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Visual Aid to use when teaching about what makes two words rhyme 

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Visual Aid to use when teaching about what makes two words rhyme 

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This is a perfect poster to put on the board when teaching a lesson. It allows the students to have a visual of what they are learning about throughout the lesson so they can simply look up on the board at this poster to see what makes two words rhyme.

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The first stage a student goes through in order to learn about rhyming words is hearing rhyme. This song is a great video to start the lesson with so your students can begin to hear words that rhyme.

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Rhyme Time - Hooked on Phonics: Learn to Read

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ELAGSEKRF2 Demonstrate understanding of spoken words, syllables, and sounds (phonemes).
a. Recognize and produce rhyming words.

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This is a helpful resource for teachers to teach them about the stages a student goes through when learning about rhyming words and learning to recognize and produce rhyming words.

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This is a resource for teachers explaining how to move from teaching how to recognize rhyming words to teaching students how to produce rhyming words.

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This blog explains why teaching students rhyme is important. Recognizing and producing rhyme is one of the first phonological skills students obtain before becoming accomplished readers.

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Before children learn to read, they must first have an understanding of how sounds work within words. Learning to recognize and produce rhyme is one of the very first phonological skills that children acquire on their way to becoming proficient readers. Working with rhyme is an important component of the early childhood curriculum. Research tells us that most children learn to recognize rhyme by 5 (which words rhyme: cat, bug, rat) and can provide a rhyming word by 5 1/2. When children appreciate rhyme and are able to provide rhyming words, they show that they understand that words are made up of individual speech sounds which can be changed to create different words. That understanding is the basis of reading. Here's a graphic explaining the difference between phonological awareness, phonemic awareness and phonics. For more information, you may wish to visit the Phonological Awareness, Phonemic Awareness and Phonics blog post.

Click the following link to download this handout Phonological-Awareness

There is a developmental sequence for the acquisition of phonological awareness skills. This handout outlines the steps- it's a helpful reference for our preschool and kindergarten teachers.

Click the following link to download this handout Developmental Stages of Phonemic Awareness

Teaching students to recognize and produce rhyme is a whole lot of fun. Using books with rhyme is a great way to introduce this concept. When you read rhyming books, children are exposed to the rhythm of language. Using books in this manner also improves oral language development. Here are a few of my favorite books:

My children are all now in college so digging these books from the depths of the old bookshelves has certainly brought back memories! I loved reading these books to my own children and just couldn't bear to part with them. My all time favorite rhyming book is Jamberry by Bruce Degen. I can tell that our book was very much loved as the spine is nearly falling apart. Of course, you can count on Dr. Seuss for all things rhyme. Green Eggs and Ham and Fox in Socks were two of our favorites. Although not in my own bookshelf, Is Your Mama a Llama and Sheep in a Jeep were two books that I often used when I was teaching preschool.

Matching games are also ideal for teaching students to recognize and produce rhyme. I always like to incorporate a holiday or seasonal theme into the activity. Here's an example of the mitten match game that we use during the cold months of winter:

The candy corn game is certainly a favorite! Students beg for this activity way past Halloween!

These activities are just two of seven contained in the Big Bundle of Rhyme Activities.

The Big Bundle of Rhyme Activities is available through my online Teachers Pay Teachers store or within the Make, Take & Teach website.

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The Importance of Teaching Rhyme - Make Take & Teach

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Before children learn to read, they must first have an understanding of how sounds work within words. Learning to recognize and produce rhyme is one of the very first phonological skills that children acquire on their way to becoming proficient readers. Working with rhyme is an important component of the early childhood curriculum.

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Teachers can view this website that includes 5 important tips to teach rhyming. It also has resources for teachers to use in the classroom when teaching rhyming.

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Teaching rhyming doesn't need to be overly complicated. Read about 5 important tips things you need to know about how to teach rhyming to kids in real, meaningful ways.
Sometimes, as teachers and parents, we adults can over-complicate things for children.

Oral language skills, like rhyming, can fall into that category too easily.

Teaching rhyming is very important, of course, but it doesn't take ten pages of overly detailed lesson plans to accomplish this. So one of the main things you should remember about how to teach rhyming is that it doesn't need to be complicated!

5 Key Things to Remember About How to Teach Rhyming

Keep It Short

You don't need to spend a huge amount of time directly teaching rhyming to children.

As with all phonemic awareness activities, it's best to only spend a few minutes a day on direct instruction. As with teaching letters, children learn rhyming best with hands-on, engaging, and meaningful activities.

That's where the bulk of your time should be spent, rather than sitting and explaining the concept.

Have an Anchor Chart in Your "How to Teach Rhyming" Toolkit

One way to directly introduce rhyming is via an anchor chart. Basically, write out a simple definition of rhyming to share with the children/students. To me, the simplest way to phrase it for kids is to say "rhyming words sound the same at the end".

Have the chart ready one morning and simply read it to the children. Even better, turn it into a modeled writing lesson WITH the kids.

Having the kiddos decorate the chart with pictures is another good way to get them involved in this process. Ideally, these pictures would depict rhyming words - for example, have a picture of a cat next to a bat.

This process of reading the chart and adding some rhyming pictures doesn't need to take more than 5 minutes. Then, each day have the kids read the chart with you and say the rhyming pairs together. Again, this doesn't need to take very long.

Incorporate a Ton of Rhyming Books into Your Day

We can't talk about how to teach rhyming without talking about books! In my opinion, introducing rhyming to children is best done by reading rhyming books.

It exposes the kids to how rhymes sound in a meaningful, engaging manner. While reading such books to the kiddos, it's easy to point out the rhyming words by saying, "I hear rhyming words! 'Dog' and 'fog' rhyme."

