Humpty Dumpty - Identifying Rhyming Words

Summary
The discussion re-introduces the concept of rhyming words, which the children will have encountered previously in their school career and looks at the patterns of rhyming words.

Objectives
• The children will be able to identify rhyming words.

• The children will be able to create simple verses.

Suggested Grades
2nd Grade
3rd Grade

Excerpt
Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall
Humpty Dumpty had a great fall

Little Miss Muffet
Sat on a tuffet

Little Bo Peep
Has lost her sheep.

Did you learn nursery rhymes when you were little? Some of these nursery rhymes have been around for a hundred years or more. Yet children still enjoy them today. Why do you think that is? Rhyming poems usually have a nice beat and a melody, just like a song. They are easy to learn and fun to recite.

What makes words rhyme? Generally, rhyming words belong to the same word family.

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