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Toddler Activity: outdoor fun with Alphabet Jump

March 7, 2014 by Stacey 9 Comments

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My kids love getting out and about outside, and I like it too now that the youngest isn’t crawling about in the dirt constantly. She’s up and almost running, doing whatever her sister is doing and being terribly adorable all the while.

One of the things that Abby has loved to do lately (now that we’ve moved to a new house that has a big slab of concrete) is to draw outdoors. She often asks me to draw or write things, and loves to see her own name written down. I merged this game with her new love of hopscotch, and Alphabet Jump was born!

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For the basic version, you can write block letters on the ground (or even shapes or colours for the younger crowd) and call out a letter. The child then has to find the letter on the ground and jump on it. Simple as that! But I’ve also varied it somewhat as she’s grown (she’s almost three and I can barely keep up with how fast she is learning!)

Extension ideas:

1. Have the child jump on a whole word (Abby is great at recognising names, so that’s what we use).

2. Have the child jump on all the “E”s she can find, or all the “A”s. You can give hints by telling them how many there are (“jump on all three “P”s!’), or let them figure out the total number.

3. Have them make a sentence with smaller words by jumping on each word in their proper order.

4. Have them spell out a word they choose by jumping on the letters in proper order.

5. Have them jump on the word you call out, and then jump on the corresponding picture.

6. Have them jump on a letter and then name one thing that starts with that letter.

7. Test their memory by having them jump in a pattern – “Jump on the “I”, the “C” and then the “D”!”

8. Call out a word and they have to find the letter it starts with and jump on it.

9. Call out a word and have them jump on the letters that spell it out.

10. Ask them to jump on a vowel or a consonant.

Obviously you can tailor it to their skill level, but it’s a good, fun way of getting outside for some fresh air and exercise while also learning letters and language.

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Comments

  1. Emmas Brain says

    March 7, 2014 at 10:09 am

    This is a fantastic idea! Great for Kindy’s too, Andie has sight words for homework, this would be far more fun that sitting at the table with flash cards. x

    Reply
    • Veggie Mama says

      March 7, 2014 at 10:49 am

      Wears ’em out, you see….

      Reply
  2. MotherDownUnder says

    March 8, 2014 at 6:20 am

    Good one!
    It is insane how crazy fast they learn things. I think Toddler C is already smarter than I am!

    Reply
    • Veggie Mama says

      March 10, 2014 at 1:34 pm

      Yeah if Abby isn’t reading fiction novels by next week, I’m gonna swap her for a new child.

      Reply
  3. Lasik says

    March 8, 2014 at 7:29 am

    Sounds great!

    Reply
    • Veggie Mama says

      March 10, 2014 at 1:34 pm

      It’s just as fun for me too 🙂

      Reply
  4. the purple parent says

    March 9, 2014 at 11:47 am

    I like this idea, alphabet jump will be doing this with my preschool class this week. thanks

    Reply
    • Veggie Mama says

      March 10, 2014 at 1:33 pm

      Let me know how it goes!

      Reply

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  1. Snippets of what I love about the new house - The Veggie Mama says:
    April 11, 2014 at 8:40 am

    […] bushes, two levels of grass + lovely plants, and a huge stretch of concrete perfect for playing Alphabet Jump, writing birthday messages, drawing, and playing […]

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