Letters J and I
Practicing identification of the letters J and I; meeting unusual J and I animals in videos
Month 9 · Activity 4 · Letters
Instructions
- On a sheet of paper write the letter J twice and one letter P (J J P)
- Ask the child to circle the letter that isn’t a J
- Next, write 3 letter J’s and one letter H (J J J H)
- Ask the child to draw a square around the letter that isn’t a J
- Write letter J letter P and letter H (J P H)
- Cross out letters that aren’t a letter J
- Have the child practice writing letter J and letter I
- Ask the child to think of an animal that begins with J (jackal, jackrabbit, jaybird, jellyfish, joey, etc.)
- Find a picture of an animal beginning with J and put into the binder ( Easy way to find pictures is to type “Free pictures of animals” in internet search engine)
- Learn about a dangerous jellyfish here
- Ask a child to think of an animal that begins with I (iguana, impala, insect, etc.)
- Find a picture of an animal beginning with I and put into the binder
- Learn how an ibis makes water safe for people for bathing here
Simplify
Find animal pictures in old magazines if the Internet/printer is not available. The child can draw a picture of an animal also.
Use a cookie sheet or tray with sides and sprinkle flour, salt, or sugar in the tray. Write the letters as instructed in the tray instead of on the paper. An adult can guide a child's finger in the tray to make the J's, P's, and H's.
Extend
Review all the letters learned so far from Month 1 by writing all the letters on a piece of paper, dry erase board, or chalkboard. Ask a child to erase or cross off each letter as you say the sound of the letter. You can also ask the child to name an animal that begins with that sound. A, E, B, F, C, R, D, M, O, U, G, Y, S, V, H, P
QUESTIONS FOR A CHILD
What is your favorite alphabet sound to make? Why?
Is there a sound in nature that makes you afraid and why? Is there a sound in nature that you like to hear and why?
Materials
- piece of paper/dry erase board/chalkboard
- crayons/markers/chalk
- internet and printer/ old magazines
- 3 ring binder (click here to purchase) with alphabet dividers (click here to purchase) which was started in Month 1 Activity 5
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