It’s another Bright Idea Linky! “Clapping, Stomping, Jumping Syllables!”

I am so honored to be part of the monthly Bright Ideas Linky! I hope you can take away an idea or two after reading my post this month!

Do you have a teaching/response technique that is your go-to plan for teaching a skill??? Here is mine! I do this every day during the first quarter of school.

Each year we spend a great deal of time discussing how many syllables our names and other nouns have. To make this concept stick, I have incorporated three movements into listening for syllables. For instance, this morning’s lesson began with a short review of alphabet letters and sounds, the initial consonant sound of five objects, our letter of the day (Uu), then our read-aloud entitled, “I Have a Pet”. After reading the selection, I set out to achieve two goals:

1. Think outside the box: What other animals

could be considered pets? What are special

considerations for their care?

Would it be more difficult or easier to care for

a turtle, frog, snake, etc.?

2. Listen for the number of syllables in names
     of other animal groups (cats, dogs, fish, etc.,).
     To get full engagement–all eyes on me–I love
     to hold my arms in the air after a friend has
     suggested a name. I wait until all eyes are
    watching (I love to try a few “false starts”–
    it really makes them stay focused), then help
    them listen as we clap the name.
    For instance, “alligator”. We
    clap the syllables four times, stomp them four
times, and finally jump and say the syllables
    al-li-ga-tor.
    After trying this with every suggestion, you
    can try taking the movement away and
    challenge students to just hold up fingers
    for to show how many syllables.
    Most important is the use of the correct term,
    SYLLABLE. Kindergarten students can learn
these terms, and should recognize words like
nouns, verbs, adjectives, syllables and more.

This important skill has become a game in
my classroom. Students ask to play the syllable
game. That’s a win-win in my book!

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