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Miss Susie:
A Handclap Game
Written by Allie Sullivan • Illustrated by John Kastner
Miss Susie: A Handclap Game
A Reading A–Z Poetry Book • Word Count: 237
P O E T R Y
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A Handclap Game
Written by Allie Sullivan Illustrated by John Kastner www.readinga-z.com
Miss Susie: A Handclap Game
A ReadingA–Z Poetry Book
© Learning A–Z, Inc
Written by Allie Sullivan
Illustrated by John Kastner
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www.readinga-z.com
Trang 3Miss Susie is a handclap game.
Handclap games can be fun
Players use their hands to make rhythm
Rhythm is a pattern of beats and is often found in music.
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The rhythm made
by players’ hands goes with a chant.
Miss Susie
is just
one chant.
You may know many others from
the playground.
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Trang 4Try learning how to play this handclap game.
Follow the hand symbols above the words to clap out the rhythm.
The purpose of the game is to clap the entire chant without messing up.
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Miss Su—sie had a ba—by
She named him Ti—ny Tim
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Trang 5She put him in the bath—tub
to see if he could swim
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He drank up all the wa—ter
He ate up all the soap
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Trang 6He tried to eat the bath—tub.
But it wouldn’t go down his throat, throat, throat
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Miss Su—sie called the doc—tor Miss Su—sie called the nurse
Miss Su—sie called the la—dy with the al—li—ga—tor
purse, purse, purse
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Trang 7In came the doc tor.
In came the nurse
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In came the la—dy
with the al—li—ga—tor
purse, purse, purse
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Trang 8Mumps said the doctor Measles said the nurse Hiccups said the lady with the al—li—ga—tor purse, purse, purse
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Miss Su—sie thanked the doc—tor
Miss Su—sie thanked the nurse
Miss Su—sie thanked the la—dy
with the al—li—ga—tor
purse, purse, purse
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Trang 9Out went the doctor.
Out went the nurse
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Out went the la—dy
with the al—li—ga—tor
purse, purse, purse!
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