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Scarecrow Syllables for Second Graders Activity

September 20, 2018 by Selena Robinson 3 Comments

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Scarecrow Themed Printable Syllable Activity
Work on recognizing syllables in common vocabulary words with this Scarecrow Syllables printable syllable activity for kids!
Printable Syllable Activity for Kids
Scarecrow Syllables for Second Grade Pack - Look! We're Learning!
Scarecrow Themed Syllable Activity for Kids
Printable Scarecrow Syllables Activity for Kids
Scarecrow Syllables Printable Activity
Scarecrow Syllables Printable Activity for Kids
Scarecrow Syllables Syllable Counting Activity

It’s time for another entry in our second grade activity series!

This week, we’re talking about how to help second graders count and identify syllables in common words.

In second grade, we tend to start helping students read slightly longer words. And that’s when it’s good to start sounding out syllables.

To add a fun fall theme to this concept, we’re sharing a fun Scarecrow Syllables for Second Grade activity!

Fun Scarecrow Syllable Counting Lesson

This printable activity is an excellent literacy builder for early elementary students!

And, depending on your students’ vocabulary skills, it may even be useful in third grade classes as well.

And for more early elementary learning, take a look at our Superhero States of Matter Science Lesson! It’s an excellent and easy hands-on science lab for early grades.

Help students learn to count syllables in vocabulary words with this scarecrow themed syllable counting activity!

How to Teach Syllables in Early Grades

With our second grader, we use the typical “clap it out” method to count syllables.

So we’ll have him say a word and then for each sound he hears, he claps his hands.

For example, when he says the word “amazing”, he’ll end up clapping three times: A-MAZ-ING.

That helps him see that there are three syllables in the word.

Scarecrow Syllable Counting Lesson for Elementary

Before we got started with the lesson, I asked my second grader if he knew what syllables were.

His response: “Oh yeah, I learned that in school.”

Me: “Really? What are they?”

Him: “They’re all the letters in a word.”

Scarecrow Syllables for Second Grade Pack - Look! We're Learning!

He was really serious about that explanation.

After we talked about what syllables really were, we tried matching up the words with the right number of scarecrows.

Scarecrow Syllables for Second Grade Pack - Look! We're Learning!

The “clap it out” method worked beautifully!

Scarecrow Syllables for Second Grade Activity

To use this printable scarecrow syllables for second grade activity, you’ll need the following: (This post contains affiliate links. For details, see our Disclosure Policy.)

  • Printer (with ink)
  • Printer Paper
  • Pencils
  • Laminator (optional)
  • Dry erase markers (optional)
Printable Scarecrow Themed Syllable Counting Activity

This printable language arts lesson includes:

  • Three color scarecrow syllable counting worksheets
  • Three line art scarecrow syllable counting worksheets
  • A full answer key
  • And a set of instructions!
Scarecrow Themed Syllable Counting Activity

Kids can sound out the words and count the syllables in each word.

There are one-syllable words, two-syllable words, and three-syllable words on each page.

Then students can draw lines to match the words with the correct number of scarecrows to show the right number of syllables.

Printable Scarecrow Syllable Counting Lesson

Turn this into a reusable activity by printing the pages half size and then laminating them.

Students can practice completing them with dry erase markers at centers!

See this product in action in the video below!

Scroll down to get your copy of our printable Scarecrow Syllables for Second Graders Activity!

Looking for more early elementary learning printables? Don’t miss these!

Share this When the Leaf Blew In Storybook Extension to help early learners understand this classic fall story!
Use these realistic leaf identification activity cards to help students recognize common tree species!
Use the print or digital version of this nocturnal and diurnal animals sorting activity to teach students about animal sleep habits!

To get your copy of our Scarecrow Syllables ELA Lesson, click the image or the link below to visit my Teachers Pay Teachers store!

Printable Scarecrow Syllables Activity for Kids

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Check out the other scarecrow-themed posts from the 2nd Grade Blogging Team!

Free Scarecrow Expanded Form Memory Game from Life Over C’s

Make a Scarecrow Literacy Game from Planet Smarty Pants

Scarecrow Measures from Crafty Kids at Home

Scarecrow Silhouette Art Project from School Time Snippets

Scarecrow Compound Word Match Game from Creative Family Fun

Scarecrow Place Value Math from Sugar Aunts

Scarecrow Craft with Landscape from Sallie Borrink Learning

Filed Under: Homeschooling Printables, Teaching Printables Tagged With: fall, language arts, printables, second grade

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