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Valentine Syllable Game

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Building phonological awareness with playful activities is the super sweet way to do it.   Help children learn about counting syllables with this playful Valentine Syllable Game.

a printable syllable game that is Valentine's Day themed

This activity would make a great center activity or busy box idea.  All you need to do is print (see FREE download below), cut, and play.

Valentine Syllable Game

GETTING READY

Materials Needed:  printable jars and heart candies (download below), scissors, sticks or paper straws (optional)

  1.  Print the jars and candies included in the free download.
  2.  Cut out the pieces and lay them on the work surface.
  3.  Have a set of sticks or paper straws on hand.  A drum or clapping with your hands will work too.

LET’S PLAY

Valentine game to build phonological awareness skills

Have the child select one candy and name the object pictured.  Then say, “Let’s tap (or drum or clap) the word parts.”

Together, clap the parts and count how many claps or taps were used for the word.  Then, find the correct jar (1 syllable, 2 syllables, 3 syllables, or 4 syllables) to place the candy sucker.  Complete for each candy until all of them have been placed.

Download Your Printable Syllable Awareness Game

Time to download the printable to play.  It is yours as a thank you gift for becoming a free member of the Growing Book by Book community.  Just click the purple button below, enter your email to subscribe, and the thank you gift (Valentine Syllable Awareness) game will be emailed to you.

Valentine Books to Enjoy

Every activity is richer with a read-aloud.  Try one of these books to enjoy.—> Valentine Books

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Enjoy this tasty syllable awareness counting with the students and know you are helping them build a strong literacy foundation.

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About Jodie Rodriguez

Jodie Rodriguez is a mom of two young boys and an early childhood/elementary educator with over 20 years of experience. Jodie's passion is helping parents, teachers, librarians and anyone else interested in nurturing and reaching ALL of our youngest growing readers.

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  3. Liza Lamanilao says

    Thank you so much for posting this on your website. As a teacher, it has helped me so much with planning a lesson for the students.

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  5. rachelle says

    I would like to use this with my kindergarden students to help with there syllables. | am in the french public school so i will say the words in french and count the syllables. Nice game.

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