Overview
The children will wear a neat necktie as they recognize and name the letter N.

Literacy Activities
Neat necktie

• Write the letter N on a whiteboard, name the letter, and have the children say the letter name as they write the N in the air with their fingers.
• Give the children the necktie graphic and tell them it is a neat necktie. Explain that neat means cool or awesome.
• Have the children write a large letter N near the bottom of their neat necktie.
• Mix up the letter cards and have the children choose a card one at a time.
• Help the children decide if the letter on the card is a letter N.
  • If the letter is an N have the children glue or tape the card on their neat neckties.
  • If the letter is not an N, have the children place it in a discard pile.
• Allow the children to use N stickers or stamps to cover the necktie with the letter N (optional).

More Practice
Write the target letter

• Write the letter N on the board and have the children name the letters.
• Have the children make their own letter cards by writing the letter N on small pieces of paper or sticky notes.
• Let the children glue or tape their letter cards to their neat necktie.
• Help the children attach the necktie to their clothing using jumbo paper clips and allow them to wear their neat new necktie.