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Word Match

Create word cards that match the words on your mat(s). Place the cards in a box or in a pile. Have a student draw a word card. Then, they will jump to that word on the mat. When the student finds the word, they will shout the word (if the learning environment permits loud noises.) […]

Bean Bag Decides

Have a student throw a bean bag on the Word Hop floor mat. (Be sure the bean bag lands on one word.) The student will jump to the bean bag, pick it up, and say the word underneath the bean bag.

Trace the Word

Have a student crawl on the mat and trace each word on the mat with two fingers. Have the student trace the word, saying each letter as they trace it. Then, say the full word.

Word Hopscotch

Have a student begin on START HERE. Have the student read the first word. The student hop on the word with one foot while simultaneously saying the word. Have the student read the next word then jump with two feet on the space while simultaneously saying the second word. Continue alternating between one foot hops […]

Clipboard Word Fun

Clip a worksheet that helps students learn the sight words to a clipboard. Have students jump on the mat to solve the worksheet.

Sentence Fun

Have students take turns tossing a bean bag onto the mat. Have them jump down to the word it lands on, read the word, and then use it in a sentence.

Spell and Say

Give students a word to jump to. Student jumps to that word, spells the word, and then says the letter sounds. For example, student jumps to the word “sit.” The student says the word, says each of the letter sounds, and then says the word again. This helps with letter recognition and letter sounds.

Creating Sounds

Have your student jump down the mat while simultaneously saying the corresponding sound of each letter (or pair of letters depending on the mat version). Continue to have your student say the sounds as they jump up the mat. These are the initial sounds.

Root Word Hop

Lay out the end sound cards. Have your student hop on each end sound card (or next to the card if you are on a slippery floor) while simultaneously saying the sound. (The mix of cards depends on the mat version you have. For example, Word Blending Mat Single R-Z includes ‘um’, ‘ut’, ‘un’, ‘ug’, […]

Word Blending Hop

Have your student place an end sound card at the top of the mat on the box that says ‘Place Card Here.’ Then, have your student stand on START HERE. Have your student say the initial sound in the first box. Then, have your student say the end sound at the top of the mat. […]