jiggle and jive!
Jiggle and Jive!
Lesson Plan
Target Words:
- jab
- jive
- jump
- jiggle
- juggle
- jog
Materials:
- Letter cards
- Jar with a J on it
- Jiggle and Jive song
- J color page
- Jewel graphic
- Explore for J letter page
- J writing practice
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.
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SEEL Target Texts
Jiggle and Jive
Jiggle and Jive
Jab your J in.
Jiggle your J out.
Jab your J in.
And jiggle it about.
Jiggle your J out.
Jab your J in.
And jiggle it about.
Jab your small j in.
Jiggle your small j out.
Jab your small j in.
And jiggle it about.
Jiggle your small j out.
Jab your small j in.
And jiggle it about.
Jiggle, jiggle, jiggle.
Jive, jive, jive.
Jiggle, jump and jive!
Jive, jive, jive.
Jiggle, jump and jive!
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Standards
SEEL lessons align with Common Core Standards. Please see the standards page for the code(s) associated with this lesson.
http://education.byu.edu/seel/library/
69165
Jiggle and Jive!