A lesson in Rhyme

Today more than ever it is important that we give our children a head start when it comes to reading and writing. One of the main things we can do as parents is to ensure that we are actively involving our children in the process of rhyming. Rhyming is a beautiful starting point for developing awareness phonetically with beginning readers. If we could once a day spend just five minutes asking our child to listen for sounds and introduce them to the idea that words can be divided into parts that make larger sounds then we can easily teach them the art of rhyming. 

While working on individual sounds we must make sure that the child not only comprehends the rhyming aspect of the word, but also the individual sound that each letter makes. 

Here is a short rhyme to help your children learn the art of rhyme while learning new sounds.

The Fan

One Fan 

Blew on the Man

I can

Turn off the Fan

Said the Man
Named Stan