Rhyming Story Cards

Your basic short "a" exercise. Kids enjoy the rhyme even if they don't know letter sounds. They love the idea of reading to their parents.

Objectives

Children participating in this exercise will be able to read simple words Lang. IA
Children ages 5 years can print simple words FM II
children ages 3 years can detect rhyming words Lang. IA
and children ages 2-2 ½ years will be able to remember simple rhymes.

 

Materials

Paper; felt pens; paper strips for flashcards; envelopes.

Procedures

1. Give each child a piece of paper with the words CAT, RAT, SAT,

BAT, FAT written on it. Begin by reading the words phonetically as a group.

2. Next, tell them this rhyming story, having them read the words as you go:

    There once was a cat,
    Whose best friend was a rat.
    All day long by the window they sat.
    Suddenly they were frightened by a great big bat,
    Who was not only big,
    But also fat.

3. Repeat the rhyme several times, having the children say it together and pointing to the words.

4. Next, have them print or trace the rhyming words onto their own set of flashcards.

5. Repeat the rhyme slowly and have them read their own set of flashcards.

6. Have children put their cards into an envelope to take home to be read to their parents.