Does your kiddos need help decoding words into syllables? Take a deep dive into this fun and engaging syllables activity that will enhance your children's reading fluency.

What is it? This is a monosyllabic (single syllable) & multisyllabic (more than one syllables) activity in which children are engaged in reading and identifying animal names and determining how many syllables they contain. These digital Interactive task cards pertain zoo animals along with a monkey with banana'(s) to guide the way in determining the number of syllables students must search for. For example, if the monkey is holding up three bananas, students must search for the animals that has three syllables in their name.

What are syllables?  Syllables are words that can be broken down into units. Each unit must consist of a vowel pronunciation; which are the essential components needed for decoding  multisyllabic words. These are words that consist of more than one syllables. In this activity there are also words that consist of one syllable. The best part about this activity is that children can listen to the words spoken with claps. The number of claps for each word will determine how many syllables must be indicated. Syllables allows you to decode words by breaking them down into parts. This is a segmentation process and the fundamental skill needed to read fluently.

Who is it for? PreK through first grade will be able to understand the concept of matching subitized images to number of syllables. Early readers can benefit from segmenting words through the use of listening skills. 

How to play it? Students will be instructed to identify the number of bananas the monkey is holding; (monkey holds up to four bananas).

How to set it up? No Prep – The wonderful thing about using Boom Cards is that you don’t have to worry about setting it up. You are good to go if you have Internet service on your technology device. No need to cut, paste, or laminate countless number of papers. No need to print; even though Boom provides that option.

Immediate Feedback – This is one of the best features of Boom Learning. Once answers are picked, Boom provides quick responses with red circles indicating incorrect answers and green circles for correct answers. Drop zones are indicated by blue boxes to make it easy for students to see where things should be placed.

Self-Grading - Tracking progress on Boom is self-explanatory. Records are stored into the system automatically to make grading a breeze. Everything from the time they started the activity to the incorrect answers; are all in display screen for teachers to view.

How to use it? This activity can be used in literacy centers to promote phonics and syllable decoding. It can also build vocabulary as students match up pictures with number of syllables. It can also be used as an assessment tool for phonological awareness activity.

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What is included?

8 Interactive task cards

1 Instructional audio

19 zoo animals

Why is it a great activity? This is a fun and attractive game that will spark the interest of kids playing it. What kid doesn’t like using monkeys to learn the syllables? Its enriching, promotes learning, and its a fundamental of reading.