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Syllable Showdown
F 1 2 Primary + Unit Plans Games & Activities Presentations English Phonic & Word Knowledge Examining Literature 9 Pages

Syllable Showdown

This presentation is a fun and inclusive game where students break lists of words into beats based on the number of syllables. Your class will have a great time clapping, jumping, stomping and waving through these word lists. 

Suitable for lower primary students, your class will learn how to break down 1, 2 and 3 syllable words.

Whole class brain break or game to introduce the concept of syllables.
 

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Learning goals

  • We are learning to listen for rhyme, letter patterns, syllables and sounds (phonemes) in spoken words (phonological awareness).
  • We are learning to listen for rhyme, letter patterns, syllables and sounds in words.
  • We are learning to listen to, discuss and explore sound patterns, e.g. alliteration and rhyme, in poems, chants, rhymes and songs.
  • We are learning to recite and perform poems, chants, rhymes and songs and explore sound patterns, e.g. alliteration, rhyme.
  • We are learning to identify, reproduce and experiment with rhythmic, sound and word patterns in poems, chants, rhymes and songs.

Curriculum alignment

ENe-4A old Demonstrates developing skills and strategies to read, view and comprehend short, predictable texts on familiar topics in different media and technologies EN1-6B old Recognises a range of purposes and audiences for spoken language and recognises organisational patterns and features of predictable spoken texts EN1-1A old Communicates with a range of people in informal and guided activities demonstrating interaction skills and considers how own communication is adjusted in different situations ENE-PHOAW-01 new Identifies, blends, segments and manipulates phonological units in spoken words as a strategy for reading and creating texts EN1-OLC-01 new Communicates effectively by using interpersonal conventions and language to extend and elaborate ideas for social and learning interactions EN1-VOCAB-01 new Understands and effectively uses Tier 1, taught Tier 2 and Tier 3 vocabulary to extend and elaborate ideas EN1-UARL-01 new Understands and responds to literature by creating texts using similar structures, intentional language choices and features appropriate to audience and purpose
VCELA168 Identify rhyming words, alliteration patterns, syllables and some sounds (phonemes) in spoken words VCELT209 Listen to, recite and perform poems, chants, rhymes and songs, imitating and inventing sound patterns including alliteration and rhyme VCELT243 Identify, reproduce and experiment with rhythmic, sound and word patterns in poems, chants, rhymes and songs

Australian Curriculum covers QLD / SA / WA / NT / TAS / ACT.

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