Elkonin Jumping Game:

Skills Practiced:

• Phonemic segmentation
• Gross motor skills
• Following directions
• One-to-one correspondence

Materials Needed:

• Large picture cards of words that have 2-3 sounds (avoid blends and controlled r)
• Three squares of carpet or construction paper, each about 12”by 12”
• One rectangular piece of carpet or construction paper, about 12” by 24″

Procedure:

• First explain rules to children and practice
• Children form a line behind the carpet squares
• Teacher holds up picture card
• One child at a time jumps from square to square saying each sound in the word out loud
• Child finishes by saying the entire word and jumping on the rectangle
• Only one child jumps at a time, but all children should say sounds along with the jumper.