Rhyme Time Preschool Circle Time

Get ready for laughs with the “Silly __ went to town” rhyming poem using fun picture cards. Practice hand-eye coordination and rhyming with the “Two Little Blackbirds” fingerplay. Build memory skills with the -ock family memory tray featuring words like rock, sock, and clock. Enjoy reading Silly Sally by Audrey Wood. For the home project, create a rhyming bag with items from around the house.

Rhyme Time continues when students meet the Gruffalo with a special stuffed animal at circle time to spark imagination and storytelling. Sing “Five Green and Speckled Frogs” on the flannel board to practice counting backwards. Play the Little Mouse carpet game for color identification. Enjoy reading The Gruffalo by Julia Donaldson. For the home project, create your own play dough Gruffalo using maple play dough, beads, pasta, and pipe cleaners.

Have fun with rhyming by singing “A Rhyming We Will Go” while matching picture cards. Get moving with the Tree rhyming pairs activity from the Plants Unit. Build working memory with the -ee family memory tray featuring words like bee, tree, and key. Enjoy reading Tumble Bumble by Felicia Bond. For the home project, create a Tumble Bumble bed using blocks or LEGO toy animals.

Get silly with the “Down by the Bay” rhyming song using fun picture prompts. Practice listening for rhymes with Dust Bunny puppets by deciding if words rhyme or not. Build logical thinking skills with a rhyming grid game featuring -an words. Enjoy reading Rhyming Dust Bunnies by Jan Thomas. For the home project, make splatter dust bunnies with colored water, paper, straws, and markers.

Enjoy an animal song asking “Do you know 2 rhyming words?” to build oral language skills. Match pairs with the Rhyming “Fun-to-Know” puzzles for hands-on practice. Read Is Your Mama a Llama? by Deborah Guarino. For the home project, go on a Letter L search using a paper bag to collect items that start with L.