Letter J Game

Big J, little j and the J in jaguar all come together in the Letter J Game, an old-school, 8-bit space shooter for preschool kids. Kids fly Lexy’s little pixel jet through outer space, over Funzyland and into the jungle. Tap a target, and the jet zooms into line and fires a colorful pixel blast. When a child blasts the right one, it is caught in a sparkly ring and zooms into the jet’s cargo bay. Playing the letter j game again and again helps little learners recognize the big J and the little j, tell j apart from look-alike letters like i, g and y, and hear that jaguar, jeep, juice and jam all start with J.

In this letter j phonics game, Lexy cheers kids on through three rounds. First they blast the space jellyfish with the big J among letters like T, I and L, with the tip that big J has a bar on top and a hook at the bottom. Then they fly over Funzyland and blast the jars with the little j among look-alikes like i, g and y, with the tip that little j has a dot on top and a hook at the bottom. In the final round, Bomzy tosses picture bubbles in the jungle, and every picture that starts with J takes away one of his hearts. The letters and pictures a child mixed up come back for one more try. Lexy reads every direction out loud, names each answer (“Jaguar! Jaguar starts with the letter J.”) and gives a kind hint after a wrong choice.

The more kids catch, the stronger the jet gets: a double blaster, a plasma blaster and a rainbow blaster. Kids build streaks of 3, 5 and 10 in a Row, chase a High Score and go for a Perfect Game, and a golden star coin can sparkle once a round. At the end, kids earn up to five stars.

What’s Included

• An online game that plays on any phone, tablet, Chromebook or computer
• Included with every Have Fun Teaching membership
• 12 questions in 3 rounds: Big J, Little j and J Pictures
• Voice directions read out loud for every round
• Fun sound effects and music
• A star score at the end

Skills Practiced

• Recognizing the uppercase letter J
• Recognizing the lowercase letter j
• Telling j apart from look-alike letters like i, g and y
• Hearing the J sound at the start of words

Teachers and parents can keep the J fun going after the game. Jump like a jet taking off and say a J word with every jump. Draw a big J in the air: a bar on top, then down and hook. Make a little j with a finger hook and a fist dot on top. Pour a little juice and spread some jam for a J snack.

Related Resources

• Letter J Song (Animated Music Video)
• Letter I Game
• Letter H Game
• Letter G Game