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<\/a><\/p>\n\u201c I have three \u00a0syllables \u00a0in my name \u201c<\/p>\n
We then decided we would choose our favourite musical instruments and use them to develop our skills further. \u201c I am going to choose the drum\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI \u00a0am going to count my name using the maracas\u201d<\/p>\n The children were learning to develop their vocabulary, \u00a0pre -phonics skills, and understanding of sounds and patterns within words through play. They were able to listen and respond to instructions whilst showing respect for each other through sharing and taking turns.<\/p>\n \u201c I am going to use the big drum\u201d<\/p>\n “I am enjoying playing on the big \u00a0drum and making sounds”.<\/p>\n Why not try it at home! You could use compound words that form two words such as: sunset , hotdog, \u00a0snowman or postman. To start with children just need to be able to recognise syllables by clapping, stamping or jumping for each syllable. \u00a0We had lots of fun dividing words into syllables. Why not give it a try at home and let us know how you got on. Have fun playing with words!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Today in\u00a0 our new ‘noisy and quiet’ room the children have been busy exploring the noisy side using musical instruments and their voices. We all joined together and\u00a0 slowly clapped out the number of syllables in each of our names and counted how many there were. We found that most \u00a0of us had two,\u00a0 and … Continue reading Let’s have fun with Syllables!<\/span> <\/a><\/a>
\n\u201c I have more in my second name\u201d<\/p>\n<\/a> <\/a><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/a>
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\n\u201c I can count out my syllables \u00a0on the wooden sound maker”<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n
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\nWe even found out we can count out syllables on the piano. WOW!<\/p>\n