Clap the Syllables: Syllables Game

Clap the Syllables is a syllables game for kindergarten to 2nd grade. A picture and word appear, like watermelon. Each tap of "Clap it!" plays a clap, lights a beat dot and says the next part of the word. Your child picks 1, 2, 3 or 4 claps. The game is included in the 14-day free trial, no card needed, and works in the browser on iPad, Chromebook or laptop.

Clap the Syllables game cover: syllables practice for K–2

What your child does

A picture and word appear, like watermelon. Each tap of "Clap it!" plays a clap, lights a beat dot and says the next part of the word. Your child picks 1, 2, 3 or 4 claps, and the buttons show clap icons for non-readers.

The skill it builds

Counting syllables, a key phonological awareness skill. Correct answers split the word into its parts (wa-ter-mel-on).

The game's listing notes align it to Common Core RF.1.3.D, RF.1.3.E, RF.K.2.B.

How to try it

Clap the Syllables comes with Bright Minds Club membership. Start a 14-day free trial (no card needed), or try one of the 5 free games first with no account: Piggy Bank Coin Counting, Which Is Worth More?, Shape Safari, Word Builder, Tick Tock Time.

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At a glance

Grades
Kindergarten, 1st grade and 2nd grade
Subject
Reading
Skill
Phonics, rhyming and spelling
Learning trail
Reading trail, stop 17 of 31
Access
Members (14-day free trial)
Good to know
New levels unlock as your child wins

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