 Hi, today I'm going to talk about one way I teach syllable identification to my students. This game is called the syllable lineup and it's really, really easy. What you're going to do is you're going to have a discussion with your children about their names and how many syllables are in their names. So for example, if you have a student named Tom, you would practice distinguishing the syllables in their names. So for example, you might have him clap one time, Tom. So Tom has one syllable in his name. The student's name might be Jessica and so she would clap the syllables in her name, Jessica. She has three syllables in her name. Another student's name might be Sarah and she would clap the syllables in her name, Sarah. She has two syllables in her name. After they've had some practice with identifying the syllables in their own name, you can play the syllable lineup game. So what you would do is you would say, I am going to line you up by syllables in your name. So if your name has one syllable in it and it starts with a T, please line up. So Tom would hop up and he would say, my name has one syllable, watch, Tom. And he would get to line up. And then you might say, I'm looking for a student who has three syllables in their name and their name begins with a J and Jessica would stand up because she would say, my name starts with a J and it has three syllables, watch, Jessica. And that's how you play the syllable lineup game. Thanks.