Reggie Rhino is quite the traveler. Apparently he enjoys going to stores, restaurants, construction sites, and farms. He has also visited the museum, zoo, aquarium, airport, and firehouse. His garden and home are also favorite places to spend time.
In the game, children are able to select any one of these locations to discover a new selection of rhyming words. The directions are read aloud and a word with a matching picture is displayed at the top of the screen. Three more words and coordinating pictures are them shown below it. When the child clicks on the pictures, the words are read aloud. The child must select the picture in the bottom row that rhymes with the top picture.
One great feature of this game is that children are encouraged to keep trying until they get the correct answer. When the correct answer is selected, the rhyme is then reinforced as both words are read aloud.
Find the game, and enjoy some rhyming time at http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/bll/reggie/index.htm.
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Written by Laura on June 9, 2010
Parents of preschoolers are busy people. Our little ones keep us on our toes twenty-four hours a day. So fitting in extra learning activities can be challenging. Here is one you can try at home that is simple, and it teaches three important readiness skills with one activity.
Give your child an opportunity to practice rhyming and categorizing while forming word families. Use clip-art or magazi
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Written by BRWI Staff on April 13, 2010
As children get ready to read, it is an important skill to be able to listen to words carefully. Children who are able to hear and identify the different sounds in words are better able to decode words as they are reading them. Many children are able to simply hear a list of words and then extend the list according to the pattern. For example, if you were to say to the child, “fun”
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Written by BRWI Staff on January 25, 2010
Nobody likes to listen to a story that is being told in a monotone voice. It is much easier and more exciting to listen to a story being told where the narrator is lively and animated. However, this skill does not come naturally to everyone. One way you can practice using expression in storytelling with your preschooler is by reciting silly rhymes and songs.
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Written by BRWI Staff on September 16, 2009
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, rei
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Written by BRWI Staff on September 4, 2009
In a family, the people who belong to it all have something in common. They are all related in some way. The same is true for word families. These are groups of one-syllable words that have the same ending sounds. Examples include cat, bat, sat, rat….and bug, tug, rug, dug… Although not all preschoolers may be ready to be introduced to the concept of word families, most children wh
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Written by BRWI Staff on July 24, 2009
If you think back to your childhood days in elementary school, you probably can recall learning about poetry through the use of rhyming words. Although poetry certainly does not have to rhyme, this is probably the most common type of poetry that most beginners, including adults, would write if given the assignment to write a poem. Most poetry intended for children is written in this fashion, and
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Written by Laura on June 1, 2009
