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.
Students will be able to…
Cat, hat, bat — do you hear how they sound the same at the end? Those are rhyming words! Can you hear a rhyme?
Project each item and have children pick the rhyming word. The tool shows how rhyming words match at the end.
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Cat, hat, bat — do you hear how they sound the same?
Children explore.
Play together.
Children create.
Share a rhyme.
Aligned to the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts (Kindergarten).
Recognize and produce rhyming words.
Demonstrate understanding of spoken words, syllables, and sounds.
Count, pronounce, blend, and segment syllables.
Engage in reading a variety of texts, including rhymes.
Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.
Have families sing rhyming songs and play “what rhymes with…?” throughout the day. A printable rhyming page is in the Early Learning library.
Tap a card to flip it, then rate whether you knew it. Built from this lesson’s vocabulary.
A quick self-check with instant feedback, drawn from this lesson’s key terms.
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.