My Body and My Clothes
Primary 1 · English
My Body and My Clothes
Lesson 5 of 5
10 min
Let's begin
Ishimwe says two words out loud: skirt, T-shirt.
He listens well. The end of the two words sounds the same.
Today you will clap beats, and look for words that end the same.
Every word breaks into beats. Clap once for each beat.
head - clap. One beat.
tea-cher - clap, clap. Two beats.
grand-mo-ther - clap, clap, clap. Three beats.
Say the word slowly. Your mouth opens once for each beat.
Careful! Do not clap for letters. Clap for the parts your mouth makes.
| Word | Beats |
|---|---|
| head | 1 |
| dress | 1 |
| T-shirt | 2 |
| trousers | 2 |
| grandmother | 3 |
Almost all the body words have one beat.
Now a new game. Listen well. Say skirt. Say T-shirt.
The two words end the same. They are a pair.
Say hair. Say chair. The same tail! A pair.
Say ears. Say years. The same tail! A pair.
Careful! The tail is at the end of the word, not at the start.
Shoes and shirt start the same way. But their ends are not the same. They are not a pair.
Now sing the ABC song right through. You are not learning the letters today. You are learning the song.
Two words that end the same. Listen to the tails.
The ABC song. Sing it right through, every day.
Tip
The tail, not the head
Say both words out loud and listen only to the end.
Shoes and shirt start the same, but that is the head of the word. The head does not count.
Do each one, then tap Show answer to check.
Clap the beats in dress. How many?
Answer: 1. Your mouth opens one time.
Clap the beats in trousers. How many?
Answer: 2. trou - sers.
Clap the beats in grandmother. How many?
Answer: 3. grand - mo - ther.
Which one ends the same as hair: chair, hat or head?
Answer: chair. hair and chair end the same. hat and head only start the same.
Which one ends the same as skirt: shoes or T-shirt?
Answer: T-shirt. shoes starts like shirt, but the end is not the same.
What you learned today
Tap a name to open the book.
Read the Kinyarwanda one first. Then read the English one. It is the same story, so you already know it.
Quick check
Clap the beats in trousers. How many?
