Overview
The children will help build a nightingale nest out of the letter N as they recognize and name the letter N.

Literacy Activities
Build an N Nest

• Write the letter N on the whiteboard, name the letter, and have the children write the N in the air with their fingers.
• Show the children the nightingale graphic and explain that a nightingale is a bird that loves to sing, and that they will use letter Ns to make a nest.
• Mix up the letter cards and place the cards in a pile face down next to the nightingale and the nest (bowl).
• Have the children take turns choosing and holding up a letter card, then have all the children say the name of the letter together.
  • If the letter is an N, have the children tape it to the nightingale's nest.
  • If the letter is not an N, have the children put the letter in a discard pile.
• Place the nightingale graphic in the bowl and tell the children that the nightingale can take a nap in her nice, new N nest.

More Practice
Write the target letter

• Show the children how to write a letter N by writing it on a whiteboard or on chart paper.
• Give each child a piece of paper and a pencil and have them write the letter N on their paper, providing support as needed.
• Have the children say, “Nap on N!” and pretend to take a nap on their letter N like the nightingale in the nest.