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Graph the Syllables
Congratulations on your purchase of Really Good Literacy
Center-in-a-Bag™ Graph the Syllables, a hands-on activity
that strengthens your students’ phonological awareness skills
and builds vocabulary.
Objective
The student will count syllables in words using picture cues.
This Really Good Stuff® product includes:
• 32 Picture Tiles
• 1 File Folder Graphing Mat
• Center Task Card
• This Really Good Stuff® Activity Guide
The ability to count syllables in words is important for
phonological awareness. Graphing pictured words by their number
of syllables motivates students to learn syllable skills. In this
literacy center, students count syllables using familiar images.
Have students help you count how many pictures are in each
column. Record the numbers on the board and review them at
the end. Ask students which columns have the most and the
least pictures.
Managing the Center-in-a-Bag
• Display the Center Task Card.
• The Graph the Syllables Mat provides a graph for the
activity and folds in half for storage.
• Demonstrate how to tidy the center when the game is
complete.
• Store the center materials in the bag and hang it
alongside other Centers-in-a-Bag.
Center Task Card
Post this at the literacy center in a visible position. The student
or helper can refer to the Center Task Card for instructions.
Refer to the shaded section at the top of the Card for center
preparation, including needed materials.
Meeting State Standards
This type of practice in counting syllables helps students
meet grade-level expectations and builds a strong
phonological-awareness foundation.
Graph the Syllables provides a simple, noncompetitive method
for students to practice counting syllables in words. Before
sorting, students learn the concept of syllables using handclaps,
finger counting, etc.
Graph the Syllables Activity
One or two students
Object: Count and graph syllables in words
Materials: Selection of Picture Tiles, Graphing Mat
1. Turn all the Picture Tiles face down and mix them up.
2. Count 20 Tiles. Set the rest aside.
3. Student 1 turns over a Tile, looks at the picture, and says
the word.
4. Student 2 listens and counts the syllables using his or
her fingers. Student 2 says how many syllables the word
has.
5. Student 1 places the Picture Tile in the column for that
number of syllables.
6. Students continue filling in the Graph in this way, taking
turns.
7. When all the Tiles are used, students count how many
pictures there are in each column of the Graph, and say
which columns have the most and the least pictures.
Introducing Graph the Syllables
Introduce the activity to the group by explaining that the set
includes Picture Tiles with words that have one, two, three, and
four syllables. Included are 32 Picture Tiles that fit these
categories. Graph the Syllables can be adapted as an individual
or partner activity.
Model the Activity
Begin by modeling the activity, discussing every step with
students. Name all the pictures with the students. Count the
syllables in familiar picture words with the group.
Randomly select about half of the Picture Tiles, leaving out any
that are unfamiliar to your students, and mix them up. Take a
Tile, show it to the group, and ask students to name it again.
Ask the students how many syllables they heard in the word,
such as flower, and clap them out together if necessary. When
the students count correctly, place the Picture Tiles face up in
the correct number column. Continue until all the Tiles are
placed on the Graph.
Variation:
An individual student works alone to fill in the Graph.
All activity guides can be found online:
Helping Teachers Make A Difference®
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®
1-800-366-1920 www.reallygoodstuff.com Made in Guangzhou, China #304319
Graph the Syllables
Picture Tiles
1 Syllable
2 Syllables 3 Syllables
4 Syllables
bee
butter
celery
aquarium
duck
carrot
coconut
armadillo
gum
flower
flamingo
binoculars
earth
glasses
gorilla
caterpillar
mice
ladder
newspaper
cemetery
nurse
pancake
pyramid
harmonica
rug
scarecrow
trampoline
tarantula
thread
window
zookeeper
watermelon
Related Really Good Stuff® Products:
Syllable Sort (item #304318)
Clap-a-Name (item #304309)
Helping Teachers Make A Difference®
© 2010 Really Good Stuff® 1-800-366-1920 www.reallygoodstuff.com Made in Guangzhou, China #304319