My firm belief in the usefulness of Elkonin boxes to help emerging readers identify what they hear inspired me to expand the concept to rhymes and poems.
These simple, 4-line poems have very obvious rhymes at the end of each line. Each of the 10 poems is about a concrete object, and uses images of that object as a manipulative. (The only exception is a ghost named “Sue,” where you’re listening for zoo, two, and boo.)
TO USE: Show student the image, identify the object shown (for example: “I see a duck! Can you say ‘duck’?) and explain that you’re going to read a poem.
“This poem uses rhyming words, and we’re going to listen for words that sound like ‘duck.’ When you hear a word with the same ending as ‘duck,’ put a picture of the duck in this box.”
This activity can be extended with the included Worksheet. There are cover images for each poem in case you want to set these up as File Folder Activities. Also included are individual 4-square mat sets so you can work with more than one child at a time.
The 10 poems can be purchased on their own, or as part of a larger Rhyming Games and Activities set.
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