POETRY
Miss Susie:
A Handclap Game
Written by Allie Sullivan • Illustrated by John Kastner
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Miss Susie: A Handclap Game
A Reading A–Z Poetry Book • Word Count: 237
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Miss Susie: A Handclap Game
A ReadingA–Z Poetry Book
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Written by Allie Sullivan
Illustrated by John Kastner
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Written by Allie Sullivan
Illustrated by John Kastner
A Handclap Game
Miss Susie:
Miss 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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You may know
many others from
the playground.
Miss Susie is just
one chant.
The rhythm made
by players’ hands
goes with a chant.
Vertical Hands
Horizontal Hands
Hands Clapping
Try 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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She named him Ti—ny Tim.
Miss Su—sie had a ba—by.
She put him in the bath—tub
to see if he could swim.
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He ate up all the soap.
He drank up all the wa—ter.
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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But it wouldn’t go down his throat, throat, throat.
He tried to eat the bath—tub.
In came the la—dy
with the al—li—ga—tor
purse, purse, purse.
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In came the nurse.
In came the doctor.
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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purse, purse, purse.
with the al—li—ga—tor
Hiccups said the lady
Measles said the nurse.
Mumps said the doctor.
Out went the la—dy
with the al—li—ga—tor
purse, purse, purse!
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Out went the nurse.
Out went the doctor.