But the child can imitate, and so when you clap your hands, the child will clap their hands. You pair the word "clap" with the model prompts of clapping in order to evoke the behavior of
Everyone gather around, it's circle time! Clap, clap, clap your hands! Clap your hands together! Your preschoolers will love singing along and acting out a
A religious usage is found in Ps. 47:1 where the psalmist invites all peoples to clap their hands because the Lord is being proclaimed as King over the earth. In Ps 98:8 the people are exhorted to praise the Lord and the hills to clap their hands because the Lord is coming as King and Judge of the earth. Even nature should rejoice before the Lord.