Rhyming is a skill that typically students understand fairly quickly or they need to work on it a lot. With that second group of students, you’ll want to provide varied practice so they don’t come to dread the skill. Rhyming games are a great way to trick your students into practicing the skill and keep them engaged.
Rhyming Games and Activities
Rhyming Puzzles
This set of 30 self-correcting puzzle pairs is great for independent practice. The labeled images also give students a little reading practice as a bonus!
It might be too difficult for your students to put all puzzles out at the same time, so consider only using 5-10 at one time. This will help prevent overwhelm and build confidence in your learners.
Rhyming Bingo
Kids always love a good game of Bingo (even if there are no prizes). It’s a great way to practice a variety of skills.
Depending on your students’ abilities you can play this version in five different ways: top row, middle, bottom row, four corners, or whole card blackout.
Rhyming Dominoes
These 28 dominoes are great for early learners. There is picture and word support on each domino.
You’ll also notice that the onset is in black text and the rime is in another color. This can help students see the patterns in the words as they work on making pairs.
Rhyming Card Games
This isn’t necessarily intended for rhyming games, but students will find that they are rhyming all along!
In this fast-paced game, kids work at making words in word families. However, you could just use the cards as a tool to create different sets of rhyming words. The cards clearly show the separation of the onset and rime.
This fun game has students identify rhyming objects in the house to the picture to collect game cards. There are three different ways to play the game included in the instructions.
I Spy a Mouse in the House! is a great game to use in small groups or for tutoring since you can play with 1-3 kids at a time.
No one said that learning couldn’t be fun! Games are a great motivational tool for many students. If you don’t feel comfortable including r games in your day-to-day center rotations or small group instruction, they are still a great go-to for indoor recess or parent volunteers. You may even consider using them as a behavioral award!
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Heather is the author of Creation Castle. She has experience with general education, special education, and ESL students in kindergarten through fifth grade. She specializes in early elementary math and literacy, as well as organization.
