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Letter Match

Use the letter cards provided on the following pages or create your own cards that have the letters u, n, w, m, b, d, p, and q. Make five cards of each letter. Put all of the letter cards in a pile and mix them up. Have the student draw from the cards and match […]

Letter Trace

Use the ‘Trace the Word’ worksheet found on the following pages. Have students crouch down on the mat and trace each letter with two fingers. After they trace on the mat, have them trace the same letter on the worksheet.

Think of a Word

Have the student jump on the first letter, ‘u.’ Then, have them come up with a word that starts with ‘u.’ (That isn’t umbrella!) Continue down the mat.

Hop and Say

Have students hop from one word to the other saying each of the words out loud. As students say the word, have them also say the meaning, or use the word in a sentence.

Bean Bag Meaning

Have a student toss a bean bag onto the mat. Be sure that the bean bag lands on a space on the mat. Hop to the bean bag, and pick it up. Say the word and the meaning of the word.

Spell the Word

The teacher will say one of the words on the mat out loud. The student will then spell that word and then jump to the word. Students can also use the word in a sentence after spelling it.

Fill in the Sentence

Students will use the worksheet and the mat to fill in the missing words.

Bean Bag Sentences

Have a student toss a bean bag onto the mat. Be sure that the bean bag lands on a space on the mat. Hop to the bean bag, and pick it up. Use that word in a sentence.

Match the Meaning

Using the provided notecards, students will take a notecard and read the meaning. They will then hop through the mat to the word that matches the meaning on their chosen notecard. Have students say the word and the meaning together. If they get it correct, they can move on. If it was not correct, have […]

Tell the Meaning

The teacher will say the meaning of a word, and the student is to jump to the word that matches the meaning that the teacher gave. Encourage students to say that word out loud, or start over if they hopped to the incorrect word.