Rhyming is so important as a pre-reading skill so we work on it a lot in my classroom. I love March because I love Dr. Seuss. His books are so engaging for young kids and I love the messages within. They touch on so many deep concepts and really get discussions flowing. But that's not the reason for this post (stay focused Cheryl).
I want to share with you one of my kiddos favorite literacy center activities- my Green Eggs and Ham Rhyming Center. I call it a center because kids can work independently if they can decode CVC words, but you can also do it as a small group activity (which is what I'm going to do this year with my TK kiddos as many of them aren't decoding yet).
It's a ton of fun. Kids use a real spatula to scoop up an egg and place it into a small frying pan. (I use a small plastic frypan from my kitchen housekeeping center). They read the word on the egg then look for the ham that rhymes with it. When they find that, they scoop that ham up with the spatula and place it into the frying pan to "cook." When the eggs and ham are done cooking, the kids remove them and write the words on the recording sheet. They can then put those two rhymes aside and start again on a new egg/ham match.
This activity is awesome because they are reading simple CVC words, listening for rhymes (phonemic awareness), and writing! You can grab this at my TpT store. It's simple to prep and easy to store. I keep mine in a gallon ziplock bag.
This is a great activity to have set up when you are cooking green eggs and ham with your class.
