Reading · K–1 · 10 minutes

Syllable Clapping: elephant

Children clap, count, and compare the beats they hear in everyday words.

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Today I am practising: hearing syllables in spoken words

Say elephant and clap each syllable.

How many beats do you hear in elephant?

Draw one box for each syllable in elephant.

Write elephant with a dash between each beat.

Name another word with the same number of syllables as elephant.

Use elephant in a sentence and clap it again.

Grown-up note: Ask your learner to explain one answer in their own words.

How to use it

A simple ten-minute routine

Set the purposeTell your learner this page practises hearing syllables in spoken words.
Let them tryRead the prompt aloud once, then give space to think.
Talk it throughAsk: “What did you notice?” and celebrate the strategy.