J is for Jellyfish and Jelly Beans

Here is our Letter J Book and Activity List!

J is for Jellyfish and Jelly Beans Book List

Here is a printable book list to take to the library! J is for Jellyfish Book List

• Amazing Animals: Jellyfish by Valerie Bodden
  • Full of fascinating jellyfish pictures and information.
• I Am Not a Fish by Peter Raymundo
  • The is a clever book about a Jelly Fish who feels he has been misnamed. There are lots if fun jelly fish facts hidden in the story.
• Peanut Butter and Jellyfish by Jarrett Krosoczka
  •  A story about kindness.
• Peanut Butter and Jelly (a Narwhal and Jelly Book) by Ed Clanton
  • Sophie LOVES this series.
• Fancy Nancy: Peanut Butter and Jellyfish (an  I Can Read Book) by Jane O’Connor
  • Fancy Nancy overcomes her fear of jelly fish after a trip to the aquarium.
• The Jelly Bean Fun Book by Karen Capucilli
  • This book is interactive! You will solve puzzles, find hidden messages, and count jelly beans.
• The Giant Jelly Bean Jar by Marcie Aboff
  • A Puffin Read-To-Read book about overcoming shyness.
• How Many Jelly Beans? by Andrea Menotti
  • A Giant Picture Book about large numbers.
• Jelly Beans series by Laura Numeroff
  • A series about 4 very different friends whose initials spell B.E.A.N. They learn to overcome their differences and help each other.  (Sophie loved these books, though they were not my favorites).
    • Jelly Beans and the Big Dance
    • The Jelly Beans Love to Read
    • The Jelly Beans and the Big Art Adventure
    • The Jelly Beans and Big Book Bonanza
    • The Jelly Beans and the Big Camp Kickoff

Literacy

• Talk about the sounds that “J” makes.
• See if you child can find the J on the cover of each of the Jellyfish and Jelly Bean books you read.
• See if your child can think of any other words that start with the “J” sound:   Jump, juggle, jug, jello, juice, jeep, jam, jail, jacket, jay, jog.
  • Note: It is okay if they come up with some “G” words (giraffe, gem, gym, giant, etc). It is good that they are recognizing the correct sound.
• Draw “J” bubble letters and have your child put stickers in the open space. This is good for fine motor skills as well.
• Download this free letter of the week coloring sheet. You can use this for dot-a-dot, coloring, or stickering. Alphabet Coloring Sheets (variety pack) PDF
• Try these Upper and Lower Case Dot-a-Dot sheets that include a letter recognition portion.

My girls LOVE making these crafts for each letter!

Other Activities

• This is a chance to do some tasty math!
  • Sort Jelly beans by Color
  • Count how many jelly beans you have of each color
  • Practice simple subtraction by eating a jelly bean and then talk about how many are left
  • Make patterns with the jelly beans (ex: red-blue-red-blue) and have them guess which color will come next.
  • Check out these Jelly Bean Counting and Estimation activities.
• Try these Jelly Bean toothpick building activities

 

I make a *very* simple watercolor page for each letter. The girls love it and it reminds me that homeschooling at this age does not need to be complicated 🙂

 

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