Letter M Coloring Page with a Monkey, a Crescent Moon and Stars

Under a wide capital M and a lowercase m, a monkey sits with one hand resting on top of its head and a big open smile. Next to it, a crescent moon with a smiling face curves toward the monkey, and three small stars float around the moon.

It is a free printable letter M coloring page for children about ages 3 to 6. The monkey and the moon are large, rounded shapes, and the stars are the smallest parts, so a child can finish the page in one sitting.

How this coloring page was created

For this page, we typed this idea into Colorin AI: "the capital letter M and the lowercase letter m side by side, drawn large as hollow outlined letters ready to color across the top half of the page, with a monkey and a crescent moon below them".

The word "crescent" gave the moon its thin curved shape, and in the drawing the moon also has a smiling face. "Side by side" placed the two letters next to each other at the top, with the capital on the left and the lowercase on the right, so a child sees both forms at once. "Hollow outlined letters" left each letter empty inside and ready for color, and "below them" put the monkey and the moon underneath.

Details of This Letter M Coloring Page

The capital M has two straight sides with a deep V in the middle. The lowercase m beside it has three short stems joined by two round humps. Seen together, the two letters show a child that the capital M has points and the small m has curves.

Monkey and moon both start with the M sound, so the page works for a letter of the week lesson and for sound practice with a speech therapist. A homeschool family can add it to a handmade alphabet book, one page per letter.

The monkey sits on the ground with its tail curled into a spiral on the left. One arm is raised so the hand rests on top of its head, beside a small tuft of hair, and the other hand rests on the ground next to its foot. Each round ear holds a curl, and an oval patch covers its belly.

The moon opens toward the monkey and shows a face in profile on its inner curve, with one eye, one eyebrow, a pointed nose and a smile. Three five-pointed stars sit around it. A small star sits beside the top tip of the moon, and two more sit below it, with the right one a little larger than the left one.

Coloring Ideas and Techniques

A brown body with a lighter tan for the face, the inner ears and the belly patch gives the monkey a classic look. Pink or peach works for the open mouth. The tail can match the body, and the spiral at its tip is a good place to slow down and stay inside the line.

The moon and the three stars can share one yellow, with a light orange along the inner curve of the moon. For a night scene, color the empty space around the moon in dark blue and leave the stars bright. A peeled crayon held on its side covers a large sky quickly and leaves a soft texture.

If a child's name starts with M, create a letter page with that name, and the class can color it right after this one.

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