Rufus Posted November 2, 2011 Share Posted November 2, 2011 Hi Just bought a beat baby along with CD and am a bit confused. Do the children clap along to the beat or along to the syllables as they sing them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cait Posted November 2, 2011 Share Posted November 2, 2011 Well we do both at different times so I guess it depends on what you are wanting from the activity Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunnyday Posted November 2, 2011 Share Posted November 2, 2011 We clap to the beat.......but I certainly wouldn't be bold enough to suggest that this the 'right answer' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 2, 2011 Share Posted November 2, 2011 We tend to use it with instruments, shakers or bongo drums, to tap/shake out the beats. We have quite a few young 2 - 2.5 years old and they seem to find it easier with an instrument Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 2, 2011 Share Posted November 2, 2011 We clap along to the beat of the rhymes and chants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mundia Posted November 3, 2011 Share Posted November 3, 2011 We would clap to the beat, because the intention is to create a steady beat. Im not sure if it would be 'steady' if you clapped to the syllables. Happy to be corrected though... just the way I look at it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cait Posted November 3, 2011 Share Posted November 3, 2011 I agree with you Mundia, it's mostly that steady beat. We have a couple of children with speech problems who are missing either first or last syllables from words and it's nice to get Beat Baby out for them too, whilst we beat out some syllables Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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