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How do you spell nest?
nest
N-E-S-T
In your language
Русский
гнездо · гнёздышко
Español
nido · nidito
العربية
عش
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This is a nest.
I can see a nest.
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Use it in class
- I spySpread the picture cards around the room and say “I spy with my little eye something beginning with N!” The first child to point at the nest card and name it spies next.
- Slow revealHide the card behind a book and slide it out bit by bit. The first child to call “nest!” hides the next one.
- Loud and quietOne child waits outside while you hide the nest card. As they search, the class chants “nest, nest”: louder as they get close, quieter as they move away.
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Questions and answers
- How do you spell nest?
- N-E-S-T. Nest has 4 letters and starts with N.
- What is nest in Russian, Spanish and Arabic?
- In Russian: гнездо, гнёздышко. In Spanish: nido, nidito. In Arabic: عش.
- What is the plural of nest?
- Nests: one nest, two nests.
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Presentation
Birds Vocabulary Presentation (Free PPT)
Free birds vocabulary presentation for ESL kids: 14 picture slides with audio, a quick check and a review grid. Present online or get PPT.