How to Read Rhyming Words for Kindergarten

Recognizing and repeating rhymes is one of the first steps in learning to read. Your kindergartener is the perfect age to begin learning about rhyming and as a parent you can make learning fun for him with the help of a nursery rhyme book. Since your little one is just learning to decipher letters and is not expected to read until the first grade, he requires lots of help from you when sounding out rhyming words.

Things You'll Need

  • Nursery rhyme book with pictures
  • Note cards with rhyming words
  • Pencil
  • Stickers

Instructions

    • 1

      Choose a nursery rhyme or song containing rhyming words. For example, the rhyme, "Humpty Dumpty" contains the rhyming words "wall" and "fall" and "men" and "again." In the song, "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star," "star" and "are" rhyme, as do "high" and "sky." Or, you might choose a limerick such as "It's Raining, It's Pouring," which contains the rhyming words "pouring," "snoring" and "morning."

    • 2

      Read aloud the nursery rhyme to your child from a book, emphasizing the rhyming words and pointing to relevant pictures. For example, when you say "wall" in "Humpty Dumpty," point to the word "wall," and then point to the wall in the picture. When you say "fall," point to the word "fall" and then point to the picture of Humpty falling or make a falling sound, such as something that falls to the floor. Ask your kindergartener if she notices anything special about the words. If she's not sure, repeat just the rhyming words again, while pointing to them and their corresponding pictures, and then ask her again.

    • 3

      Re-read the nursery rhyme -- this time, leave out the rhyming words and prompt your child to say them, instead. For example, say "Humpty Dumpty sat on a --," point to the picture of the wall and prompt your child to fill in the word. If she's not sure, ask her: "What did Humpty Dumpty sit on?" Give her clues, if necessary, such as pointing to a wall in your house. Congratulate her when she gets the right answer. Do the same for the next line - "Humpty Dumpty had a great --" and so on, throughout the rhyme.

    • 4

      Instruct your child to point to the rhyming word when you come to it while you are reading the nursery rhyme out loud. This will be more difficult for her, so you may have to read through the rhyme several times while pointing to the rhyming words yourself until she remembers. If she is really struggling, try marking the rhyming words in pencil or with a sticker. Put stickers above the words "wall" and "fall" to make it easy for her to point to them. Then, when she gains more confidence, erase the pencil marking or remove the stickers.

    • 5

      Complete the rhyming lesson by having your child practice filling in the rhyming words and pointing to them, at the same time. For example, read "Humpty Dumpty had a great --" and have her fill in "fall" and then point to the word "fall" on the page."

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