Rhyming Fun Featured Book
Children love to be “rhyming machines.” They Each Peach, Pear,
enjoy being able to match words that rhyme Plum, by Janet Ahlberg
or invent new rhyming words. Rhyming can be Rhyming text and detailed
hard for children to learn, as they tend to illustrations invite the
listen to the beginning sounds of word reader to play "I Spy" with a
instead of the ending sounds. It is an variety of Mother Goose and other folklore
important skill to know to prepare for characters. This book is a classic favorite!
reading on their own. Rhyming is part of
phonological awareness. More Ahlberg books:
Rhymes are commonly found in songs, poems,
and nursery rhymes. Hearing the rhyme
sound is one reason it is easier for people to
remember the words in songs, poems and
nursery rhymes. Rhymes have patterns and
rhythms to them.
Learning to identify and create rhymes takes Some good books to
practice. It is helpful to find times during help your child rhyme...
the day that you can work on rhyming with
Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed,
your child. Make it a game and have fun with
it! by Eileen Christelow
Miss Mary Mack, by Mary Ann Hoberman
Rhyming Activities
During meal time, think of words that Seals on the Bus, by Lenny Hort
rhyme with the food you are eating: Here Comes the Big, Mean Dust Bunny! by
bread-head, cheese-knees. Jan Thomas
In the bathtub practice rhyming word
Green Eggs and Ham, by Dr. Seuss
families. Choose a word family and have
your child choose a letter. Example: “at” You Read to Me, I’ll Read
family– add “c” for cat, “b” for bat, “m” to You: Very Short
for mat, etc.
Mother Goose Tales to
Recite nursery rhymes as you are driving Read Together, by Mary
in the car.
Ann Hoberman
Sing songs as you are working together
in the yard, cleaning up toys, etc.
More fun with Each Peach, Sing Silly Songs
Pear, Plum... Row, Row, Row Your Boat
Rhyme time... Play “I Spy” with pictures on Row, row, row your boat
the pages of the book. “I spy with my little Gently down the stream.
eye something that rhymes with ‘bear’ (pear).”
Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily,
Let your child make up rhymes and have you
guess, too. Life is but a dream.
Nursery Rhymes...Nursery rhymes are a Now make up new words to the song...
simple and easy way to help your child build Row, row, row your car…
rhyming skills. Research suggests that
Or make up silly words...
children who know lots of nursery rhymes
before they begin school tend to find more Tow, tow, tow my goat…
success with learning to read. You can find Nonsense words…
books of nursery rhymes at your local library. Bow, bow, bow my doat…
Nursery Rhymes in Sing about where you are going or what
you are doing…
Each Peach, Pear, Plum
Wash, wash, wash my hands...
‘Bye Baby Bunting
Walk, walk, walk to school…
Daddy's gone a'hunting
Mommy's gone a'milking
Sister's gone a'silking
What your library can do for you…
Brother's gone to buy a skin
To wrap the baby bunting in. Don’t have access to a computer? Most
libraries do not require a library card in
Jack and Jill order to use the computers. Some even
Jack and Jill went up the hill offer free computer classes.
To fetch a pail of water.
Jack fell down and broke his crown,
And Jill came tumbling after.
Old Mother Hubbard
Old Mother Hubbard went to the cupboard
To fetch her poor dog a bone.
But when she got there the cupboard was bare,
And so the poor dog had none.
This project is made possible by a grant from the
Little Bo-Peep U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services.
Little Bo-Peep has lost her sheep Brought to you by the Idaho Commission for
And doesn’t know where to find them. Libraries’ Read to Me program and your local
Leave them alone, and they will come home, library.
Dragging their little tails behind them.
