UNLOCKING THE MYSTERY OF RHYME Julie Weeks EXC

UNLOCKING THE MYSTERY OF RHYME Julie Weeks EXC 7390

LESSON PLAN OBJECTIVE: Students will identify rhyming words in context PROCEDURE: Students will listen to the teacher read Is Your Mama a Llama? . The teacher will guide the students in identifying rhyming words throughout the story. The teacher will use the following strategies to explore the concept of rhyming: 1. Auditory discrimination between rhyming and nonrhyming words 2. Substitution of initial sounds to form new rhyming words 3. Selection of words that rhyme as displayed through pictures and print 4. Independent practice: “Find the Rhyme” worksheet MATERIALS: The book: Is Your Mama a Llama? Computer with presenter box T. V. Power Point presentation: “Rhyming Words” Worksheets: “Find the Rhyme” and “Matching Pairs” EVALUATION: Students will be able to independently complete the worksheet, “Matching Pairs”, with 80% accuracy.

What is rhyme? rhyme ¨ When one word shares the same ending sound as another word ¨ Poetry or verse

Is Your Mama a Llama? “Is your mama a llama? ” I asked my friend Dave. “No, she is not, ” is the answer Dave gave. “She hangs by her feet, and she lives in a cave. I do not believe that’s how llamas behave. ” “Oh, ” I said. “You are right about that. I think that your mama sounds more like a bat!” “Is your mama a llama? ” I asked my friend Fred. “No, she is not, ” is what Freddy said. “She has a long neck and white feathers and wings. I don’t think a llama has all of those things. ”

Let’s Look at the Word Endings: ¨ DAVE ¨ GAVE ¨ CAVE ¨ BEHAVE ¨ THAT ¨ BAT ¨ WINGS ¨ THINGS

Listen carefully: I am going to say two words. Tell me if you think they rhyme or do NOT rhyme.

YOU can make words rhyme by changing the first sound and leaving the last sound the same! B + OY = BOY T + OY = TOY J + OY = JOY Can you think of a word that would rhyme with CAT?

CAT ¨ FAT ¨ HAT ¨ MAT ¨ PAT ¨ RAT ¨ SAT ¨ BAT

Look at the following pictures to see if you can find the rhyming words!

FROG CAT LOG CAT LOG

FR + OG = FROG & L + OG = LOG

CAR TRUCK CAR JAR TRUCK JAR

C + AR = CAR & J + AR = JAR

CHAIR BRAIN CHAIR TRAIN

B + RAIN = BRAIN & T + RAIN = TRAIN

DOLL MOUSE DOLL HOUSE

M + OUSE = MOUSE & H + OUSE = HOUSE

“FIND THE RHYME”

Now, let’s check your answers!

1. A dog can wag his tail.

2. The U. S. flag is red, white, and blue.

3. We clean with a rag.

4. A fun game to play is tag.

5. At Halloween, we get a trickor-treat bag.

Now, let’s show what you know!

“MATCHING PAIRS”