Clap the Syllables

Count, blend, and split syllables.

Warm-up, learn, try it together, practice, then a quick check. About 15 minutes.

What children learn in Level 20

Words have parts called syllables. Each part has one vowel sound. Clap them! Rab, bit. Rabbit has 2 claps.
Cat has 1 clap. Banana has 3: ba, na, na!
Here's a trick: put your hand under your chin. Your chin drops once for each syllable. Wa, ter, mel, on: 4!
We can put parts together, too. Pump, kin: pumpkin!
Try it with a grown-up! Clap the syllables in your name. How many claps?

Georgia's K-12 English Language Arts Standards:

K.F.PA.4.a — Know that syllables are word parts with one vowel sound.
K.F.PA.4.b — Count and pronounce syllables in single and multisyllabic spoken words.
K.F.PA.4.c — Blend and segment syllables in spoken words.