Clapping game

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A clapping game is type of usually cooperative (ie non-competitive) game which is generally played by two players and involves clapping as accompaniment to singing or reciting a rhyme. Clapping games are found throughout the world and similar games may be known throughout large areas with regional variation. In European and influenced cultures clapping games are thought of as girls' games, though boys and adults play as well. Due to the communication skills and coordination required simple clapping games are age appropriate for children age 24 months and above (Acredolo 2000, p.52).

Claps commonly included in patterns are clapping one's own hands, clapping both hands of a partner, and clapping one hand of a partner, generally across such as the right hand of each player. The clapping may include other activities such as thigh slapping, or a final move such as touching the ground and freezing.

Clapping patterns may be used with only specific rhymes, generically with most rhymes, or improvised. Children in different areas may be more or less strict about which claps accompany which rhymes but generally different clapping patterns may be used to accompany different rhymes. The rhymes are generally very similar to a jump-rope rhymes.

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Clapping games are a part of oral culture. As such there are a variety of distinct clapping games or families of games. A game may be performed or played in various versions found in different areas and times and often according to ethnicity. For example Hello, Operator may be called Missy Susie or Lucy and may contain, omit, or vary verses or specific lines. Clapping patterns and actions may also vary. There is no canonical version of any game though children often fight over whose version is "right" or "real".


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[edit] Sources

  • Acredolo, Linda Phd and Goodwyn, Susan Phd (2000). Baby Minds: Brain-Building Games Your Baby Will Love. ISBN 0553380303.
  • Gaunt, Kyra D. (2006). The Games Black Girls Play. ISBN 0-8147-3120-1.

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