Sing nursery rhymes together. Talk about the rhyming words using simple language such as "cat sounds like hat." Sing each song several times and encourage the children to listen for the rhyming words.
Place a selection of objects in a pail or box. Pass the objects to the children in turn and say a word that rhymes with one of the objects in the container. For example, say "I'm thinking of something that sounds like tar." The children should then pick out the object that rhymes with the word, for example, a car. Use real and nonsense words to emphasize the rhymes.
Place two pictures or objects on the table and ask the children if they rhyme by asking "Do they sound the same?" For example, use clock and sock or snake and car.
Place two cards on the table and give the child another card that rhymes with one that is on the table. Tell the student to find the rhyming word. For example, pictures of a tree and a house are on the table and the child is given a picture of a number three to match.
Put pictures of two or three rhyming words on the table together with a non-rhyming word. Instruct the child to find the odd-one-out. For example, from pictures of cry, tie, pie and cake, the child must select cake as the non-rhyming word.
Place 10 pairs of rhyming pictures face down on the table. Play pelmanism with the pairs of rhyming pictures. Each player turns over two cards and says the words. If they rhyme, they may keep the cards. If they do not rhyme, the cards are placed face down again on the table and the next player takes a turn. The winner is the player with most pairs when all have been collected.
Place a stack of rhyme cards face down on the table. Each student takes a card, says the name of the picture and then must think of another word that rhymes with it.