All about J
Sound: /j/ as in jump. /j/ is voiced. Keep the sound short
Key Words: jam, jump, jewels, juggle, jail, jellybeans, jungle, Jupiter, jaguar, joy, jeep, juice, jelly
Praise: Jazzy! Just right! Jolly good!
Tactile Association: Feel or do projects with jelly beans, jewels (beads or sequins) jigsaw puzzle pieces, jars
Make Tactile Letters: Cut the letter 'j' from bread and spread jam or jelly on it
Songs and Games:
Food: juice, jelly beans, jam, jelly, jujubes, Jell-O, jelly rolls, jerky
Art Ideas:
Other Ideas:
Animated Alphabet J colour sheet
Itchy's Alphabet j Colouring Sheet
Sound: /j/ as in jump. /j/ is voiced. Keep the sound short
Key Words: jam, jump, jewels, juggle, jail, jellybeans, jungle, Jupiter, jaguar, joy, jeep, juice, jelly
Praise: Jazzy! Just right! Jolly good!
Tactile Association: Feel or do projects with jelly beans, jewels (beads or sequins) jigsaw puzzle pieces, jars
Make Tactile Letters: Cut the letter 'j' from bread and spread jam or jelly on it
Songs and Games:
- "Jingle Bells"
- "Jack and Jill"
- Go jogging
- Jump rope
- Try to juggle
- Do jumping activities like races, jump rope, jumping over things
- Pretend to be "Jack be Nimble" and jump over a candlestick
- Play jacks
- Do jumping jacks. Count how many times you can do them.
Food: juice, jelly beans, jam, jelly, jujubes, Jell-O, jelly rolls, jerky
Art Ideas:
- Use old jigsaw puzzle pieces. Overlap them to form a frame for a picture
- Make jewelry
- Make a jungle picture
- Make paper jet
- Make jack o'lanterns
- Paint or fingerpaint with Jell-O
- Make a junk collage. Use bottle caps, milk jugs, aluminum pie plates etc.
Other Ideas:
- Visit a janitor and learn about their job
- Learn about the jungle
- Learn about Jupiter
- Guess how many jelly beans are in the jar
- Do jigsaw puzzles
- Have different jewelry items available for dress up
- Go on a journey, real or imaginary
- Eat jam
- Close your eyes and eat jelly beans and try to guess the flavour
- Wear jeans
- Tell jokes
- Wear a jacket
- Talk about jobs
- Listen to jazz
Animated Alphabet J colour sheet
Itchy's Alphabet j Colouring Sheet