Keep rainy days at bay with this activity that makes the rhyme *Rain, Rain, Go Away* come to life. Students will illustrate a rainy day while learning about rhyming pairs.
Students will be able to recite the rhyme Rain, Rain, Go Away and identify a rhyming pair of words.
Introduction
(10 minutes)
Ask students if they know any rhyming words, and if they could name them.
Explain that rhyming words have the same ending sound. Give students a few examples to help them grasp the concept. For example: coat and boat, can and man, etc.
Show that both words have the same sound at the end of the word, while the first letter changes.
Write the rhyming pair on a whiteboard, projector, or use an interactive whiteboard. Circle the similar endings, and underline the first letter of each word.
Contrast this rhyming pair with a pair of words that end with the same letter, but don't rhyme. For example: cat, pot.
Write down the pair of non-rhyming words on the board. Circle the last letter of each word.
Read the rhyming pair followed by the non-rhyming pair aloud to the class.
Ask your students if they can hear the difference.