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=Tapping Syllables =
 * Materials Needed: Little drums using toilet paper tubes with wax paper and a rubber band and a word list.
 * To make the drums cut small squares of wax paper and use the rubber band to secure the wax paper onto the end of the tube. Tapping on the wax paper will make it like a drum.
 * Using the drum, have the children determine the number of syllables in a given word. For example, you would tap a drum two times for the word "sister" because it has two syllables. For increased difficulty, tap the drum (any number of times) and have your child think of a word that contains that same number of syllables.
 * This is an activity that the children can take home to do with their parents or guardians.
 * Idea from [|Phonemic Awareness Activities]

=Silly Putty =
 * This is the same concept as the segmenting activity above, only using silly putty to stretch the sounds in words.
 * Using the silly putty helps children to visualize words that have a few sounds and words that have many sounds. (Children really get excited when they find words with many sounds, causing the silly putty to break apart).
 * Materials Needed: Silly Putty and a list of words for the students to use.
 * This is an activity that the students can practice in class and take home to practice individually.
 * Found on  [|Phonemic Awareness Activities]