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Pattern

Have students discover the pattern that makes squared numbers. Have them start by finding the difference between 1 and 4 (3), and writing 3 on a paper and placing it halfway between the 1 and 4. Then find the difference between 4 and 9 (5) and write 5 on a paper and place it halfway […]

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Sentence Hop

Have a student put a card on the PLACE CARD HERE block. Have the student stand on the START HERE block. The student will hop on each word to read the sentence. Have the student place a different card at the end of the mat and jump again!

Punctuation

Have students say the punctuation mark out loud at the end of the sentence. Example: “I can go to the bank period.”

Adding to the Story

Have students answer these questions (and others that you can create) for the corresponding mats after they have jumped and read the sentence. Examples: Sentence Hop A- Who will you go with? Sentence Hop B- What is your (mom, dad, etc.) like? Sentence Hop C – Why do you want to ride? Sentence Hop D- […]

Jump and Spell

Ask the student a question that corresponds with the mat. Have the student choose their answer. Then, have the student spell their answer out loud. (Multiple choice questions work best for spelling out single words.) Examples: Sentence Hop A- (Use beach card) Is the beach sunny or cloudy? Sentence Hop B- Did you run fast […]

Adding Adjectives

Have students add adjectives to the sentence as they jump through the mat. Have them hop beside the mat while they say the added adjective. Example: Sentence Hop A – “I can go to the sunny beach.” Sentence Hop B – “I run to see my baby brother. Sentence Hop C – “I want to […]

Adding Adverbs

Have students add adverbs to the sentence as they jump through the mat. Example: Sentence Hop A- ”I can frequently go to the beach.” Sentence Hop B- “I run quickly to see my brother.” Sentence Hop C- “I want to joyfully ride on a horse.” Sentence Hop D- “I rarely like to swim in the […]

Pronoun Fun

Have students change the subject pronoun in the sentence to another subject pronoun (we, he, she, it, they, you) and change the verb tense to match. For instance, switching the example from the Sentence Hop D above: “I like to swim in the lake.” could become “He likes to swim in the lake.”

Question Word Hop

Have students start at the beginning of the mat. Have them hop through the mat, reading each question word aloud as they jump.