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LESSON PLAN
for Lesson 1
Consonant Nn

Materials
Lesson plan and
teaching materials

To view the teaching materials, click on "Lesson plan and teaching materials." Then scroll to the end of the lesson to find the following materials:

  • Nn sound/symbol card
  • Nn picture cards
  • Phonemic awareness worksheet
  • Phonics worksheet

Other Book
Read-Aloud Book
Nuts in My Nest

 Please note that the lesson plans for consonant N and short vowel /a/ do not have accompanying decodable books. Children need to learn the elements N, short /a/, and P before having the necessary tools to read the first decodable book, Nan and Pap. This book is available with the third lesson plan.
Background

Most often, the /n/ sound in the initial, final, and medial positions is made by the consonant n as in net, nap, can, fan, and ant. The use of the consonant n is very consistent for the /n/ sound, although there is an exception--the pn, gn, and kn letter combinations in words like pneumonia, gnat, and know. Sometimes the consonant n is silent, such as when it is the second n in words like Ann and dinner, or when it follows the letter m, as in the word hymn.