Rhyme Matching: Ice Cream Cone
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Coordinating Activities
Rhyme Matching: Ice Cream Cone
- Half-page ice cream cone mats, each with a picture on the cone
- Picture ice cream scoops to cut out and stack on the matching cone
Kids stack the scoops with pictures that rhyme with the picture on each cone.
Required Materials:
- Paper, printer and ink
- Laminator
- Paper cutter or scissors
Standards for Rhyming
These activities support early literacy standards connected to hearing and making rhymes.
Common Core State Standards
- CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.K.2.A: Recognize and produce rhyming words. Kids stack scoops that rhyme with each cone picture.
Texas Prekindergarten Guidelines and TEKS
- PK4.III.B.6: Child identifies rhyming words. Kids say both words and listen for the rhyme.
- TEKS ELA K.2(A)(i): Demonstrate phonological awareness by identifying and producing rhyming words. Kids match rhymes and think of new ones.
Virginia Standards of Learning
- English K.FFR.2.B: Blend and segment one syllable words by onset and rime. Kids hear the same rime at the end of both words.
Rhyme Matching: Ice Cream Cone gives preschool and kindergarten kids a sweet, hands-on way to hear and match rhymes.
Each cone shows a picture. Kids say the picture name, find the scoops that rhyme and stack them on top of the cone.
Laminate the cones and scoops so they last, and store them in a cup for a summer literacy center.
How to Use Rhyme Matching: Ice Cream Cone
- Print, laminate and cut apart the cones and scoops.
- Kids pick a cone and say the picture name.
- Kids say each scoop picture.
- Kids stack the scoops that rhyme on the cone.
- Kids read the rhyming words out loud.
Literacy Center: Set out a few cones and their scoops.
Small Group: Say each rhyme together and clap the words.
Easy Ways to Differentiate This Rhyming Activity
Every group has a mix of reading and writing skills. These simple changes keep the activity familiar while meeting each child where they are.
For Children Who Need More Support:
- Use 2 cones at a time.
- Name each picture together.
- Say the rhyme slowly.
- Give only the matching scoops.
For On-Level Practice:
- Stack every cone.
- Say each rhyme.
- Think of one more rhyme.
- Check with a partner.
For an Extra Challenge:
- Make a silly rhyme for each cone.
- Write the rhyming words.
- Sort the scoops without the cones.
- Make your own rhyming scoop.
For Speech, OT, ELL or Special Education Support:
- Read each part together and give plenty of wait time.
- Accept pointing, gestures, AAC or any communication method the child already uses.
- Use the pictures to build vocabulary.
- Repeat the same activity across several days.
Rhyme Matching: Ice Cream Cone Is Perfect For:
- Preschool and pre-K
- Kindergarten
- Summer themes
- Literacy centers
- Small-group instruction
- Special education
- ELL and multilingual learners
- Homeschool
