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Rhyming Words: Words That Sound the Same at the End

Kindergartners learn to hear rhymes — words that sound the same at the end, like cat, hat, and bat — playing with sounds in a way that builds the ear for reading.

KindergartenRhyming30 minutes1 class periodPlay-BasedExplicit teaching4 StandardsCommon Core
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Lesson at a Glance

Everything you need before the bell rings

Learning Objectives

Students will be able to…

  • ✓Hear rhyming words.
  • ✓Know rhymes match at the end.
  • ✓Pick a word that rhymes.
  • ✓Make a rhyme.
Essential Question

Cat, hat, bat — do you hear how they sound the same at the end? Those are rhyming words! Can you hear a rhyme?

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Interactive Task
Explore · Interactive Model

Which Word Rhymes?

Project each item and have children pick the rhyming word. The tool shows how rhyming words match at the end.

🎵 Which word rhymes?Try it
Pick the word that rhymes.
The Lesson · Play-Based Learning (Gather · Explore · Play · Reflect)

30 minutes, five moves

Tap any phase to open the teacher moves and student actions.

1

Gather — Cat, Hat, Bat

5 min

Cat, hat, bat — do you hear how they sound the same?

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Say rhyming words.
  • Ask what’s the same.
  • Set the goal: rhyming.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Hear the rhymes.
  • Notice the end.
  • Get ready.
2

Explore — Same at the End

10 min

Children explore.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Send children to Which Word Rhymes?
  • Pick the rhyming word.
  • Hear the ending sound.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Pick the rhyme.
  • Hear the end.
  • Say them.
3

Play — Rhyme Games

12 min

Play together.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Say a word; find a rhyme.
  • Sing rhyming songs.
  • Clap on the rhymes.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Find a rhyme.
  • Sing along.
  • Clap rhymes.
4

Create — Make a Rhyme

8 min

Children create.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Pick a word.
  • Think of a rhyme.
  • Draw both.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Pick a word.
  • Rhyme it.
  • Draw them.
5

Reflect — Reflect

5 min

Share a rhyme.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Say two rhyming words.
  • Say what’s the same.
  • Celebrate rhyming!

🎒 Student Actions

  • Say a rhyme.
  • Say the match.
  • Cheer!
Standards Alignment

Built to the standards you report on

Aligned to the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts (Kindergarten).

CCSS
RF.K.2a

Recognize and produce rhyming words.

CCSS
RF.K.2

Demonstrate understanding of spoken words, syllables, and sounds.

CCSS
RF.K.2b

Count, pronounce, blend, and segment syllables.

CCSS
RL.K.10

Engage in reading a variety of texts, including rhymes.

Differentiation

One lesson, every learner

Multilingual Learners

ELL / EMERGING READERS
  • Use rhyming picture pairs.
  • Sentence frame: “___ rhymes with ___.”
  • Sing rhyming songs.

Support & Access

IEP / 504
  • Start by hearing rhymes.
  • Use picture support.
  • Give two word choices.

Stretch & Extend

GIFTED / EARLY FINISHERS
  • Make a list of rhymes.
  • Finish a rhyming poem.
  • Sort rhyming pictures.
Materials

What to gather

  • 📽️Screen / tablet
  • 🗂️Rhyming picture cards
  • 💻Which Word Rhymes?
  • 🖍️Crayons
  • 🎵Rhyming songs
  • 🎫Exit-ticket slips
Vocabulary

Key terms — hover for a quick definition

rhymewords that sound the same at the endrhyming wordswords that rhymeend soundthe last sound in a wordsamealikesoundwhat we hearwordletters put togetherpoemwriting that often rhymessongwords we sing
Evaluate

Exit Ticket

Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.

QUESTION 1
What rhymes with “dog”?
Frog, log, or hog. (Cheer for any real rhyme.)
QUESTION 2
Do rhyming words sound the same at the beginning or the end?
At the end.
QUESTION 3
Do “cat” and “hat” rhyme?
Yes!

Growing at home? Rhyme time.

Have families sing rhyming songs and play “what rhymes with…?” throughout the day. A printable rhyming page is in the Early Learning library.

Study · Flashcards

Study the key terms

Tap a card to flip it, then rate whether you knew it. Built from this lesson’s vocabulary.

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Practice · Quiz

Check your understanding

A quick self-check with instant feedback, drawn from this lesson’s key terms.

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Practice · Worksheet

Printable worksheet

A print-and-go review sheet with a built-in answer key. Tap “Show answer key” to reveal answers, or print the clean version for students.

🖨️ Rhyming WordsPrint
Name: ________________________
Date: ____________

Part A · Write the word that matches each meaning

Word bank: end sound, poem, rhyme, rhyming words, same, song, sound, word
  1. alike
  2. what we hear
  3. words that sound the same at the end
  4. the last sound in a word
  5. words that rhyme
  6. words we sing
  7. letters put together
  8. writing that often rhymes

Part B · Show what you learned

  1. What rhymes with “dog”?
  2. Do rhyming words sound the same at the beginning or the end?
  3. Do “cat” and “hat” rhyme?
Answer key — Part A: 1) same · 2) sound · 3) rhyme · 4) end sound · 5) rhyming words · 6) song · 7) word · 8) poem
Part B: 1) Frog, log, or hog. (Cheer for any real rhyme.) 2) At the end. 3) Yes!