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Games to Go: Clap the Beats

Clap the Syllable Beats

Name something you see in the room, out the window, in a book . . .
Say its name and help the child to clap out the syllables.


The word is: Airplane
 Say & clap: air . . . plane

The word is: 7-Up
Say & clap: se . . . ven . . . up

The word is: Truck
Say & clap: truck (just one clap!)
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Which Word is Longer? Clap and see!
(This can be a tricky question for young children.)

Se-ven-up or truck?        (Seven up!)

Train or cat-er-pil-lar?     (Caterpillar!)
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Say a Word Without a Beat
(This takes working memory--planning--in the Mind’s Ear.)

Hard:
Ask the child to say ‘Se-ven-up’ without the ‘up’ . . . “Seven.”

Ask the child to say ‘Ti-ger’ without the ‘ger’ . . . “Ti.”


Harder:
Ask the child to say ‘Air-plane’ without the ‘air’ . . . “Plane.”


Hardest:
Ask the child to say ‘Sev-en-up’ without the ‘en’ . . . “Sev-up.

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