Today we started our study of the letter “J” by learning about jaguars. We read the book Jaguars
After our story the children made letter “J” jaguars. They first colored a “J” yellow and added black spots. Then they cut them out and glued them to a piece of construction paper. They added 4 legs, a nose/mouth, and two ears I had pre-cut. A wiggly eye finished off the jaguars. I got this idea from Totally Tots.
Later I taught the children a jaguar song I found at this site. There were more verses, but I thought this was long enough.
The Jaguar (Tune: The Farmer in the Dell)
The jaguar is a cat.
The jaguar is a cat.
Hi Ho the Derry O
The jaguar is a cat.
The jaguar has black spots.
The jaguar has black spots.
Hi Ho the Derry O
The jaguar has black spots.
The jaguar can run fast.
The jaguar can run fast.
Hi Ho the Derry O
The jaguar can run fast.
It lives in the jungle.
It lives in the jungle.
Hi Ho the Derry O
It lives in the jungle.
Finally, I asked the children to draw a rain forest. Then I gave them a jaguar sticker and asked them to put it either on the ground or on a low branch of their tree. I also gave them some other rain forest animals to add to their picture. When they were finished I asked them to tell me the story of the jaguar in their picture. I wrote what they dictated on the back. The children always love to see stories they have made up written down.
We had a great morning. The children will be back on Wednesday when we will learn about jellyfish.
