Overview
The children will jump, jog, and jiggle as they say the /j/ sound in words such as jog, joy, and jacket. 

Literacy Activities
Jump on Jeans, Jacket, and Jewelry

• Cut out and assemble the picture block and action block.
• Let the children decorate pictures of a jacket, jewelry, and jeans by writing the uppercase letter J and lowercase letter j on the pictures, emphasizing that the letter J makes the /j/ sound.
• Have the children stand in a circle and place the pictures in the center of the circle.
• Choose a child to roll the picture block and action block together.
• Have the child move to the middle and perform the action on the correct picture while saying the /j/ sound.
• Have the other children repeat the action while saying the /j/ sound.
• Repeat the game with other children taking turns to roll the picture block and action block.

More Practice
J jump

• Create a hopscotch game by drawing a hopscotch grid on a large piece of paper or by placing smaller sheets together.
• Invite some children to fill each square by writing a J or j.
• Roll the picture block onto one of the squares and tell the children not to jump on the square where the block landed.
• Have the children jump from square to square while saying the /j/ sound.