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Counting syllables
Say the word, clap the beats, circle the number. Words kids already know, one to five syllables.
The step between hearing words and breaking them into sounds to spell.
Print a name and date on it (optional)
Leave it empty and the lines stay blank to write on. Teachers: put the class name in once and every copy in the batch has it.
How many sheets
Sheet #1
In the print dialog, set margins to none and turn on background graphics — then it prints exactly as shown.
How to use this sheet
- Ages
- Ages 4–7
- What it practices
- Hearing the beats inside a word. It comes before sounding out letters, and it's what makes spelling long words possible.
- · Clap, don't count. Hands first, number second.
- · Say the word slowly but naturally — stretching it out changes how many beats they hear.
