I have noticed that children are arriving in our classrooms with limited exposure to the concept of rhyme. Exposure to nursery rhymes and rhyming books are becoming more limited in the home environment. This makes the literacy journey even more challenging for these learners. I have been spending a significant amount of time providing this exposure to my learners. Below you will find activities that I have been employing to assist them.
Rhyming Books
List of Rhyming Books
Bear Snores On
by Karma Wilson – great to use with the Fall theme
Room on the Broom
by Julia Donaldson – great to use for Halloween
Sheep in a Jeep
by Nancy E. Shaw
I Ain’t Gonna Paint No More
by Karen Beaumont
Silly Sally
by Audrey Wood
Llama Llama Red Pajama
by Anna Dewdney
Llama Llama Misses Mama
by Anna Dewdney
Rhyming Dust Bunnies
by Jan Thomas
Jamberry
by Bruce Degan
Giraffes Can’t Dance
by Giles Anderae
There’s a Bear on My Chair
by Ross Collins
Who Sank the Boat
by Pamela Allen
Rhyming Word Dictation
Rhyming Dictation
I have been working with small groups to develop their ability to hear rhyming words. I dictate words that rhyme and those that don’t. The students must acknowledge if the words rhyme or not by telling me “yes” or “no”. I also dictate three words and the students must tell me which two rhyme. In the link below you will find some examples that I have used.
Word Work
Word Work
Each day we print on our erasable whiteboards. I introduce a word family and have the students only change the initial letter. They learn that this not only changes what the word says but also that all the words rhyme (examples: dad, sad, pad, mad, etc.)
Spinning Rhyme Game
Spin-A-Rhyme Board Game
This is a game I play in a small group setting. I place a the spinner board in a paper plate and attach a spinner. We discuss the pictures first. Each student is given a small picture game card and bingo chips. Each player takes a turn to initiate the spinner. Each student decides which picture rhymes on their game card and places a bingo chip on the corresponding picture. This is done as a group initially. After, they play with partners.
Rhyming Board Game
Rhyming Matching Board Game
This is another game I play in a small group initially. I copied and placed the rhyming pictures on poster board marked off with a grid. The students drew a card and placed the picture beside the rhyming match. (example: clown and crown, ball and doll).
Rhyming Board Game
Fabulous Freebies Word Family Cards and Printable Rhyming Reader
Rhyming Mini-Unit
Rhyming Mini-Unit
In this mini-unit you will find rhyming picture cards and also the rhyming spinning games as outlined above.
