Rhyme games

Jack and Jill went up the hill. Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall. Baa, baa, black sheep , have you any wool? Jack Sprat would eat no fat. His wife would eat no lean. All those nonsensical verses from your childhood really do matter. They matter because they rhyme. Rhyming is fun. Read books that rhyme These books are packed with rhyming words! Rhyming books for babies Rhyming books for toddlers and preschoolers 25 picture books that Rhyme from No Time for Flashcards Poetry and other rhyming books for older children from This Reading Mama Ridiculous rhyming books from Peace But Not Quiet Sing nursery rhymes and other rhyming songs Did you see my post sharing ten reasons why nursery rhymes are important?

Even older kids should know their nursery rhymes! These helped my middle son learn to rhyme and recognize his letters when he was a toddler. We love, love, love books we can sing.

Check out these singable rhyming books from This Reading Mama. Play rhyming games These rhyming games take little or no prep time. Try them out! Looking for a classroom game? Try passing around the rhyming basket , like they do at PreKinders. Play rhyming dominoes No Time for Flashcards. Get free rhyming printables You know we love free printables around here! Get our giant pack of free rhyming clip cards.

Get this rhyming rockets printable at No Time for Flashcards. Print and play our rhyming matching game 24 free pairs! Or play rhyming bingo with our giant classroom set of bingo boards. Make rhyming a part of every day Add rhyming songs to your routine by getting 20 songs with lyrics! Buy Now. Free Reading Printables for Pre-K-3rd Grade Join our email list and get this sample pack of time-saving resources from our membership site! This may include a head, body, legs, arms, hair, eyes, nose, mouth, and so on.

Divide the group into two teams. Randomly choose a word or phrase to start the game. It should be something that can be rhymed with easily.

The first player on the starting team tries to name a rhyming word. You can choose a time limit for this part of the game. If a team cannot think of a rhyming word, either give the other team a chance or pick a new word to rhyme. Continue playing until one rhyme man has completely disappeared. Rhyming Word Bingo Take the classic game of Bingo and apply it to the world of rhyming word games! Create the Bingo game boards and call sheet beforehand, complete with one half of a rhyming set for example, you could add "boat" to the card, and then call out "coat".

You can add either images of items or actual words to the boards. Give each player or team a game board. Call out a word from the call sheet. Players look for a word on their respective game boards that rhyme with the called word.

If the call word is "boat," they can match with a word on their board like "coat" or "goat. Just as with regular Bingo, the game can continue with additional patterns for winning. Players sit in a circle on the floor, at a table or at their desks.

One player is chosen as "The Poet" and walks around the circle as they think of a word. They can say nothing, or they can say "word, word, word" like "duck, duck, duck" as they pass each other player. When they choose another person to play, The Poet says, "rhyme" instead of "word," and then they say a word the chosen player must rhyme with for example, "pan".

The chosen player must immediately think of a rhyming word. If the chosen player can't think of a rhyme word within 30 seconds, The Poet immediately sits down in their place and the chosen student is the new Poet. If the chosen player thinks of a rhyme word within the 30 seconds, The Poet must repeat the original process to choose a new opponent. Rhyme Hunt Rhyme Hunt is like a scavenger hunt.

Come up with a list of several groups of rhyming words, ensuring that each group has the same number of words.

For instance, you might have one set of 10 words that all rhyme with "set," like "met" and "debt. Divide the group into the same number of teams as you have sets of rhyming words. If you have three sets, then you should divide the players into three teams as well. Give each team their "starter" word, so they'll know which rhyming words they should try to find. The first team to find all their rhyming words wins.

Hot Rhyming Potato This game is great for kids and adults alike. Have everyone sit in a circle. Start your journey through our series of online rhyme games including Reggie the Rhyming Rhino which you should definitely try out! I have always had a passion for toys and games, and I have many fond memories of playing yard and board games with my friends and family growing up — before the days of playing on the internet!

These games taught be valuable coordination and analytical skills, and demonstrating concepts in a fun and exciting way, an outlook which I appreciated and I built on through my years of teacher training. View all post by Jason Walker Website.