Starfish: Song for Teaching About Compound Words and Syllables

Each object named can be followed by claps, snaps, or any repeated rhythmic pattern. The door can be knocked on, the bell can be rung, teeth can be brushed, the cow can moo, etc.
This song can be used to teach compound words, concepts of word and concepts of syllables

There's a starfish hidden under my bed,
Starfish (clap, clap) starfish (clap, clap)
Someone took the star, what's left instead?
Someone took the star, what's left instead?
It's just a fish (clap, clap), a fish (clap, clap).

There's a cowboy hidden under my bed
Cowboy (clap, clap) cowboy (clap, clap)
Someone took the boy, what's left instead?
Someone took the boy, what's left instead?
It's just a cow, (clap, clap) a cow.

There's a toothbrush hidden under my bed...
Someone took the tooth, what's left instead?
Someone took the tooth, what's left instead?
It's just a brush, (clap, clap) a brush.

There's a football hidden under my bed...
Someone took the foot, what's left instead?
Someone took the foot, what's left instead?
It's just a ball, (clap, clap) a ball.

There's a doorbell hidden under my bed...
Someone took the door, what's left instead?
Someone took the door, what's left instead?
It's just a _______, a _______.

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