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Let’s Clap the Words! (Musical Instruments)

Kaituhi

Tamsyn

This simple and engaging story introduces young readers to various musical instruments like the piano, guitar, maracas, and drums. It highlights a key characteristic of each instrument and encourages interactive learning through clapping out the syllables of their names.

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A piano is big.

Let’s clap out piano. Pi-a-no.

A guitar is loud.

Let’s clap out guitar. Gui-tar.

Maracas rattle.

Let’s clap out maracas. Ma-ra-cas.

A trumpet is shiny.

Let’s clap out trumpet. Trum-pet.

A bass guitar is deep.

Let’s clap out bass. Bass.

A cello is smooth.

Let’s clap out cello. Cel-lo.

Drums make a beat.

Let’s clap out drums. Drums.

I clapped sixteen times!