Rodgers School

Rhyming is a very important skill for a preschooler.  Please work on rhyming at home.

Fun rhyming games to try at home

- Find a nursery rhyme collection and carefully select real rhymes to repeat to your child. Repeat them often so that eventually your child will be able to join you in reciting them.

- Get creative and make up little rhymes on the spur of the moment. Once you get started, you'll see how easy and how much fun it can be. For example, let your child know that dinner is ready; "It's time to eat. You're in for a treat." or "Lunch is on the table. Come if you are able." Tell your child that you are going to be making up rhymes. Ask him to let you know when he hears one!

- Look for pictures that rhyme in books or magazines. Cut them out and ask your child to paste the pairs on a piece of construction paper. Then ask your child to draw a line connecting the rhyming pictures.

- Teach your child rhyming chants, such as "One, two, buckle my shoe." The rhythm and the rhyme make these fun to say. Clap to the rhythm to add to the fun.

- Make a "rhyming train" with your child by taking turns saying a word that rhymes with the first word said. See how long the "train" can get. Let your child know that nonsense words are okay, too! For example, your train could sound something like this: "Cat, bat, sat, mat, gat, lat, pat, zat, hat, dat . . ."

- Visit the library with your child. The librarians will be delighted to help you select some marvelous rhyming books.

- Read the same rhyming book several times over the course of a few days. When your child is becoming familiar with the book, read it but stop before saying the second word in the rhyming pair. Ask your child to complete the rhyme for you.

- Play a guessing game with your child, giving him rhyming clues. "I'm thinking of something you wear on your foot and rhymes with the word blue." (shoe)

- Create a variation of the guessing game by playing "Guess the Color." Give your child clues about a color using rhyming words. "This color rhymes with bed." (red)

“Play rhyming games when driving in the car or waiting in line.

Any time can be rhyming time!”