Book Companions make read alouds accessible and meaningful to students with disabilities. The Book Companion for Jabari Jumps aligns to the story to teach the theme and key details of the text. It is such a sweet story about loving yourself exactly as you are. Let’s check out 4 activities for Jabari Jumps!
GET THE BOOK
First, you’ll need the book. You can get Jabari Jumps on Amazon (affiliate link), at your local bookstore or library, or there are some great read aloud versions on Youtube. The book companion sets never include the book, just activities to support supplemental learning and comprehension.
Vocabulary
The first activity you can do with your students is vocabulary for Jabari Jumps. There are 3 different ways you can practice the vocab in the story:
- Flashcards (Level 1, 2, & 3)
- Matching (Level 1)
- Clip Cards (Level 2 & 3)
I practice vocabulary each day we read the story with my students. The vocab match and clip cards are great for independent task boxes! Read this blog post on creating a task box system.
Visual Craft
This visual craft includes real picture visual picture visual directions to support student indepenence.
Sequencing
Leveled sequencing to retell the events of the story!
Sequencing is also included in the book companion. I do sequencing activities on the fourth day of reading a story after the students have had plenty of practice and exposure to the story and its events.
There are 3 levels of the sequencing activities to meet the needs of each of your students.
Comprehension
There are leveled comprehension pages for the story!
The last activity you can do with your students for Jabari Jumps is comprehension. I will typically complete comprehension with my students on Friday after a full week of reading the story. There are also 3 levels for comprehension to meet the needs of all students. Once we are finished with the story for the week, I store all the materials with the book in my monthly bin for repeated use.
Storymap
The storymap can be completed individually and in the whole group setting. This is a great way to review the book and wrap up a weeks worth of learning!
You can grab the Jabari Jumps Book Companion here on TPT.
