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Syllable Workshop: Rhyme and Count
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Today I am practising: separating rhyme from syllable count
1
Say cat and hat. Do they rhyme? Clap each word.
2
Say cake and cupcake. Do they rhyme? Count each word's beats.
3
Circle the pair that rhymes: sun / fun or sun / rabbit.
4
Underline the word with two beats: pen, pencil, hen.
5
Draw a line from a rhyme pair to its beat count.
6
Explain to an adult why cupcake has more beats than cake.
- Teach rhyme and syllables as two different listening jobs before beginning.
- Use the child’s clap or tap count as evidence, even when the first answer is incorrect.
- Avoid asking the child to use spelling endings to decide whether words rhyme.