We have been learning the letter "M m". "M m" is for "Mittens". Today we learned the poem / story about the "Three Little Kittens Who Lost Their Mittens" (literature / reading). My two young students and I made a large poster depicting these kittens wearing their mittens (art). The kittens represented each of them, as well as their baby brother. This poster makes a great visual aid for learning the story, learning rhyming words, recognizing the letter "M m" and the sound it makes (phonics), learning the opposite words "lost" and "found", learning colors (brown, black, tan, etc.), and learning to recognize the numbers 1-2-3 (math). I suppose the story of the three little kittens could also be counted as a social studies lesson as it shows how irresponsible behavior will result in a negative consequence.
"M m" is also for "Mammal". We discussed the characteristics of mammals (science). They are warm-blooded, have hair / fur, give birth to live young, and they produce milk to feed their babies.
Our poster is almost as large as the children's school table, which will comfortably seat 4 small students.
