LA 2.02Rhyming Games
Children match rhyming objects and pictures, then produce rhymes of their own.
Presentation
- 1
Say a known rhyme and emphasize the rhyming words: "Jack and Jill went up the hill."
- 2
Say, "Jill and hill sound the same at the end. They rhyme."
- 3
Lay out two objects that rhyme and say their names slowly: "cat, hat."
- 4
Lay out the remaining objects in a mixed group.
- 5
Pick up one object, say its name, then say each other name in turn until you find the rhyme.
- 6
Invite the child to pick up the next object and find its rhyming partner.
- 7
When all are matched, say each pair together with the child.
Extensions, easiest to hardest
- Odd-one-out: three objects, two rhyme, child finds the one that does not
- Adult says a word, child says a rhyming word (nonsense words accepted)
- Filling in the rhyming word in a new poem
- Making a chain of rhymes (cat, hat, mat, sat)
Control of error
The adult. A picture card set may have matching colored dots on the back of each pair.
Ready to move on when the child…
- Matches all rhyming pairs in a set of six
- Tells whether two spoken words rhyme
- Produces a rhyme for a simple word
Guide note
Producing a rhyme is much harder than recognizing one; many three-year-olds recognize rhymes before they can make one.