Rocking and Rhyming!

We love to sing and rhyme in our classroom.  One of our favorite songs to jam out to is Jack Hartman’s “Make a Rhyme, Make a Move” from his Hip Hop Alphabop Volume 2 CD.

As a quick time filler, I put some of the miniatures from the Lakeshore Vowel Teaching Tubs into a basket and pass one out to each child.  Make sure that you have enough sets of rhymes for the children in your class.  So, if I have 18 kids, I will put 9 rhyming pairs into the basket.

We sing this song:

Yes, it’s kinda corny (ok, really corny), but you have to be corny with Kinders! (You can download it by clicking on it!) The cute clipart is by Lauren Thompson of the First Grade Diaries.

We also rocked out with a little Queen-esque rhyming.  Yes, really corny, but the kids LOVE it.  Channel your inner Freddy Mercury and sing on.

I pass out the cards to the kiddos (you can use the little miniatures too) and have them find the person with their rhyming match.  I call up groups of 2 and we sing the song with their rhymes.  Oh, and you totally have to get the rhythm going with lap slaps and claps! (You WILL hear them chant it for the rest of the day!)

Click on the image for the download!

What’s your favorite activity to practice rhyming?

Phonemic Fun!

Here is a fun and easy phonemic game that you can play with your kinders at any time of the year!

You will need a bag of some sort - it can be a gift bag, or a bag like this:

 

You could decorate it all cute with some puffy paint and ribbons.  Since I'm on vacation, I don't have access to the supplies! I'll try to make one up when I get home!

You also need some small manipulatives or picture cards.  I really love these teaching tubs from Lakeshore Learning.  They come in handy for so many things!

And finally, you need this little diddy:

 (Click on the image if you would like to download this to put in the bag or attach to the bag!)

What do you think? Sounds fun, huh?