Rhyming Games For Kids

People of all age groups are naturally inclined towards rhyming words because the harmonious quality the words behold. It is one of the most amusing ways to make kids read, write and have fun.

Rhyming words are group of two or more words with identical sounds. These words are usually used in poetry, songs and lullabies to give a melodious and entertaining feel to poems.

Some of the common rhyming words are late, hate, fate, and sit, hit, bit, lit. Hat, cat, rat, bat, fat and kind, mind, find, bind are also a group of rhyming words. Other popular rhyming words are strolls and bowls, tolls and coals, enrolls and shoals.

When it comes to kids, rhyming is the best means of learning and helping children to discover and explore alphabets, words and language. Exposing tiny tots to rhyming words help them to have better understanding of alphabets and words.

There are ample of rhyming games for kids that can aid in developing strong writing and reading skills. Following are some of the infant activities that involve the use of rhyming words to add more joy and delight to the learning sessions.

Nursery Rhymes

Bring up various nursery rhymes in a class. Encourage kids to sing these rhymes and find rhyming words from the lyrics.

Rhyme Rap

Rhyming words recited in musical style are known as rap rhyming words and the act of reciting is known as rapping. Brainstorm multitude ideas for rapping and write the first line with kids. Ask kids to suggest and write one line each of rap. For a more lively and fun filled session, you can also develop some kind of tune or music to the rap rhyming words.

The most popular rap rhyming words are tuna fish - ludicrous - doin' this, spaghetti - Serengeti - Eveready, incomplete - sink and weep - toilet seat, dictionary - pictionary - fiction's scary and lackluster - just clutter - colonel mustard.

Rhyme Round

Gather a group of kids and ask them all to sit in a circle. Take a ball and roll it one by one to each kid. Every time a ball is rolled to another kid, ask him or her to say a rhyming word. This way each kid will brainstorm a new rhyming word.

Rhyming Hunt

This rhyming game can be played indoors. Take any object from the house like a mat or chair. Ask your kid to hunt for an object whose name rhymes with the name of the object you have selected. For example, if you select chair, kids have to show their hair and if you select mat, kids show hat.

Sing-Along

Sing harmonious rhymes and lullabies to soothe and comfort your kid. While you are singing rhymes to them, make a list of all rhyming words occurring in the particular rhyme or lullaby. Discuss the complete list of words along with their meanings and essentials.

Match the Following

On a large piece of paper make two columns. In each column draw objects or pictures that you like. Ask your kid to match two objects from each column that have names with identical sounds.

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