Skeleton Syllable Activity

Skeleton Syllable Activity

Forget spooky or scary, these Halloween skeleton gloves are just plain fun!

As teachers and parents we know the importance of making learning fun for kids. The more hands-on activities we provide the longer kids will stay engaged and on-task!

The cheaper the better, so when I found these fun gloves at the dollar store I knew they would make a fun learning activity.

Skeleton Syllable Activity for Preschool and Kindergarten
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Skeleton Syllable Activity

Syllables are the parts in words, such as the three parts we hear in the word banana (ba/na/na).

Syllabication is the ability to hear and count, blend, segment, and delete syllables in words.

Syllabication is one of several crucial components of phonological awareness skills which create a strong foundation for future reading.

When children in pre-k and kindergarten can hear and identify syllables in words they will be ready to decode unknown words they encounter in text later, when learning how to read. Without syllabication skills a child may struggle with reading later.

Fun Skeleton Syllable Game for Pre-K and K

Skeleton Syllable Supplies

Here are the supplies you will need to create your own skeleton syllable activity.

I found the skeleton gloves in the Dollar Spot at Target.

Skeleton Syllable Activity Directions

  1. First, print and laminate your syllable cards. Next, cut the cards apart and place in front of your small group.
  2. Then, show the children each card and ask them to identify the costume pictured.
  3. Now, show them the cards again and invite them to identify the syllables in each word by clapping their hands.
  4. Finally, demonstrate how to put on the gloves and clap syllables.
  5. Your students will have buckets of Halloween fun drawing cards and clapping syllables while wearing these skeleton gloves!
  6. After each child draws a card they can place it in a bag or basket labeled with a number to indicate the number of syllables.

Could you do this activity with regular gloves or mittens? Absolutely!

More Halloween Ideas

  • 5 Little Pumpkins Halloween Sensory Bin – Your little learners will have a blast retelling the rhyme Five Little Pumpkins with this Halloween themed sensory bin! They’ll be developing their fine motor and oral language skills as they retell the rhyme.  Setting up this sensory bin experience at home or in your preschool classroom is super simple and loads of fun!
  • Halloween Sensory Bin with Spaghetti – Need Halloween sensory play ideas for your preschool classroom? You can make this easy colored spaghetti for a super fun Halloween themed sensory bin. This squishy Halloween sensory spaghetti is sure to be a big hit with your kids!
  • Halloween Sensory Bottle – Halloween can be loads of fun in the classroom with all the cute crafts and activities. Here’s a super quick and easy Halloween sensory bottle you can make to help kids who may become overstimulated by all the activity in the classroom during this time of year.
  • Halloween Fine Motor Activities for Preschool – Kids can use fine motor skills all day, but doing the same thing over and over can cause children to lose interest. These activities are fun experiences for October that will help build fine motor skills. These are perfect for a fall theme or Halloween theme. And, since many of the items are from the dollar store, you can stock up your morning work baskets or centers.

Halloween Activities for Preschool

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6 thoughts on “Skeleton Syllable Activity”

  1. Ooh! What a spooktacular way to learn syllables!

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  2. Oh, what a great activity. My daughter is learning how to count syllables right now in school and I often hear her practicing at home. Thank you for sharing at Sharing Saturday! I am going to feature this post in my post about skeleton books and crafts this weekend!!

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