Are you looking for exciting alphabet crafts and fine motor activities to keep the kids occupied during the weekend?
Take an imaginary trip under the ocean with this free printable letter J for jellyfish craft template.
This fun alphabet preschool letter J craft template is a fantastic way for children to practice their fine motor skills, focus and creativity.
Grab other things that start with the letter J like a jaguar stuffed animal, jet toy, jelly beans, jam and juice, or this free printable jellyfish coloring page worksheet.
Making this easy cut-and-paste letter J for jellyfish craft template is a great activity for practicing the uppercase and lowercase letter J, perfect for your preschool letter of the week activities!
Check out the step-by-step instructions or watch the short tutorial video as you make this adorable letter J for jellyfish craft.
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Free Printable Cut and Paste Letter J Craft
Ideas for Easy Preschool Paper Letter J Craft
Below are a few lists of wonderful craft ideas on how to incorporate this free printable letter J craft template in different ways in your lesson plans for your preschool letter of the week.
These are best for kids of any age that are learning about the letters of the alphabet and jellyfishes!
1. Stories for Children to Read
Reading stories to our children regularly is a fun way to make them love books and motivates them to start reading by themselves.
After working on this alphabet craft, read about the jellyfish to keep the kids excited about an upcoming visit to an aquarium park.
Here are a few lists of my little one’s favorite books about jellyfish. We’re sure your kids will love all these fun things jellyfish too.
- Peanut Butter and Jellyfish
- Spencer and Vincent, the Jellyfish Brothers
- June The Jellyfish: Special Edition Hardcover
2. Fascinating Facts About Jellyfish
If you plan to include the ocean or jellyfish with your lesson plans for preschool letter of the week or kindergarten letter of the day, be sure to include this free printable letter J for jellyfish craft template.
There are over 2,000 different types of jellyfish around the world.
Did you know that a group of jellyfish is called a bloom, smack or swarm?
Jellyfish are invertebrates which means they have no backbone.
Did you know that jellyfish don’t have brains?
They also have no heart, blood and lungs.
Did you know that a jellyfish’s body is 95% water?
So, if they wash up on the beach, they will almost start to vanish as their water dries up.
3. Learning the Alphabet
As your kids enjoy cutting and gluing together the letter J for jellyfish pieces, they should know how to pronounce the letter J and write it.
Tracing uppercase letters worksheets and learning letter sounds help your child with letter recognition of the letters of the alphabet, writing skills and fine motor skills.
Instruct your preschooler to follow the arrows or dot-to-dot for the correct direction in writing the letter J.
You can also print out a large letter J and glue it onto cardboard as part of a big visual alphabet for kids to get excited about!
Motivate your children to practice reading letter j words and emphasize the letter j sound or write it until they master letter sounds.
4. Letter of the Week: Letter J
This easy alphabet craft letter J for jellyfish is a fun activity to make, it inspires us to create more fun letter j crafts for DIY preschool projects.
Turn your child’s ordinary bedroom or your classroom bulletin board into an ocean themed!
Grab all the classic craft supplies and print out our free printable jellyfish cut and paste craft using construction paper or cardstock paper now.
Let kids of any age use their creativity and imagination in combining different colors and simple shapes to make this cute jellyfish body standout.
Use the finished jellyfish craft as wall décor or punch holes on the top corner of each jellyfish and insert colorful strings to hang it up.
Use the finished jellyfish craft as wall décor or punch holes on the top corner of each jellyfish and insert colorful strings to hang it up.
This idea is so beautiful, children will be fascinated with jellyfish and other ocean animals.
We had a lot of best experiences in making this free printable cut-and-paste letter J craft template with your kids that are also best for fine motor activities.
We are happy to be part of your preschool lesson plans, alphabet crafts and letter of the week craft!
Letter J Craft Supplies Needed
- Colored Cardstock or Construction Paper
- White Cardstock Paper
- Scissors
- Glue
- Colored Pencils, Markers or Crayons
- Printable Letter J Template (FOUND AT THE BOTTOM)
Keep scrolling to get your very own letter j craft today and start with your little ones and their alphabet craft buddies today!
Letter J Craft Instructions
Click download and print the simple printable letter J craft template your little one chose.
Cut out the free printable letter J for jellyfish drawing template into individual pieces.
Use a glue stick to attach the tentacles onto the bell shaped body.
Then, glue the jellyfish on top of the letter J and it’s now complete!
Your jellyfish craft is ready to join your little one’s ocean animal friends.
More Options to Choose:
- You can print the blank version and trace the cut outs on card stock paper for a sturdier letter j craft,
- Print the letter j template in color for a simple and easy rainy day craft or,
- Print the blank letter j template and use it as a fun coloring sheet activity and then glue the pieces of the letter j craft together.
Free Printable Letter J Craft Template
This easy printable letter J for jellyfish craft template has two different versions to keep your toddler, preschool, kindergarten and older children busy doing abc crafts!
We got the plain black and white letter J template so your little one can fill up the jellyfish body with different colors and the easy cut-and-paste colored letter J craft template.
Don’t forget to share your learning plans in the comments.
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Kaitlen D.
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