State the Objective
Tell the children that they will jiggle and jive with the letter J as they recognize and name the letters J and j.

Literacy Activities
Jiggle, jive, and find Js 

• Write and name the letters J and j.
• Help the children jot down J and j on small pieces of paper.
• Have the children jiggle and jive (shake their torsos) as they say /j/.
• Set out a jar with J and j written on it. 
• Have the children say, “I jotted down a J! I’ll put my J in the J jar” and jiggle and jive as they put their letter in the jar.

Jot Js on a jewel

• Allow the children to decorate the jewel (see below) with Js. 
• Comment:
  • “Just jot Js on the jewel!” 
  • “That's a lot of Js jotted on the jewel!”

Jiggle and Jive song 

• Teach the children the Jiggle and Jive song (see below) to the tune of “The Hokey Pokey” or another tune. 
• Have each child choose a J and j from the J jar. 
• Teach the children that jab means to poke something.
• Have the children stand in a circle.
• Put a large J in the center of the circle that the children can pretend to jab. 
• Sing the Jiggle and Jive song and have the children act it out with their Js.

Find Js  

• Read the song Jiggle and Jive. 
• Help the children point to each J in the text. 
• Write several Js with other letters mixed in. 
• Have the children say, “I found a J!” every time they find a J or j.