Summary
“Syllables!” is a Scratch Garden song-and-animation that teaches syllables — the beats you hear in a word. A short, catchy video — easy to drop into a phonics lesson, a warm-up, or a transition.
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Teaching resources
Discussion questions
Discussion
Every word is made of syllables — the 'beats' you can clap as you say it.
- How can clapping help you count the syllables in a word?
- How many syllables are in your name?
- Why is it helpful to break a long word into syllables when you read it?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: syllable, beat, clap, word part, vowel.
Try it: Clap out the syllables in five classmates' names. Write each name and the number of syllables beside it.