What Starts with "M"?

A few nights ago I was asking Joel (newly 4) if he wanted to learn to read.

"Yes!" he said, enthusiastically.

"Good" I said, remembering this pinnacle of homeschooling with my older three children and loving the prospect of getting to teach yet another one to read.

"Reading starts with sounds of letters," I explained. "Like 'b' says 'buh'. Can you think of some words that start with "buh?" He said, "Ben, boy, booger..."

"Right!" I said.

"How about "t"?" I pronounced the T sound. He said, "Toy, time, truck."

"Right!" I said, "you're catching on fast. How about M? It says "mmm". What word do you know that starts with "mmm"?"


"Delicious!" he answered.