We read lots of rhyming books and we play lots of rhyming games as a whole group. As the kids gain competency as rhymers I will read a book and pause to let the kids fill in the rhyme. This is challenging and fun and keeps everyone engaged.
To practice and gain skill as "expert rhymers" I make sure to have a rhyming center available for kids to choose during Literacy Center or Word Work time each week. I vary the activities but the skill is always the same- rhyming.
This rhyming center pictured below is a favorite of the kids. They roll the big dice and if they get a rhyme then they complete the recording sheet. I like to use dry erase markers and teddy bear counters or some other place marker so that we save paper resources. It's more important for the kids to practice rhyming, than for me to have a worksheet to send home to parents showing what we worked on. I talk to my parents about that very thing at Back To School Night. I explain that kindergarten is very hands-on and that they might not see a lot of paper-pencil worksheets come home at the end of each week. Even though their little one isn't bringing home a lot of worksheets, we are still VERY busy in the classroom learning in developmentally appropriate ways. As the year progresses, they will see more and more evidence of this learning on paper, but in the beginning of the school year especially, the task is more important than a worksheet.
I have this fun Rhyming Center in my TpT store.
See below if you are interested in taking a closer look.
How do you approach teaching rhyming in your classroom? Are your kids self-expressed "rhyming experts" at the end of the year?
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