Protecting ourselves… · KG1 Integrated Learning

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: K1.1.6.1.4 - Clap and count syllables in longer words

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Clap once for each syllable they hear in a spoken word.
Count the number of claps (syllables) in words like water, traffic, objects, strangers, and electricity.
Say how many syllables are in a given word after clapping it out loud.
Join two syllable counts together (for example, 2 + 3 = 5) for words like water and understand.
Match longer safety words to the correct number of syllables by clapping and counting.

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Curriculum details

Strand: All About Me (Strand 1)
Sub-strand: Protecting ourselves from home and road accidents (1.6)
Content standard: K1.1.6.1 - Demonstrate understanding of measures to take to keep safe (from accidents, hurts, and harms).
Indicator: K1.1.6.1.4 - Clap and count syllables in longer words
Suggested placement: Term 1, Week 7 (Week 7 of the year)
Term is the curriculum's own; the week within it is our suggestion, laid out in curriculum order. Follow your school's scheme of learning.
Curriculum reference: Kindergarten Curriculum (KG1 and KG2), 2019, p. 21
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

Introduce learners to reading longer words such as objects (2 syllables), strangers (2 syllables), electricity (5 syllables) and water (2 syllables), Traffic (2 syllables) etc. Let them know that we break words according to the syllables. Practice clapping these words and counting the number of syllables in them. Have learners add the syllables in some selected words e.g. water and understand (2 syllables + 3 syllables = 5 syllables). Extend the activity to include other objects.