Overview
The children will make a neat noodle necklace as they recognize and name the letter N.

Literacy Activities
Make a noodle necklace

• Wrap tape around one end of each string to make it easier to thread, and hole-punch the top of the letter cards.
• Write the letter N on a whiteboard, name the letter, and have the children write the N in the air with their fingers.
• Mix up the letter cards and place the cards in a pile face down.
• Have the children choose a letter card and hold up the chosen letter, then say the name of the letter together.
  • If the letter is an N, have the children put the letter by the noodles.
  • If the letter is not an N, have the children place the letter in a discard pile.
• Give each child a string, several noodles, and a few N letter cards.
• Tape the untaped end of the string to the table so that the noodles don’t fall off as the children thread them.
• As the children string their noodles and letter cards, have them say, “N on the necklace” and “N by the noodles.”
• When the children have finished, help them tie their necklaces around their necks as they say, “My N noodle necklace looks nice!”

More Practice
Identify the target letter

• Write the letter N and another letter that the class has previously learned on the whiteboard.
• Ask the children which letter is the letter N.
• Repeat this activity several times with a different distractor letter each time.

Write the target letter

• Show the children how to write a letter N by writing it on the whiteboard or on chart paper.
• Give each child a piece of paper and a pencil and have the children write the letter N multiple times.
• If time allows, help the children cut out their letters, hole-punch them, and add them to their noodle necklace.