Routine · Phonological awareness
Rhyme: hear it, make it
Decide whether two words rhyme, then make up rhyming words, real or silly.
- Time
- 2 to 4 minutes
- Skill
- Phonological awareness
- In a session plan
- Warm-up
When to use it
For young students who cannot yet say whether two words sound alike at the end.
Materials
- Pairs of words, some that rhyme and some that do not
Steps
Get ready
Explain that rhyming words sound the same at the end.
Say: Rhyming words end the same way, like cat and hat.
I do
Say two pairs and think aloud about the ends.
Say: Sun, fun. The ends match: un, un. They rhyme. Sun, map. Un and ap do not match. No rhyme.
We do
Say a pair and decide together. Show a thumb up for a rhyme and a thumb to the side for no rhyme.
You do
Give six pairs for thumbs. Then say a word and ask for a rhyme. Silly words count if the end matches.
Say: Now you: what rhymes with bed?
Student: Shows thumbs, then says red, fed or zed.
Check
Say three words where two rhyme. The student names the one that does not fit.
If the student...
Says a word that starts the same instead of ending the same.
Say both words slowly, stretching the ends, and show they do not match. Give a word that does, then ask for another.
Say: Bed, bat. The ends are ed and at. Bed, red. Now you find one.
Tips
- Rhyme production is harder than judging. Stay with thumbs until the student is quick and sure.
- One to one, a puppet that says the wrong rhyme for the student to catch keeps things light.
Original routines written by Literacy Trail. In the app, every routine is filled with your student's lesson.
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Have this routine filled in for every lesson
In Literacy Trail, the session plan picks a routine for each block and fills it with the words, sounds and sentence from your student's lesson. Every plan starts with a 15-day free trial.