Printable Rhyming Puzzles for Early Literacy

Introduce children to the magic of rhymes with Printable Rhyming Puzzles. Each set includes three images that all rhyme, like cat, hat, mat, making it easy for young learners to connect sounds and words. These puzzles are designed to build phonological awareness while keeping kids engaged through play.

How to introduce these puzzles step-by-step to your students to build excitement and understanding:

• Display three pictures on the board or hand them out to small groups.
• Model the pronunciation clearly, “cat, hat, mat”—and emphasise the rhyming sounds.
• Encourage the class to say the words together, listening for the rhyme.
• Point out the ending sounds and connect them to the concept of rhyming words.
• Ask students to clap, raise their hands, or do a simple action when they hear the rhyme.

Then, in small groups students can put the remaining rhyming puzzle pieces together.

Rhyming Activities for the Classroom

You can use these rhyming word images in a variety for rhyming activities in the classroom. Here are some ideas:

• Teacher puts up a mix of rhyming and non-rhyming words on the board. Students clap, raise their hands or put their hands on their heads when they hear the rhyming set. 
• Print multiple sets of the rhyming puzzles and turn into a timed challenge, how many rhyming sets can they correctly sort in 2 minutes.
• Place sets of rhyming images around the room. In teams, students race to find and group the three rhyming images. 

Download these Rhyming Word Picture Sets Today

Use the dropdown menu to download this rhyming word picture set, choose between the easy to print PDF or the editable Google Slide version. 

This resource was created by Lindsey Phillips, a teacher and Teach Starter Collaborator.

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