J for Jump

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Read to Me

Our main book of the week was Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed by Eileen Christelow.

Alphabet Art: Jeweled J

Supplies
J Pattern (large capital J)
paint (any color will do)
glue
craft jewels (found in the bead section of Hobby Lobby) or small sequins

Paint the J and let it dry. Add dots of glue all over it. Let your student place jewels on the J. Remember to make the /j/ sound as you work!  When the J was finished, I cut it out and glued it to the front of Simon's J folder.

Lessons & Lapbook

I used some of Carissa's printables found here. I also used some of the J printables from the Alphabet Notebook page at Homeschool Share. 

We turned Carissa's "How Many Monkeys?" pages into an accordion book. Each monkey is attached to the page with velcro for future matching fun (you could also use magnets). Just make sure to make the accordion out of something sturdy if you plan to let your student remove the pieces from the pages.

The back of the folder has a pocket with pieces to retell the story.

Let's Make a Memory ~ Jumping on J!

Sometimes we just need to do something simple. This week I drew lots of large J's on the sidewalk and we jumped from J to J. 

Book Basket
Jamberry by Bruce Degen
The Giant Jam Sandwich by John Vernon Lord
Joseph Had a Little Overcoat by Simms Taback
This Is the House That Jack Built by Simms Taback

Shopping List

• craft jewels or sequins (for Jolly Jeweled J)
• sidewalk chalk (for J jumping)
• magnet strip or velcro (for the How Many Monkeys book, if desired)