Rhyming Words Teaching Resources
Save lesson-planning time and make rhyme time a fun time in elementary school with a collection of rhyming word activities for kindergarten and first grade, including rhyming games for kids, rhyming word worksheets, and interactive Google Slides activities.
Created by teachers, each activity in this rhyme collection is curriculum-aligned and has been rigorously reviewed to ensure it’s ready for your classroom. Resources have been created in editable formats to allow for easy differentiation for your students.
New to this part of the ELA curriculum? Our ELA teachers have a quick guide to get you ready to teach rhyming. (Feel free to skip ahead to the resources if you're all set!)
Why Teach Rhyming Words?
Rhyme is an important concept in preschool and kindergarten because the ability to recognize, blend, and manipulate the sounds in words is critical to developing reading and writing skills.
Rhyming also helps children improve their oral language skills, lays the groundwork for spelling and written language, and develops predicting skills —a reading comprehension strategy.
Teaching Rhyming Words for Kindergarten
Teaching rhyming words doesn't have to be difficult. Tons and tons of rhyming word worksheets, lessons, and activities are ready to go in our collection! Need an idea for a rhyming word activity? Keep reading!
- Print, display, and discuss rhyming word anchor charts. You can co-create some word family posters with your students.
- Play rhyming word games like Four-in-a-Row, Bingo, and Rhyming Word Memory.
- Print a set of rhyming word flashcards and tape one or two to the wall outside your classroom door. As students enter the room, have them tell you a rhyming word to enter.
- Rhyming word sorts are perfect for giving young readers an opportunity to put their hands and minds on rhyming words and word families.
- Provide lots and lots of practice; perhaps with a set of Rhyming worksheets for kindergarten and first grade.
- Send home a rhyming words list for parents to use at home for additional practice.
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Building Sundaes - Rhyming Words
Practice rhyming with this dessert-themed game.
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It's My Time to Rhyme Worksheet
Practice producing rhyming words with this 2-page multi-challenge worksheet.
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I Can Rhyme! Game
Practice producing rhyming words with a set of 36 rhyming word cards and game boards for up to 5 players.
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Scoot and Rhyme - Rhyming Activity
Practice rhyming words by SCOOT-ing around the classroom with this set of 20 rhyming task cards.
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Let's Rhyme! Worksheet
Match rhyming words and create a list of rhyming words.
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Word Family Sorting Activity - Set 4
A sorting activity to practice word families.
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Word Family Sorting Activity - Set 3
A sorting activity to practice word families.
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Word Family Sorting Activity - Set 2
A sorting activity to practice word families.
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Word Family Sorting Activity - Set 1
A sorting activity to practice word families.
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FIND IT! Rhyming Words Game
Practice recognizing rhyming with pictures and words using this set of 20 cards.
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Ladybug Beats Poem - Simple Rhyming Poetry Poster
A simple rhyming poem to develop vocabulary, reading, speaking, and listening in the early years.
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Tale of a Whale - Simple Rhyming Poetry Poster
A simple rhyming poem that is perfect to explore phonics and rhyming words in the early years.
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Rhyme Time - Match-Up Activity
A set of 32 match-up cards for students to practice rhyming.
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Rhyme or BUST! Card Game
Engage your students in this rhyme recognition activity that awards points for correctly identifying rhyming pairs.
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It's Time to Rhyme! - Practice Worksheet
Practice identifying and producing rhyming sets with this independent or partner worksheet.
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Rhyming Practice - Cut and Paste Worksheet
Practice identifying rhyming words with this cut and paste worksheet.
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Rhyming Match Worksheet Pack
Identify rhyming words through images with this set of 5 worksheets.
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Rhyming Task Cards
A set of 12 task cards to practice rhyming.
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Rhyme and Shuffle - Rhyming PowerPoint Game
Practice producing rhyming words while being active with this whole-class movement game.
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Roll and Read – Rhyming Words
A fun game for students to practice reading rhyming words.
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Bowling Game - Rhyming Words
Practice matching rhyming words with this set of 24 picture bowling ball cards and pins.
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Rhyming Word Dominoes
Practice recognizing rhyming words using pictures and words with this set of 40 dominoes.
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Rhyming Words Flashcards
Practice producing rhyming words with this set of 36 picture flashcards.
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Move and Rhyme - Board Game
Practice producing rhyming words using our rhyme-by-picture board game.
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Four in a Row Game - Rhyming Words
Practice recognizing rhyming words with this set of 12 picture cards and game board.
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Rhyming Words Snap Cards
A set of 32 snap cards to reinforce word families and rhyming with your students.
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Nutty Nursery Rhymes - Rhyming Activity
A set of eight nursery rhyme cards that have been modified for a speaking activity.
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Word Family Activity Sheets
A set of 20 word family activity sheets for students to complete.