Are you looking for a rhyming game to help your child brush up on this important skill? Try our free matching activity!
Rhyming is one of those oh-so-important pre-reading skills. In fact, children who have difficulty rhyming usually have trouble learning to read. That’s why I’ve written a couple of posts about rhyming.
- Why rhyming is important
- How to teach your child to rhyme
I’ve also recommended some rhyming books to help your child learn to hear rhyming words.
- Rhyming books for kids ages 2-4
- Rhyming books for kids ages 5-8
I’ve also shared my popular rhyming clip cards. Now I’ve taken some of those rhymes and put them into a simple matching game. I hope you get a chance to try it!
Free rhyming game
The download includes 24 rhyming pairs, but I kept it simple when I introduced the game to my preschooler. We played with just ten sets.
As he turned over a card, he named the picture. I included the words on the cards for kids who can read them. I also wanted to make sure that there’s no confusion as to what each picture represents.
As he flipped over two cards, he checked for a rhyming match. If the two cards weren’t the same rhyme, he turned them back over. When he found a rhyme, he put the cards in his “win” pile.
Rhyming is easy for my four-year-old. In fact, he breezed through my rhyming clip cards without any trouble. But the memory element of this game really challenged him. He enjoyed it, and I could see him learning. I call that a winner!
I recommend printing the sheets on cardstock and laminating. The rhyming cards will be very durable that way! If you’d like the blue backs (pictured), print pages 2-9 front to back. If you’d like to have white backs (or print on your scrapbooking paper trimmed to a standard paper size), just print pages 2, 4, 6, and 8.
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Alicia says
February 13, 2015 at 3:58 pmWOW!!! These are AMAZING free resources! I am going to India to teach teachers why rhyming is important for kindergarteners. I wanted to be able to give them resources. I will be printing this for them and sending them to your website. Thank you!
Anna Geiger says
February 15, 2015 at 2:37 pmThanks so much, Alicia! I’m glad you’ve got a great use for these. 🙂
Zoey Kim says
January 9, 2016 at 6:26 pmHi. I am an English teacher in Korea, and seriously, all your materials are so great.
I really love them!!
Thank you so much!
I just find your blog so am looking at the materials I need, but hope to learn much from your blog. Thank you so much! Your materials and kindness is more than just awesome!
Anna Geiger says
January 10, 2016 at 8:03 pmThank you so much for your kind words, Zoey! I’m so glad you’ve found my site!
Anna says
January 18, 2016 at 8:38 pmHi Anna,
I’m a first year teacher in New Zealand and have been lucky enough to stumble across your site. The resources you have created are insane! The time and effort you must have put into these and to let us use them for free is just incredible. I know the kids in my class are going to enjoy so many of these and make leaps in their learning because of it. You’ve made preparing my classroom so much more exciting!
MarLiu says
March 19, 2016 at 8:34 pmTeaching english in Taiwan. I love that the words you chose are ones the students frequently see so should be able to know the meanings too! Thanks for a great product! Look forward to looking through your site for other great activities!
Anna Geiger says
March 28, 2016 at 5:44 pmThank you so much, MarLiu! I hope you find a lot of things here that will work for your students. 🙂
Jenny mifsud says
May 2, 2016 at 3:52 amWe still cant get to download from your website and we have followed all the steps you have suggestedd.Is it because I live in Australia?
Anna Geiger says
May 2, 2016 at 4:02 amNo – a lot of people from Australia use my resources. What browser are you using? And what happens when you right click and choose the “save link as” option?
Feriyal says
November 16, 2016 at 4:59 amHi,..
Thank you so much for amazing material. I had used the rhyming clip , but not finding the download link for the rhyming matching game. Can you please give me the link
Thank you
Anna Geiger says
November 16, 2016 at 5:58 amHi Feriyal! Click on the brown word HERE in the post.
Vivina E. Quirong says
November 26, 2016 at 6:53 amHi Anna, thank you for this great material. I use this with my grade 1 pupils and they enjoyed it.
Anna Geiger says
November 26, 2016 at 9:08 amI’m so glad to hear that, Vivina!
Barbara Lawrence says
November 26, 2016 at 5:01 pmYour teaching materials are amazing. I really appreciate you sharing.
Anna Geiger says
November 28, 2016 at 11:24 amThank you so much, Barbara! I’m so glad you can use them!
Abbie Turner says
May 15, 2017 at 9:19 amWOW!!! I love love your material!! You have put a lot of time and thought for each skill every student needs!! I so appreciate all the hard work you have done. I teach special education for K-8th grade and can and will use these to help my students.
Anna Geiger says
May 22, 2017 at 5:30 pmThank you so much for this comment, Abbie – such a day brightener! I’m so glad you can use my materials with your students!
Betty Reyes says
November 9, 2017 at 3:12 pmBetty Reyes Says
November 09,2017 at 4:04
Thank you so much for these printable s, I am a Grandmother home schooling my Five
year old grandson. These printable’s and also the curriculum is out of sight. I wish we would have had this when I was growing up.The matching cards and Rhyming cards are great! we enjoy every bit of the lessons. I will give ,all my friends with children, that are interested in teaching there children, your web site. it is worth it.
Anna G says
November 11, 2017 at 8:47 pmThank you so much for passing along my site, Betty!
Ika says
February 2, 2018 at 1:52 amYou are one creative Mom! Thank you so much for sharing the ideas and printables!
Anna G says
February 3, 2018 at 4:52 pmYou’re welcome, Ika!
Mary O'Neill says
February 25, 2018 at 5:31 pmThank you for your wonderful resources and for your generosity.
Anna G says
March 2, 2018 at 7:23 amYou’re very welcome, Mary!
Maricon says
April 17, 2018 at 9:34 amHi Ma’am Anna, I am a fourth grader teacher from the Philippines. I feel so much bless upon discovering your blog it helps me a lot specially on our summer class. The kids really enjoyed the printed materials I got from your blog. Hope you continue to be a blessing for a newbie teacher like me. How I wish I could email you the photos during our activity using your materials.
May God bless you a thousand folds.
Anna G says
April 19, 2018 at 3:48 pmThank you for introducing yourself, Maricon! I’m so glad you can use this!
Caiyun says
December 21, 2018 at 4:26 pmHi, Anna. I feel it is a real bless for me to come across your website. My 4 year old boy is struggling a bit with his phonics and numbers. I have been looking for some learning materials to help him at home for a long time.
Thank you so much for these free printables. I do find he learns better through games. I can’t wait to try some of your activities. I did not hesitate at all, after reading several of your posts and games to share your website my friends with children, that are interested in teaching their children.
Once again thanks for your amazing resources and generosity! God bless you!
Anna G says
December 26, 2018 at 12:06 pmI’m so glad you can use my resources! Thanks for passing along my website!