Overview
The children are going to jiggle and jive with the letter J as they recognize and name the uppercase letter J and the lowercase letter j.

Literacy Activities
Jiggle and Jive to find Js

• Write the letters J and j on a whiteboard, name the letters and have the children write the uppercase letter J and the lowercase letter j in the air with their fingers.
• Place the letter cards around the room.
• Have the children jiggle and jive (shake their bodies) as they move around looking for Js.
• Set out a jar with the uppercase letter J and the lowercase letter j on it.
• When the children find a J letter card have them say, “I found a J! I’ll put my J in the J jar” and jiggle and jive to go put their letter in the jar.
  • Make sure that a child doesn't put any of the distractor letters in the J jar by having him or her compare the distractor letter to the letters on the jar.

Jiggle and Jive with Js

• Teach the children the Jiggle and Jive song to the tune of The Hokey Pokey.
• Have each child choose a J and a j from the J jar.
• Teach the children that jab means to poke something, then have them stand in a circle with a J in the middle that the children jab at with their Js.
• Sing the Jiggle and Jive song and have the children act it out with their Js.

Jewel Js

• Give the children the big J page and tell them to cover the big J by drawing over it with little js.
• Show the children the jewel graphic and have them decorate the jewel with Js.

More Practice
Find the Js in a text

• Read the song Jiggle and Jive.
• Help the children identify and point out all the Js in the text.

Find the target letter mixed in with other letters

• Tell the children they will find more Js on a paper.
• Display the page of mixed-up letters and have the children find and circle the uppercase Js and lowercase js.
• Have the children say, “I found a J!” every time they circle an uppercase or lowercase letter J.

Write Js

• Give the children the writing practice page.
• Let the children trace the Js, then write the Js on their own using the lines as a guide.