Rhyming!!

Simple rhyming activities to do at home!

Rhyming words are fun and help children gain important pre-reading skills! Here are some simple activities to do that encourages rhyming. Let your children come up with fun, nonsense words too…

• Read rhyming books (Dr. Seuss – Hop on Pop, One Fish Two Fish, Wocket in my Pocket; Is Your Mama a Llama?; One Duck Stuck; Rumble in the Jungle) Emphasize words that rhyme – repeat them over and over again.
• Sing or chant Nursery Rhymes!
• Play bingo or memory rhyming games
• Here is a rhyme we do at preschool:

2 little blackbirds sitting on the hill.

One name Jack and one named Jill.

Fly away Jack, Fly away Jill.

Come back Jack, Come back Jill.

Insert other possible verses such as:

2 little blackbirds sitting on (in)  my shoe

One is__red____ and the other is a ____blue_____.

Fly away red, Fly away blue.

Come back red, Come back blue.

Other rhymes: My nose – tulip and rose; A rug – bird and bug; My toe – yes and no; A dish whale and fish; A boat – horse and goat; A star – truck and car; A tree – ant and bee; 

A box – cat and fox; A log – cat and dog; A tie – cake and pie; The sun – silly and fun; In a pool – church and school; A house – frog and mouse; A block – watch and clock; A king – necklace and ring; In heaven – six and seven; Sticks – five and six; My dad – happy and sad; A sink – purple and pink; A gate – seven and eight; Down below – fast and slow; Jell-O – green and yellow; My head – blue and red; A ball – short and tall…..What can you come up with?!?