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Hearing rhymes
Knowing which words rhyme: bat and hat. Little Roos has 1 free game that practise it, for ages 4-7.
Where it fits
In the Early Years Learning Framework V2.0 (birth to five) and the Australian Curriculum v9 (Foundation to Year 2), with the official wording:
- AC9EFLY09 (Australian Curriculum v9: English, Foundation): recognise and generate rhyming words, alliteration patterns, syllables and sounds (phonemes) in spoken words (phonological awareness).
Games that practise it
- A Rhyme at a Time: Hearing which words end the same way. Ages 4-7.
Away from the screen
About two minutes each, with things most homes have.
Rhyme ping-pong (from A Rhyme at a Time)
- Say a word: bat.
- Your child says a word that rhymes: hat, mat, sat. Made-up words count too.
- Keep going back and forth until you run out, then pick a new word.
Things to ask while they play
- Say them both out loud. Do they sound the same at the end?
- Can you think of another word that rhymes?
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