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Phonological Awareness: Rhyme, Rhyme or No Rhyme Lesson PlanPhonological Awareness: Rhyme, Rhyme or No Rhyme Lesson Plan
Publisher
Florida Center for Reading Research
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Grade
K - 1st
Subjects
English Language Arts
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Duration
30 mins
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Independent Practice
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Year
2005
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Phonological Awareness: Rhyme, Rhyme or No Rhyme

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Rhyming is fun, builds phonemic awareness, and is a tried and true pre-reading skill. This activity helps learners identify words that rhyme. Young scholars listen to a song, locate a rhyming word they hear by clapping then draw a picture representation of the word.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

prereading, phonemic awareness, phonemes, rhyming words, phonics, rhymes

Additional Tags

phonics, phonological awareness, pre reading, rhyming words, matching rhyming sounds, english language arts

Instructional Ideas

  • If you do not have rhyming songs readily available, record yourself singing or telling stories with rhyming words
  • Conduct the activity with a small group, and play the song for all to hear—no need for headphones

Classroom Considerations

  • Requires songs with rhyming words, an audio player, paper, and drawing tools
  • The gloves do not serve a purpose

Pros

  • Rhyming songs add a musical feature that is engaging to most pupils

Cons

  • It does not include rhyming word media

Common Core

RF.K.2.a

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