Learning playground clapping games is a rite of passage for many girls. An ESPN documentary traces this tradition through the centuries, even into modern hip-hop.

As a result, we miss the way Black girls often enter the classroom with their own forms of teaching and learning, from hand-clapping game-songs to jumping rope.

That last line may explain why boys aren’t so willing to stop their games on the playscape or basketball court to learn these playground rhymes that accompany elaborate slap-and-clap games among ...

I remembered playing other hand-clapping games as a kid, so I started doing a little searching to refresh my memory and arm myself with other games to teach her.

You could spot one of the key symptoms of dyslexia during a clapping game ... Dyslexia is a common but often misunderstood learning difference; estimates suggest it affects 1 in 10 people worldwide.