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Phonological Awareness: Rhyme, Rhyming Game ActivityPhonological Awareness: Rhyme, Rhyming Game Activity
Publisher
Florida Center for Reading Research
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Grade
K - 1st
Subjects
English Language Arts
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Audience
For Teacher Use
Duration
30 mins
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Collaborative Learning
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Year
2005
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Phonological Awareness: Rhyme, Rhyming Game

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Scholars practice their rhyming skills with a game. Players roll dice to move along the board game, stopping to rhyme words and find a match.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

rhymes, phonemic awareness, phonemes, phonics, prereading

Additional Tags

phonics, phonological awareness, rhyme, pre-reading skills, recognizing rhyme, rhyming word recognition, english language arts

Instructional Ideas

  • Play the game in a small group during ELA center rotations
  • Allow early finishers to play the game as a May Do activity

Classroom Considerations

  • The game board requires preparation—gathering materials, laminating, and assembling

Pros

  • Includes extension and adaptation ideas
  • Turns practice into a game

Cons

  • None

Common Core

RF.K.2.a

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