I had a really hard time coming up with J words! Finally, I settled on Jellybeans, Jellyfish, Jesus, Jonah and the big fish, and Jupiter (Space). Then, after I settled, I thought of others!! Oh well. Enjoy!
MONDAY
MATERIALS
- Items for Painting with Jellybeans, from Housing a Forest
- Jellybeans
- Heavy weight watercolor paper
- Water bottle with water in it
- Items for Jellybean Fun, ideas from Teach Your Tot
- This website has lots of fun ideas for playing and learning with jellybeans, such as using an egg carton to count with jellybeans, or to sort them by color. Check it out and pick which ones work for you.
- Items for Jellybean J, from No Time for Flashcards
- Construction paper
- Liquid Glue
- Scissors
- Jellybeans
- Desired Printables
LESSON PLAN
- Review A-I
- Introduce the letter J.
- Focus on J is for Jellybeans
- Paint with Jellybeans, from Housing a Forest
- Place jellybeans on the heavy paper and spray them with water. Watch how they melt and use the colors to paint.
- Make the Jellybean J, from No Time for Flashcards
- Cut out a block J. Have your child paste it to a sheet of construction paper. Draw a J with a line of glue down the middle of the J. Let your child cover the glue with jellybeans.
- Games and Printables
- Do any games and printables from those listed above.
STORYTIME
TUESDAY
MATERIALS
- Items for Paper Bowl Jellyfish, from First Palette
- Paper bowl
- Tissue paper or crepe paper
- Poster paint or watercolor
- Paint brush
- Scissors
- White glue
- Thin string
- Paper clip or button
- Wiggle eyes (optional)
- Jellyfish Printables
- First School has some coloring and tracing pages
- Education.com coloring page and dot-to-dot
- 1+1+1=1 tot school printables link 1 & link 2
- Ocean Printables that you might use
- Homeschool Creations, has a tracer page
- 2 Teaching Mommies
- 3 Dinosaurs
LESSON PLAN
- Review A-J
- Introduce J is for Jellyfish
- Make the Paper Bowl Jellyfish, from First Palette
- follow the directions on the blog post
- Do desired printables
STORYTIME
WEDNESDAY
MATERIALS
- Printables
- If Jesus Came to My House Pack, from Homeschool Creations
- Another pack from Homeschool Share
- Confessions of a Homeschooler J is for Jesus Pack (Christmas themed, but usable)
- Confessions of a Slackermom J is for Jesus Died for Me pack
- Review A-J
- Introduce J is for Jesus
- Do Desired Printables linked above
- Have church. Sing songs, pray, preach :)
STORYTIME
THURSDAY
MATERIALS
- Items for craft, from Camo and Bows
- 2 toilet paper rolls
- 2 paper plates
- Markers, crayons, etc
- Long piece of cardboard
- Tape
- Items for Sequence Book, from Ministry to Children
- Printable
- Crayons
- Scissors
- Glue
LESSON PLAN
- Review A-J
- Introduce J is for Jonah
- Do the craft, from Camo and Bows
- Cut a boat out of one paper plate. Cut a whale out of the other. Have your child color them.
- Cut a long strip of cardboard, thin enough to fit inside a toilet paper roll. One on side, draw a man who will be Jonah.
- Tape on toilet paper roll to the back of each paper plate (see her pictures for clarity)
- Tell the story by putting the Jonah puppet thru the toilet paper rolls during the story.
- Make the Sequence Book, from Ministry to Children
- Have your child color the pictures. Cut them out and glue them to the appropriate boxes.
- Color.
STORYTIME
FRIDAY
MATERIALS
- Items for Solar System Hats
- Printable packs
LESSON PLAN
- Review A-J
- Introduce J is for Jupiter.
- This lesson will actually be talking about the whole Solar System.
- Make Solar System Hats
- Do desired printables
ADDITIONAL J WORKSHEETS
