J Game Online
- Year levels
- Foundation, Pre-school (Early Years)
- File type
- Preparation
- Print ready
- Subject
- Phonics, Language Development, English
- Topic
- Letter J, Letter J Activities
- Resource types
- Games
- Preparation
- Print ready
From the author
About this resource
This letter-J picture game includes one colour board and one black-and-white board. Players roll a die, move around the outer track and cover a matching picture in the 20-space centre. The printed goal is to cover all the pictures.
Provide a die, a player piece for each participant and counters. Name the pictures and practise their beginning J sound before or during play. Use the game independently, with a partner or in a literacy Centre.
Optional variations from the contributor include connecting four, covering spaces within a time limit, comparing the number covered, or racing to cover ten. Agree on the chosen goal before starting. The four-page PDF includes the two boards, a thank-you page and credits.
In the classroom
Teaching tips & learning objectives
Learning objectives
Move a game piece around a board by rolling a die and advancing the corresponding number of spaces.
Match a landed space to its corresponding picture in the centre of the board.
Build turn-taking and rule-following by playing toward the game's stated win condition of covering every picture.
Teaching tips
Have students play with a partner or independently, since the stated win condition (covering every picture) works for either format.
Use the second board as a repeat round once students finish the first, since both boards use the same roll-and-cover mechanic.
Skills covered
Turn-based board gameplay — students roll a die, move around the track, and cover matching pictures until the board is complete.
Rule-following toward a stated goal — students play to the explicit win condition of covering every picture on the board.
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Resource details
Concepts & topics
Core concepts
Core concepts
Letter J
Roll-and-cover board game
Turn-taking gameplay
Topics