A simple extension would be to have the children come up with more words that rhyme with words in the book. Have them put on their "rhyming ears" and listen for rhyming words as you read.

Don't Forget the Songs and Finger Plays

Another wonderful way to introduce rhyming is through songs, poems, and finger plays. Most kids love to sing, listen to, and dance along to music.

With the youngest children, simple finger plays do the trick. They're short, contain rhyming words, and involve the kids in the music. "Five Little Monkeys" and "The Itsy Bitsy Spider" are favorites for a reason!

As children get older (moving from toddlers to preschoolers), they still enjoy finger plays. The older children also enjoy longer songs to sing and dance to, and rhyming words are often a part of such songs.

Remember to break out the nursery rhymes and short poems, too!

Use Children's Names

Children's names are incredibly meaningful to kids, making names an awesome teaching resource!

Simple word plays with children's names (and the names of those important to them) is another way of introducing rhyming concepts. Here are some ways to use names when introducing rhyming:

Call kids by rhyming versions of their names - Silly Billy, Amusin' Susan, Super Cooper, etc.

Insert children's names into songs and poems - "The itsy-bitsy MARY climbed up the water spout . . ."

Play goofy name games that involve rhymes - "If your name rhymes with Zary, jump up and down. If your name rhymes with Bohn, turn around in a circle."

Sing some version of "The Name Game" with your children/students. A shorter, simpler version might be the best way to start with this. Definitely watch out for inappropriate word choices though! 😉

What are some tips you could share about how to teach rhyming to young children?

More about How to Teach Rhyming

1. Why is Teaching Rhyming So Important?
2. What You Need to Know about How to Teach Rhyming
3. Rhyming books and songs
4. Rhyming activities for children
5. Even more rhyming activities for kids
Originally published April 16, 2013

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What You Need to Know About How to Teach Rhyming

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Teaching rhyming doesn't need to be overly complicated. Read about 5 important tips things you need to know about how to teach rhyming to kids in real, meaningful ways. Sometimes, as teachers and parents, we adults can over-complicate things for children. Oral language skills, like rhyming, can fall into that category too easily.

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Video to introduce the concept of rhyming words 

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Video to introduce the concept of rhyming words 

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This would be an awesome video to show kindergarten students that introduces the concept of rhyming words and teaches them what makes two words rhyme.

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Website with 10 activities to teach rhyming words

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Website with 10 activities to teach rhyming words

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This website has so many useful resources for teachers and parents to teach kids how to rhyme. This website provides teachers with 10 suggested activities to do with students to teach them about rhyming.

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How to Teach Rhyming: Actions & Activities, Benefits & Importance of Teaching Nursery Rhymes

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Learning to rhyme is fun for kids, and it’s also an essential pre-reading skill for little learners to grasp. Read this article to explore the importance of listening for phonemes and letter sounds and find 8 easy and engaging activities to teach rhyming words!

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After introducing the concept of rhyming words to your students, this is a great way to see if the students are understanding the concept. The students draw a line from start to end connecting the rhyming words.

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Once your students are able to successfully recognize rhyming words it is time for them to start practicing producing rhyming words. This worksheet is a great way to have your students do that. This worksheet even has pictures at the bottom of the page of the words that will be in the blanks to help students out who are producing rhymes for the first time.

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This game is another engaging way for students to practice identifying words that rhyme. The students are supposed to match the pair of words together that rhyme.

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Learning words that rhyme can be a fun and engaging way to improve your vocabulary, language skills, and phonological awareness. Rhyming words share similar sounds at the end of the word, which can help with pronunciation and creative writing. Here are some examples of words that rhyme:

Remember that these are just a few examples, and there are countless rhyming words in the English language. You can explore rhyming dictionaries or engage in activities like reading poetry, singing songs, or playing word games to expand your repertoire of rhyming words.

In the game Words that Rhyme, young learners are introduced to the concept of rhyming and learn to build sounds and word relationships. Specifically, the children will be looking for end rhymes, with three pairs of rhyming words on each screen. Rhyming is an important skill to master, as it sharpens auditory awareness and heightens a child's ability to play with words and use them with more precision.
Once you click through the OK button to begin playing the game, it takes you through the brief instructions, which encourages you to look for three pairs of rhyming words on each page. Pictures show up on the screen with words at the bottom of each like digital flashcards. If the child does not know the word, they simply press the auditory button on the left of each word and it will be read aloud to them. Locate two rhyming words on the screen, and click once on each to pair them up as a correct rhyme.
Once you click a correct pair, the narrator will announce that A rhymes with B, and whisk the cards away. Incorrect matches get a slightly harsh sound and a "This is incorrect." statement. A timer does continuously tick up as you play, bringing more and more screens of matching rhyming words. The words begin simply, with only three letter simple words being used, but it quickly amps up with each subsequent screen if they are able to handle it. Learning rhyming skills is an essential skill to have and can be practiced here while employing other senses along with it.

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Rhyming Words | Rhyming Words For Kids | Phonics Games | Turtle Diary

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Partners in Rhyme is an online game for young toddlers about rhyming words. It helps them build sound and word relationships. In this game, kids get a set of words,

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In this rhyming words song Jack Hartmann gives you two words that rhyme and you have to determine which of the next  words he gives you rhyme with the first two.  If the word doesn't rhyme sit down, if the word rhymes stand up. This is an amazing interactive activity that you can do with your students to practice recognizing and producing rhyming words.

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The Rhyming Words Game | Rhyming Song for Kids | Reading & Writing Skills | Jack Hartmann

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This game is a fun way for kindergarten students to practice recognizing rhyming words.

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SUPER WHY, the animated television series and interactive website, helps children ages 3-6 learn key reading skills, including alphabet, rhyming, spelling and reading comprehension, through interactive storybook adventures.