State and Model the Objective
Tell the children that they will jump, jiggle, and jog as they listen for words that start with the /j/ sound, such as jeans, jacket, and jewelry.

Literacy Activities
Jump, jiggle, and jog with /j/

• Tape the jeans, jacket, and jewelry graphics  each on a different wall in the room.
• Say, "Jeans, jacket, jewelry" out loud, pointing out that each word starts with the /j/ sound, and invite the children to listen for more words that start with that sound in the activity 
• Explain to the children that they will be rolling the picture block to see which wall they will go to (jeans, jacket, or jewelry) and the action block to see which /j/ action they will do to get there. 
• Choose a child to roll the picture and action blocks and have the child tell the other children what he or she has rolled (e.g., “Jump to the jeans!”), supporting as needed.
• Have the rest of the children do the action on their way to the matching wall while calling out the action (e.g., “Jump to the jeans!”). 
• Repeat the activity as many times as desired, giving other children an opportunity to roll the picture and action blocks.
• After the activity, invite the children to echo back phrases that emphasize the /j/ sound related to what they did, such as “/j/ /j/ /j/ Jump to the /j/ /j/ /j/ jeans!” “/j/ /j/ /j/ Jog to the /j/ /j/ /j/  jacket!” 

More Practice
Identify the target sound

• Have the children line up on the opposite side of the room from you, standing side by side and facing you.
• Call out a variety of words (most of which start with the /j/ sound, and some that do not) one at a time, and allow the children to jump or jog or jiggle forward one step every time they hear a word that starts with the /j/ sound.
  • If a child incorrectly identifies a word, review the word again, emphasizing the initial sound (e.g., /b/ b/ boy) and ask the child if it starts with the /j/ sound as in /j/ /j/ /j/ jump, supporting as needed.