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Alphabet Letter J Jester Preschool Lesson Plan Printable Activities, Crafts and Worksheets

Alphabet Letter J Jester Preschool Lesson Plan Printable Activities and Worksheets

Who is a jester?
A jester is a specific type of clown that was hired to tell jokes in royal courts mostly associated with the Middle Ages or medieval period in Europe. Jesters often made fun of court life. They wore a distinctive floppy hat with three points and jingle bells called cap 'n bells.

Other names for a jester are: fool, buffoon/boufon, narr/naar or juglar

Alphabet Activity > Letter J is for Jester
Present and display your option of alphabet printable materials listed:

Finger and Handwriting Tracing:
Trace letter J's in upper and lower case with your index finger as you also sound out the letter. Invite the children to do the same on their coloring page or handwriting worksheet. Encourage the children to trace the dotted letter, and explain the direction of the arrows and point to the numbers with arrows that help them trace the letter correctly. During the demonstration, you may want to count out loud as you trace so children become aware of how the number order aids them in the writing process.

Find the letter J's: Have the children find all the letter J's in upper and lower case on the coloring page and encourage them to circle or trace/shade them first.

Letter J words: Letter Worksheet Program and Mini-Book These materials can be used as part of Letter J program of activities to reinforce letter practice and to identify related J words. Read suggested instructions for using the worksheet and mini-book.

You can also display letter posters and coloring pages or even make a letter J classroom book. For related images visit: Letter J Printable Activities.

Letter J Word Search & Handwriting Practice: The four and six word search game features a jester and letter J words with pictures and handwriting practice.

Advanced independent handwriting practice:
Print your choice of lined paper or drawing and writing paper to draw and color a jester and practice handwriting.