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This is an interactive video that shows the definition of "syllables." It can be paused throughout to allow the students time to answer the questions. This will give the teacher an idea on what the students already know.

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This worksheet will allow students to get up out of their seat and walk around the classroom. This also allows them to work with their peers to come up with different answers.

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This will be a fun way to test the student's knowledge of syllables. The teacher will toss a beach ball to the students. The beach ball will have many different words on it. Whatever word the students thumb lands on, they will have to tell the class how many syllables are in the word. Then the student will toss the ball to someone else.

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This worksheet is a fun one for the students that can have a sweet reward. They will color the number of gumballs in for the number of syllables in each word. They will be rewarded for good work with "gumballs" (candy)!!

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Each corner of the classroom will stand for a certain number of syllables. (1,2,3,4) There will be a word on the board and the students must walk to the corner of the room which represents the correct number. Different students will be called upon to show a technique.

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This video is very catchy and will stick in the student's head. It also does a good job at explaining the different techniques that can be used to identify how many syllables are in a word.

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Learn Syllables | Syllable Song for Kids | Clap, Stomp and Chomp | Jack Hartmann

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On this website, there are many different educational games on syllables. This will be an enjoyable way for students to learn more, and also test their knowledge.

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Syllables are ways to split words into speech sounds. We naturally say words using syllables, but we don't usually think about it until we need to separate the syllables for reading or spelling purposes. If you feel you need more information on what syllables are or how to use them, online practice is a good place to start. So, why do we need syllables?

When we learn to read, and as we encounter more difficult words, we may need to decode a word. You'll often hear someone telling a reader to "sound it out" or "break the word into parts." When we do this, breaking the word into syllables can help us read the word. Here are a few examples:

word- one syllable, word

spelling- two syllables, spell/ing

computer- three syllables, com/pu/ter

Breaking a word into syllables can also help when we learn to spell new words. There are many spelling rules that apply to how a word is broken apart. For example, if a syllable ends with a vowel, the vowel sound is usually long.

tiger- two syllables, ti/ger

The i in tiger is a long i, making the sound "i." If the word had been broken up like this, tig/er, we would pronounce the i as a short i, as in the word igloo and the beginning of the word would be "tig."

Learning syllables takes some practice. Try online games, searching for something like elementary syllables practice, to find fun activities. Children are often taught to listen to a word and clap every time they hear a syllable. This is another activity you can try at home.

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Syllables are ways to split words into speech sounds. We naturally say words using syllables, but we don't usually think about it until we need to separate the syllables for reading or spelling purposes. If you feel you need more information on what syllables are or how to use them, online practice is a good place to start.

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During this activity, students will use white boards to answer how many syllables are in a word that the teacher writes on the board. At the same time, the students will raise their board and see if they got the answer correct.

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On this worksheet, the students will be able to draw a line between the two syllables, showing where they "break" to make two sounds.

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At the end of the lesson, the students will be given a sheet of paper where they will write their name. They will then use one of the techniques they learned in class to see how many syllables their name contains.