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Kindergarten · English Language Arts · Unit 4 of 12

Clap the Beat

Clap the parts of words

What your child practices

Breaking words into syllables (ba-na-na) by clapping. Clap along out loud: one clap for each part you hear.

Maine Learning Results learning standard: Reading 2 · counting the syllables in spoken words

How we explain it

Children can open this short lesson before they practice.

  1. Words have beats. Each beat is a clap.
  2. Say the word slowly and clap each part.
  3. Count your claps.

Example: Clap “pizza”. How many claps? piz – za. Two claps. Answer: 2

Clap the Beat in Maine

In the Maine Learning Results, this is unit 4 of 12 in Kindergarten English Language Arts, after Rhyme Time and before Sight Words.

Gradelings describes a child's practice on this unit as Beginning, Approaching, Meeting or Exceeding (Four practice steps). That reflects practice, not a report-card mark: the teacher decides the mark.

Source: Maine Department of Education

Sample questions

A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.

  1. Question 1

    Clap “cookie”. How many claps?

    🍪cookie
    • 1
    • 2
    • 3

  2. Question 2

    Clap “tomato”. How many claps?

    🍅tomato
    • 1
    • 2
    • 3

  3. Question 3

    Which word has 2 claps?

    • 🦕dinosaur
    • 🍎apple
    • 🌙moon

  4. Question 4

    Clap “duck”. How many claps?

    🦆duck
    • 1
    • 2
    • 3

  5. Question 5

    Which word has 1 clap?

    • 🍋lemon
    • 🐶dog
    • 🦘kangaroo

  6. Question 6

    Clap “frog”. How many claps?

    🐸frog
    • 1
    • 2
    • 3

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