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Rhyming words

PROCEDURAL
English›Phonics & Word Reading|Ages 4—6|ID: mt_4GiE83rJF_

Recognise and produce rhyming words; join in with predictable phrases and rhymes in stories and poems; learn to appreciate and recite poems by heart

Mastery Evidence

  • Identify which words rhyme from a set (e.g. cat, bat, dog)
  • Generate a word that rhymes with a given target
  • Join in with repeated refrains and rhyming patterns during shared reading

Assessment Prompt

“When you read a rhyming book to [child], do they join in and predict the rhyming words — and can they come up with their own rhyme for a simple word like 'cat'?”

Curriculum Standards3 alignments

RF.K.2.aCommon Core State Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects
RF.K.2.a

Recognize and produce rhyming words.

English Language Arts
Eng_Y1_RC_04The national curriculum in England
Recognise predictable phrases

Develop pleasure in reading, motivation to read, vocabulary and understanding by recognising and joining in with predictable phrases.

English · Key stage 1
Eng_Y1_RC_05The national curriculum in England
Appreciate rhymes and poems

Develop pleasure in reading, motivation to read, vocabulary and understanding by learning to appreciate rhymes and poems, and to recite some by heart.

English · Key stage 1

Prerequisites0

No prerequisites — this is a foundational topic.

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