I is for insect and N is for nest. This pack puts both letters in the child’s hands and out in the world: giant outlines to finger-trace and decorate, shapes to spot on a walk, and sounds to sort.
One page is a quiet hunt for tall I shapes (ivy, a standing stick) and N shapes (a gate, a nest to look at, a net), plus a surprise find to draw. Another traces big I and little i, then builds an I from a single stick.
The last page sorts six pictures by first sound — insect, nest, igloo, needle, inchworm, nut — with room to draw one more of each. Every activity has an easier and a stretch idea for ages 2 to 7, and the pack prints on Letter or A4.
What’s inside
- 1Cover: what’s inside, what you’ll need and an I & N hunt log
- 2Before you start: sounds, three ways to play and safety notes
- 3My giant I: one tall line to trace and decorate
- 4My giant N: down, diagonal, down — then decorate
- 5I and N are hiding outside: shape and nature hunt
- 6Trace I and i, then build an I with a stick
- 7I or N? First-sound sort with draw-your-own boxes
Why this matters
Hearing the first sound of a word, then matching it to a letter you can build and find outside, is how early reading starts. I and N are simple shapes with clear sounds, perfect for little hands.
Age bands
Every activity page has an easier and a stretchier way in, marked with these bands:
- Sprout 2–3
- Seedling 3–5
- Sapling 5–7
Letter is the standard paper size in North America; A4 is used almost everywhere else.