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Syllable Clapping: elephant
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Today I am practising: hearing syllables in spoken words
1
Say elephant and clap each syllable.
2
How many beats do you hear in elephant?
3
Draw one box for each syllable in elephant.
4
Write elephant with a dash between each beat.
5
Name another word with the same number of syllables as elephant.
6
Use elephant in a sentence and clap it again.
Grown-up note: Ask your learner to explain one answer in their own words.