Toss Across
Rhyming is one of those skills that you can’t really describe for your child. Sure, you can tell your child that rhyming words are those that sound alike, but a definition can be a bit vague for a youngster. Instead, preschool children tend to learn much better through examples and actually using the concepts you are trying to teach. The following activity is a great way to introduce, reinforce, or simply have fun with rhyming words. And, once you have made the game, you can play it again and again without repeating the same game twice.
Begin by making pictures of approximately twelve different short words. Each of the words should have a different ending sound. (Suggested words are cat, bug, fan, pig, fish, fin, bell, bed, net, pot, boot, and sun because they represent twelve different word families, and these words are easy to represent with pictures.) Using regular, letter-size paper, put one picture each on a piece of paper. Spread out the papers on the floor, and use a bean bag or similar item to play the game. Show your child how to toss the bean bag onto a picture. Say the name of the picture and then a word that rhymes with the picture. Be patient, and help your child if she is struggling to think of a rhyming word. The game can be played over and over until your child is no longer interested or you can turn over the papers once they have been used and end when all of the papers are turned over. Every once in a while, use your turn to test your child’s knowledge. For example, if you land on “bug”, ask her if “dog” rhymes with “bug”. You can play the game with the same pictures each time or you can add different pictures to represent other word families.
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Written by BRWI Staff on September 4, 2009
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