Preschool Letter J Lessons

J –
Stories:
Jack and Jill
Jack and the beanstalk
The jacket I wear in the snow
Storytelling:
The jacket I wear in the snow suitcase with jacket with zipper, red scarf, stocking cap, red mittens, sweater, jeans, boots, long underwear and socks (label with each child’s name)
Jamberry
The Jungle Book
Jabberwocky

Family movie night
The Jungle Book

Songs:
5 little monkeys jumping on the bed
The Animals In the Jungle Say
(Sung To: "The Wheels on the Bus")
The parrots in the jungle say squawk, squawk, squawk,
Squawk, squawk, squawk, squawk, squawk, squawk,
The parrots in the jungle say squawk, squawk, squawk, all day long
The monkeys in the jungle say ooh, ooh, ooh, all day long.
The monkeys in the jungle say ooh, ooh, ooh,
ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh,
The monkeys in the jungle say ooh, ooh, ooh, all day long.
The tigers in the jungle say grrr, grrr, grr,
grrr, grrr, grr, grrr, grrr, grr,
The tigers in the jungle say grrr, grrr, grr, all day long.

Activities/Crafts:
Giant Jack in the box Get a box your child can fit in and use it as a Jack in the box

Jello Jungle Animals
Children can make jello jungle animal figures, this way they can see the process the jello takes(liquid to solid)materials are jello, cookie cutters, cookie sheet and a bowl for mixing. Also, a paper plate can be decorated with the jungle jello animal for presentation.

Monkey Bread
First make pizza dough according to the directions on the package. Then melt butter or margarine in a dish and mix this with cinnamon and sugar in a dish. Have children break off pieces of dough and dip them in the mixture. Place these pieces in a pan and bake at 350 for 30 to 35 minutes.

Paper Plate Snake
What You Need: * Paper Plates * Crayons/Markers * Paint (and perhaps sponges for painting) * Scissors * Glue
What You Do: * Have the children draw a line that goes around and around their plate starting at the edge going to the middle Next have them cut out the line (you may have to help depending on the age of you children) Have the children decorate their snakes with the materials. You can then hang them from the ceiling or put them on the wall.

Jungle Safari
Have your children draw different jungle animals. Then have them use binoculars (two toilet paper tubes) to go on a jungle safari. Put pictures of jungle animals around school/house

subjects for older kids
Jane Goodall Dian Fossey - Gorillas

roots & shoots Website from Jane Goodall for kids