How do you encourage rhyming with your children?
Focusing on Dr. Seuss books this week and all his wonderful rhyming has made me realize that the children I see do not do a lot of rhyming.
They hear it, in the books we read and the songs we sing.
But when asked what rhymes or sounds like eg. cat, they draw a blank.
Yes there are a few that know but I wonder is it how I'm asking?
Or am I expecting too much at an early age?
Or am I expecting too much at an early age?
The following is our sign-in language prompt for the week.
I placed four pictures; shoe, fish, hat and car, on the board
with the instructions to pick a picture and think of a word that rhymes.
This was difficult for most.
When someone thought of a rhyme I would write it down so
other grown ups could encourage their children.
But this rarely happened.
Did I jump in too quick and do it for them or is having rhyming
fun something that is not happening in families.
I would appreciate hearing ideas from you on how to make rhyming
more of a daily activity.