State and Model the Objective
Tell the children that they will decorate a nice, new board as they listen for words that start with the /n/ sound, such as not, nose, noodle, and nail.

Literacy Activities
Nail nice /n/ things to the new board 

• Have the children take turns choosing a picture card, identifying the picture, and showing it to the other children. 
• Have the children decide together whether or not the picture on the card begins with the /n/ sound. 
  • If it does, have the children say together, “Nail the ___ (e.g., nose) to the nice new board!” then help the children tack the picture on the bulletin board. 
  • If the picture does not start with the /n/ sound, have the children say together, “No nail in the ___(e.g., cat)!” and set the card aside. 
• Repeat the activity until all the children have had a turn to choose a picture card.

More Practice 
Identify the target letter

• Say a word to the children that begins with the /n/ sound (e.g., nice) and ask if the word begins with the same sound as nail, emphasizing the /n/ sound (e.g., /n/ /n/ /n/ nail). 
  • If the word begins with the /n/ sound, have the children touch their nose.
  • If the word doesn’t begin with /n/, have the children shake their heads “no.”
• Repeat several times with various words.

Tongue twisters with /n/

• Make a necktie out of paper and tack it to the bulletin board.
• Invite a child to choose one of the picture cards that are tacked on the bulletin board, and tack it on the necktie as everyone says, “Ned nailed a ____ (e.g., nose) on his necktie.”
• Give each of the children a chance to “nail” a picture card on the necktie and lead the other children in saying the tongue twister with the new word.