Pumpkin Rhyming Activity: Matching Center for Rhyming Words

- Grades
- K
- Pages
- 8
- File type
- Preparation
- Print ready
- Topic
- Rhyming words, Pumpkin theme
- Resource types
- Activities
- Preparation
- Print ready
- Standards
- RF.K.2.a
Product description
From the author
This resource is a Pumpkin Rhyming Activity.
It is perfect for centers or small groups during the fall season!
This center can be used in a variety of ways:
- choose pictures and write the words for each on paper, using the printed words on the pumpkins for checking and reinforcement
- match pairs of rhyming pictures or rhyming words
- match the picture of one rhyming word with the word from the other the picture
In the classroom
Teaching tips & learning objectives
Learning objectives
Recognize rhyming word pairs
Match pictures and printed words
Write a pictured word and check its spelling
Teaching tips
Model one matching method (picture-to-picture, picture-to-word, or write-the-word) before opening the center for independent use.
Use the printed word already on each piece as a built-in self-check when students try the write-the-word option.
Rotate the four matching methods across the week so the same 18 rhyme pairs support several different center sessions.
Skills covered
Rhyme recognition — matching pairs such as van/pan, cat/bat and duck/truck by ending sound.
Word-picture correspondence — matching a picture to the printed word of its rhyming partner rather than another picture.
Independent spelling check — writing a rhyming partner word from a picture prompt, then verifying it against the printed word.
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Questions teachers ask about this resource
How can students use the pieces?
Match rhyming pictures or words, match pictures with words, pair a picture with its rhyming word, or write picture names and check the printed spellings.
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Curriculum
Standards, concepts & topics
Standards
- RF.K.2.a
Core concepts
Rhyming word pairs
Phonological awareness
Picture-word matching
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