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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.

Minnesota K-12 Academic Standards benchmark: 0.1.1.1 · 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 Minnesota

In the Minnesota K-12 Academic Standards, 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: Minnesota Department of Education (MDE)

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 “rainbow”. How many claps?

    🌈rainbow
    • 1
    • 2
    • 3

  2. Question 2

    Clap “octopus”. How many claps?

    🐙octopus
    • 1
    • 2
    • 3

  3. Question 3

    Which word has 2 claps?

    • 🍍pineapple
    • 🎂cake
    • 🍪cookie

  4. Question 4

    Clap “turtle”. How many claps?

    🐢turtle
    • 1
    • 2
    • 3

  5. Question 5

    Clap “star”. How many claps?

    ⭐star
    • 1
    • 2
    • 3

  6. Question 6

    Which word has 3 claps?

    • 🦆duck
    • 🐯tiger
    • 🍍pineapple

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