dot Art

 

Pencils

 

IPad Letters

 

 

 

M Monsters!

The preschoolers traced and cut out the letter M.

 

 

 

Trace and cut out triangle teeth.

 

Trace and cut out circles for eyeballs (as many as they want)

 

Glue the teeth and eyeballs on the letter M to create Monster M's.  (we secured the eyes with a glue gun)

They were being Silly Monsters as they were waiting for us to secure the eyeballs :)

Walrus W's!

This is a 2-day process!

This step is not necessary, but it's a fun sensory activity that looks and feels fascinating!

Painted white paper with black and white water colors.

 

Squirted and spread out glue on top of the gray paint.

 

 

 

Sprinkled (or should I say, pour) salt on top of the glue and use paint brushes to spread it over the paper.

Let It dry over-night.  This will be  used to make Walrus Whiskers.

Trace and cut out the letter W on brown construction paper.

 

Trace and cut out eyes and tusks, then paste on the W to create a walrus face.

 

Trace  2 squares on the back of the water color/salt paper, cut out. Then cut strips at the bottom of the squares, leaving 1/4 inch at the top of the square creating whiskers.