This is just one of the many book activities you’ll find on Growing Book by Book.įull Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. This is an empowering story which celebrates the fact we all sometimes need to face up to our fears and comes highly recommended.Let’s jump into the book Jabari Jumps by Gaia Cornwall and then dip into these Jabari Jumps activities to build early literacy skills. It provides several opportunities for children to make predictions, alongside chances to support discussion about how we overcome fear. Jabari Jumps would be an excellent choice of book to use during assembly or class storytime. The pictures are cleverly drawn from a range of perspectives, with the reassuring presence of the father in virtually every scene. We get a great sense of Jabari’s trepidation building through the book, and the lively illustrations provide a real sense of energy and increasing excitement. Adult readers will also relate to the father, who is patient, supportive and quietly encouraging. Most of us have been in a position where we’ve delayed doing something due to fear, which makes Jabari a character who is easy to engage and empathise with. This is a beautifully simple story, which virtually all children will be able to relate to. Will some motivational advice from his father be enough to provide Jabari with the courage he needs to make his first leap into the unknown? He even suggests that they come back tomorrow when he’s given more thought to the kind of jump he would like to do.
He has a sudden urge to do a vigorous round of stretching exercises, have a little rest and let every other child in the pool go ahead of him. However, as the moment approaches, Jabari starts to procrastinate.
As he’s recently learned to swim, he decides that he’s now ready to make his first jump from the pool’s diving board. Jabari Jumps is about a young African-American boy who is having lots of fun at the local outdoor pool with his father and sister.
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