Phonics

LESSON 1

Letter Nn /n/

CARDS
Nn sound/symbol card
Nn picture cards

WORKSHEETS
Phonemic awareness
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Phonemic Awareness
Materials: Picture cards, phonemic awareness worksheet
Say the word nap and emphasize the /n/ sound: /nnn/ /ap/. Have students listen for the
/n/ sound at the beginning of the word as you repeat it. Then have them say the word.
Tell students you are going to say some words. Some of the words begin with /n/ and

other words do not. Tell them they should stamp their feet whenever they hear the /n/
sound at the beginning of a word. Say the following words one at a time, allowing time
for student response: no, nice, mother, cat, not, book, new, never, pig, nose.
Say the word pan and ask students what sound they hear at the end. Tell them that they

can sometimes hear the /n/ sound at the end of words. Say the following words one at
a time, and have students raise their hand whenever they hear /n/ at the end of a word:
fan, car, pin, line, bat, said, man, rain, drip, bean, bun.
Mix up the picture cards and place them in a pocket chart or along the chalkboard

ledge. Name each picture with students: barn, cane, hen, sun, nest, nose, nut, needle. Have
students help you group the pictures according to those that start with /n/ and those
that end with /n/.
Give students the phonemic awareness worksheet for extra practice.

Introduce the Sound/Symbol Relationship for Nn /n/

Materials: Sound/symbol card
Show students the sound/symbol card for Nn. Read the word net and point out that the
letter Nn stands for the /n/ sound in net. Have students listen for the /n/ sound as they
read the word with you.
Have a volunteer come up and point to the letter in the word net that stands for the

/n/ sound.
If you have students in the class whose names begin with Nn, write these names on the

board. If not, have students think of names that start with Nn and write their suggestions
on the board. Read the names together and then have volunteers come up and circle the
letter in each name that stand for the /n/ sound.
Have students go for a walk around the room to find objects with names that start or end

with the letter Nn.

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More Practice
Materials: Phonics worksheet
Have students complete the phonics worksheet for /n/. Make sure they can name each
of the pictures: nose, walrus, lion, nut, nail, barn, broom, corn, clock, nest, moon, net.

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SOUND/SYMBOL CARD

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N n
net
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PICTURE CARDS

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WORKSHEET

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Name:_________________________

Phonics Lesson 1: Nn /n/

Date:____________

Teacher Instructions: Have students draw a line from the picture at the top of the page
to those pictures that have names that begin with /n/.
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WORKSHEET

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Name:_________________________

Phonics Lesson 1: Nn /n/

Date:____________

Teacher Instructions: Have students name each picture and write the letter n under each
picture that either starts or ends with the /n/ sound. Have students put an X over the pictures
that do not have the /n/ sound.
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