Rhyming

Rhyming

Learning what rhyming is!

​What is rhyming?

​Rhyming is when a word rhymes with another word. A word rhymes with another word when the end of both words have the same sound. The spelling can be different but they should make the same sound!

​For example, the words

​line,

time,

and mine

all rhyme!

​These words all make

the /i/ sound!

​How can we use rhyming words?

​Rhyming can be really fun! Do you have a favorite song? Do you have a favorite poem?

Songs can have rhyming in it!

This is a verse from Let It Go from Frozen!

​THE SNOW GLOWS WHITE

ON THE MOUNTAIN TONIGHT

NOT A FOOTPRINT TO BE SEEN

A KINGDOM OF ISOLATION

AND IT LOOKS LIKE I'M THE QUEEN

​What does rhythm mean? Rhythm means the beat of a song! You can also call it the tune of the song. A song can be catchy if it has a good rhythm!

​This is called a line.

The red words rhyme!

Songs use rhyming words

to make a good rhythm!

Open Ended

Pretend that you are writing a song! Make a pretend verse from your song that has rhyming words. (Verses are like paragraphs of a song, like the one we saw before.) Make sure your verse has at least four lines!

​Poems

​Poems are like stories, but they have different ways of telling them. Sometimes, they are not only stories, but opinions and ideas. Many cultures from around the world have different ways of writing poems. Poems can be funny, sad, happy, scary, and more! Some poems rhyme, and some don't!

​Let's look at some rhyming poems!

​Analyzing Poems - Analyzing means to look at or study.

​This is a stanza!

​Poems have different rhyming patterns!

This poem's rhyming pattern is a-a-b-b.

An a-a-b-b rhyming pattern is like this:

...spring -a a rhymes with a and b rhymes

...anything-a with b!

...around-b

...ground-b

​Poems can have other rhyming patterns too!

... time - a This is and a-b-a-b rhyming

... bring - b pattern.

... line - a

... sing - b

Open Ended

Try to make a short a-b-a-b rhyme pattern poem!

Multiple Choice

Which of these words don't rhyme with the others?

• time

• lime

• green

• rhyme

Multiple Choice

Which of these words don't rhyme with the others?

• game

• tame

• same

• great

Multiple Choice

Which of these words rhyme with box?

• rocks

• luck

• mine

• same

Fill in the Blanks

When a word ends with the same sound as another word, they

.

Multiple Choice

What does analyze mean?

• to study or look at

• to underline and highlight

• poems and books

• rhyming

Open Ended

Do you like poems or books more?

Open Ended

Do you like ice cream or cookies more? Right a short, rhyming poem that is at least 4 lines long to answer.

Draw

Think of two objects that rhyme. Then, draw it.

Draw

Look at the object below. Below it, draw something that rhymes with it.

​Good job! Time for a quiz!