"Listen to 'cat' and 'bat'. They both end with the 'at' sound. Does 'pizza' rhyme with 'cat'? No! They don't sound the same at the end."
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Hand out Page 1 of the Sorting Activity. Model the first cut and paste. Encourage students to whisper the words to themselves to hear the rhyme before gluing.
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Students complete Page 2. For an extra challenge, ask students to write one more rhyming word on the back of their paper for each garden pair.
-at House
cat, bat, hat
-ig House
pig, dig, twig
-op House
mop, stop, hop
sun ➡️ run
cake ➡️ snake
frog ➡️ log
house ➡️ mouse
For Support:
Sit with students and emphasize the ending sound by stretching it out (e.g., "c-attttt"). Have them look at your mouth while you say the words.
For Enrichment:
Ask students to find 3 things in the classroom that rhyme with a word family (e.g., 'pen' rhymes with 'ten').