Its Time to Rhyme

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Its Time to Rhyme!

• Kate Woolfrey
• Maria Siegle
• Designed for Early Elementary Students

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What do these words have in common?
Rat!
Cat!
Bat!
Hat!
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You guessed it, they RHYME!
Rhyme is using words that have the same ending
sound.
These words rhyme.
Rat!
Bat!
Cat!
Hat!
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Rhyming words can be used in sentences too!
rat
cat

• The chased the .
• The boy with the wore a .

bat
hat
Each box contains a set of rhyming words.
book look hook
pie dry spy
bee knee flea
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Write down 3 pairs of rhyming words. Then make 1
sentence with your favorite pair.
Now its your turn!
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Some words DONT rhyme with any others!
Watch out!
purple
orange
Like
and
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So where can you find rhyme?
Words can rhyme ANYTIME! But sometimes theyre
tricky to find. Here are two examples of easy
places to find rhyme!
In poetry!
In music!
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Its time to practice! First, lets find rhyme in
song.
Click on the speaker. Listen carefully for
rhyming words as Joe Thompson sings Pirates in
the Bathroom.
Audio file from www.freekidsmusic.com/music-t.html
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• there
• shampoo
• true
• laugh
• think

• care
• half
• do
• sink
• you

Match the rhyming pairs as you heard them in the
song. Click here to check your answers.
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Now lets find rhyme in poetry!
Click on the pencil to go to a fun poetry
website. Click on the title of a poem that you
like the best. The pictures help you quickly see
what the poem is about. See if you can pick out
the pairs of rhyming words!
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Not sure something rhymes?
Want to explore further with rhyming?
Cant think of a rhyming word?
There are dictionaries to help you out! Click on
the book to take you to our favorite rhyming
dictionary.
Take time to EXPLORE!
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Congratulations! You are now experts on rhyme!
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Dr. Seuss is famous for using rhyme in his books.
You can make your own story using his characters.
Click on the hat. Follow the directions when you
get to the web page. Be sure that the last word
in each sentence rhymes! Now lets show off your
talent!
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What have we learned?
Rhyme is using words that have the same ending
sound.
We explored rhyme in music and poetry. But rhyme
can be used anywhere!
Rhyme can be explored through rhyming
dictionaries.
Making your own rhyme is FUN!
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The End!
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