Date: November 7, 1998

Grade Level(s): Kindergarten, 1

Subject(s):

• Language Arts/Reading

Duration: 1 class

Description: Students will distinguish word rhymes by playing a memory game with cards of rhyming words.

Goals: Students will learn about rhymes.

Objectives: Students will distinguish word rhymes by playing a memory game with cards of rhyming words.

Materials: Jesse Bear, What Will You Wear? by Nancy White

Procedure:

Initiation:
Begin by reminding students how much they enjoy playing games. Tell them that they will be playing a matching game using cards with rhyming words. Ask them if they know what a rhyming word is and ask for examples. Tell them that rhyming words sound very much alike. Even though they have different beginning letters, they sound a lot like each other. Ask them to say the words cat and hat . Write those words on the board showing how they have similar endings but the beginning letter is different. Tell them that you will be reading them a book, Jesse Bear, What Will You Wear? , which has a lot of rhyming words. Explain that the game will be played after the book is read.

Procedures:
1. Read the book, Jesse Bear, What Will You Wear? , emphasizing with tone the rhyming words.
2. Tell the students that you will now reread the book and that they need to listen carefully. You will be stopping after each page to ask which 2 words rhymed on that page. Ask them after each page Which 2 words rhymed? Write the rhyming words on the board. Point out their similarities. Ask for another word that rhymes with these.
3. Tell the students about the game. Show them a few of the cards with pictures and words on them. For kindergartners and early first graders, it would be a good idea to show all the cards and read the words aloud before placing them face down in the rows. Place the cards face down in rows. Players take turns flipping over 2 cards at a time. They say the word aloud as they flip each one. Teacher offers help, if necessary, in reading the words. If the words on the 2 cards rhyme, the player keeps the cards and gets another turn. Play continues until all cards are matched. Whoever has the most cards, wins. This could be done in small groups while the teacher circulates and observes, offering help if necessary.

Closure:
Ask children whether they enjoyed the game. Remind them that many words rhyme, which means they have the same sound except for the first letters. Tell them that by studying rhyming words, we can see that many words are spelled almost the same. Ask students to come up with a rhyming word for man . Write their suggestions on the board.

Assessment:
Evaluation:
Children’s ability to distinguish rhyming words will be judged by participation in reading lesson questions. During the card game, teacher will evaluate this ability by observing students’ participation in the game.