Rhyming & Sound Play
Rhyming and sound play help children listen closely to the sounds in words. In kindergarten, children use this skill to begin reading and writing. When children can hear and play with sounds, it is easier for them to learn how words work. When children can hear and play with sounds, it is easier for them to learn how words work.
Do-Together Activities
Rhyme Time
"Do 'cat' and 'hat' rhyme?"
"Tell me a word that rhymes with dog"
Silly Rhymes
Make nonsense words (e.g., "log, bog, zog!")
Sound Match
"Do 'sun' and 'sand' start with the same sound?"
Clap the Word (Syllabication)
Clap the parts of words (e.g., "ba-na-na" - 3 claps)
Nursery Rhymes
Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star
Twinkle, twinkle, little star
How I wonder what you are.
Up above the world so high,
Like a diamond in the sky.
Twinkle, twinkle, little star,
How I wonder what you are.
Row, Row, Row Your Boat
Row, row, row your boat,
Gently down the stream.
Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily,
Life is but a dream.
Itsy Bitsy Spider
The itsy bitsy spider climbed up the waterspout.
Down came the rain and washed the spider out.
Out came the sun and dried up all the rain,
And the itsy bitsy spider climbed up the spout again.
Hey Diddle Diddle
Hey diddle diddle,
The cat and the fiddle,
The cow jumped over the moon.
The little dog laughed
To see such sport,
And the dish ran away with the spoon.
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