I do a nursery rhyme a week. We don't get into the meaning of them of course...but they are great for learning activities. They help the children in the areas of phonemic awareness, phonics, vocabulary, fluency, comprehension. We can incorpoarte social studies, math, science, drama and so on. Here are some extensions for Jack and Jill. See if one will work for your "game".
Sink and Float: Fill a bucket with water. Collect multiple items, several that will float and several that will not. Create two cutouts. Attach a plastic baggie to each cutout. Make the float bag appear above the water line. Create pictures to go along with items. Have the children predict which will float and which will not and attach the pictures. When testing, place the pictures on the correct cutout.
Jack and Jill Estimation- How many cups of water will it take to fill a pail?
Jack and Jill- What items roll?
Prop Box: A small pail, a cardboard hill, a picture of a well, and Jack and Jill pictures. Retelling is always fun.
Repeat the rhyme changing the third and fourth lines so that Jack and Jill move in different ways: hop away, swoop away, fly fast away, and other movement that the children suggest. This can be an indoor activity...I've done it.
Find the letter J in the rhyme. Circle the rhyming word pairs in different colors or use wikki stix.
Change the names in the rhyme to the children's names. Then have those two children act it out. Create visuals and you have a literacy lesson.
Have the children dictate "part 2" of Jack and Jill. Have them make up their own story about what happens next.
Jack and Jill fetched water from a well. Have this carry on into a conversation of how we get water today. May wish to have some visuals about different ways to get water.