Pairs of Socks
“Mom!”, my three-year-old yells. “‘House’ and ‘house’ rhyme!”
It is great logic, but it is difficult to convince a preschooler that two identical words don’t technically rhyme because they are the same word. I have been trying to help him realize that you need to pick pairs of different words that have endings that sound the same. That is how I came up with the following activity.
Although you can certainly use real socks, I am going to suggest you begin by cutting out sock shapes out of construction paper. Cut out two socks for each color of construction paper. If you would like make more pairs than you have colors of paper, simply draw identical lines on the tops.
Next, print out clip art pictures of pairs of objects that rhyme. For example, you may choose to include “dog” and “log”, “hat” and “rat”, or “hen” and “pen”. Write the word, using lowercase letters, below each picture. Then glue the pictures to the socks.
Spread out the socks and allow your child to make pairs. Each time he makes a pair, have him say the words that are written on the socks. When your child is ready, point out the written words on each picture, and help him to find the pattern in the endings.
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Written by Laura on January 26, 2011
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