It is incredible how rhyming words can help us to remember things. Even grown-ups use silly phrases like “righty tighty, lefty loosey” to figure out how to remove a stubborn tightened screw.
Rhymes make it easier for us to remember things because the sound at the end of the line sounds the same. When we hear that rhyming musical-like cadence, it helps us to remember.
When introducing the Montessori rhyming activity, rhyming objects, young children practice matching objects that rhyme or sound the same at the end.Â
Children hear that same sound at the end. That rhyme helps break down those words into smaller sounds, pinpointing that sound.Â
It is a playful and fun lesson when young children match objects that rhyme. But it is also the first step for young children to notice that words have individual sounds or phonemes.
In this post, I will share the rhyming lesson from my Montessori training and how this is a key lesson before phonemic awareness and reading.Â
I’ll also share how the lesson went with my almost four-year-old daughter, Annie, at home! (How is she nearly four already?)
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I love the Montessori props. What a cute way to to learn about rhyming.
All your activities are so well thought out. Love this one.
This reminds me of a rhyming game I played with my young niece a few weeks ago that she made up! I love all the Educational activities you share, thank you!
Excellent post, thank you! Rhymes are a powerful tool for all ages. My kids are nearly adults now and still remember the rhyming songs from their elementary days. Such a fun learning tool.
I’m interested in everything related to languages and learning methods. Using rhymes is fun and helps to remember the words.
I wonder if this works the same as an adult when trying to learn a new language.
Great post… I’ve been using the Montessori and Waldorf methods with my 3-year-old, but this is the first time I have read about rhyming activities. I will definitely try it out, thank you!
Hi Monika,
It’s great to hear that you will try the rhyming activities with your 3-year-old!
I’ve always loved “fun” or “strange” methods to learn and honestly, I still often use rhyming as a way to remember things as an adult! This is a wonderful read & I enjoyed exploring the psychology behind this method & reading about all the activities to introduce rhyming to kids! Thank you so much for this awesome post.
Hi Danika,
That’s great! I’m so happy that you enjoyed reading about rhyming!
My mind is blown from this activity! Such a wonderful idea and easy to set up! Will def use for tomorrow for homeschooling my preschooler! And thanks for the suggested list of items.
Deb,
That’s wonderful! I’m so glad that this rhyming objects lesson is helpful to you!
This seems like a great way to help with this instruction. Bookmarking for when my son is a bit older!
I’m going to try this with my daughter!
What a cute idea! And it seems so simple because you can just find this stuff around the house. I love it.
Same technique used with my son in his reading activity as he is also starting to learn how to read. Rhyming is definitely a great help for them.
Rhyming activities are so important to learning about word families and helps with reading and word recognition
Rhyming is such an important prerequisite to reading. Thanks for sharing these tips!
Using rhyme was the method that I used with my eldest child and it is wonderful. My kid learned super fast with this method. I will be using it again with my other two kids. Thanks!