Back to School Rhyming Activity
This back to school rhyming activity has preschool to 1st grade children sort 12 word pair cards to the school or the bus by rhyme. Answer key included for quick checking.
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Description
Hearing rhyme is one of the first steps to reading. This back to school rhyming activity gives children in preschool through 1st grade a fun way to listen for words that end with the same sound, like cat and hat or bug and rug. It fits right into the first weeks of school, when children are settling in and building early phonics skills.
Children cut out 12 word pair cards, each written on a little classroom whiteboard. They say the two words on a card and decide whether they rhyme. Rhyming pairs go to school, next to the red schoolhouse on the Sort Mat, and pairs that do not rhyme ride the yellow bus home. A Kindergarten practice page then asks children to read six new word pairs and circle yes or no.
What’s Included
- A How to Use page with simple steps, materials and prep tips
- 12 word pair cards on two cut sheets (6 rhyming pairs and 6 pairs that do not rhyme)
- A Sort Mat with a schoolhouse row and a school bus row
- A Kindergarten practice worksheet with six yes or no rhyming cards
- An answer key for the card sort and the practice page
Why Rhyming Sorts Help Kids Learn
First, listening for rhyme trains children to hear the ending sounds in words, a key phonological awareness skill. Second, comparing pairs like pen and pin or mop and map shows that one changed sound makes a new word. Third, the hands-on sort turns practice into a game, so children happily play it again and again.
Ideas for Teachers and Parents
Use the cards at a literacy center, in a small group or during the first week of school. Read the words aloud for preschool children who are not reading yet. Ask children to think of a new word that rhymes with each school card. At home, play this preschool back to school activity together and take turns saying the words. Pair the back to school rhyming activity with the resources below for more rhyming practice.
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