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Rhyming Books

Selecting books which have lots of rhyming words is a great way to introduce the idea of RHYME šŸ„³

This beautiful book, written by Mem Fox, had lots of opportunities to introduce rhyme – šŸ‘šŸ˜“

šŸ“š Talk to your child about how rhyming words have the same ending – making them sound similar!

šŸ“šWhen reading rhyming books, put emphasis (šŸ—£) on the words which rhyme – Examples from this wonderful book include, ā€œIts time to sleep little PUP, little PUP, if you donā€™t sleep soon the sun will be UPā€ or ā€œitā€™s time for bed little SHEEP, little SHEEP, the whole wide world is going to SLEEPā€.

šŸ“š Start the conversation – ā€œCan you hear that WISH and FISH have the same ending?ā€

šŸ“š Give a reminder that there are rhyming words coming up!

šŸ“š Once the concept is understood.. Ask – ā€œDo the words calf and laugh rhyme?ā€ or ā€œcan you think of a real or made-up word that rhymes with mat?ā€.

Need some ideas for rhyming books? Here is a little list of some of my favourites šŸ„°

  • Mr Mcgee šŸ•ŗšŸ¼- Pamela Allen
  • Cat in the hat šŸ§¢ – Dr Seuss
  • The Gruffalo – Julia Donaldson
  • Time for bed šŸ›Œ – Mem Fox

Between the ages of 3-4 years old, children should start engaging in rhyming books and games. By the start of a childā€™s first year at mainstream school, they should be able to match and generate their own rhyming words.

Happy reading! šŸ„°

Written by Emily Baxter

Blossom Rural Director & Speech Pathologist (B.SP, CPSP)

"As a Speech Pathologist, I love working with rural families on their childā€™s literacy, speech and language skills. I opened Blossom Rural in January 2021 after noticing the lack of Speech Pathology services in my local Far Western NSW region. The number of rural children, living on properties and remote towns, who were not able to access regular Speech Pathology intervention without driving to a major capital city, was astounding. These were the families I had always hoped to work alongside and provide an accessible service to. I grew up in Broken Hill before heading to Adelaide for Boarding School at 12 years of age followed by university. The healthcare gap between country and city was very obvious!"

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