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Week 12 · Same and Different

Wednesday

Rhyme and rhythm
// Compare two texts, rhyme and rhythm, and a big review
⏱ about 15 min

Wednesday: Rhyme and rhythm

Rain taps on the Story Stump. Pitter, patter!

Freddy the Frog does a happy hop. "I love this sound!" he says.

"I wrote a poem about it," says Freddy. "Clap along with me!"

Rosie the Rabbit claps her paws. "I am ready!" she cheers.

Learn it: how a poem sounds

Rhyming words end with the same sound, like stump and jump.

Rhythm is the beat. You can clap it as you read.

Some poems repeat a line again and again.

Rhyme, rhythm and repeated lines make a poem fun to say.

Freddy asks: Which word rhymes with stump? He looks. Jump!

Read it
Rain on the Story Stump, a poem by Freddy the Frog
Pitter, patter, on the stump,
Drip and drop and splash and plump.
Freddy hops from pad to pad,
Rainy days make Freddy glad.
Pitter, patter, on the stump,
Lucy naps beneath a clump.
Ferris reads a book inside,
Rosie hops with one big stride.
Pitter, patter, on the stump,
Every friend gives one big jump!
CHECK IT: RAIN ON THE STORY STUMP
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
Which word rhymes with pad?
Which word rhymes with inside?
Which line repeats in the poem?
What does Ferris do on the rainy day?
RHYME TIME
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
Which word rhymes with stump?
Which word rhymes with plump?
Which pair rhymes?
Why does the poem repeat Pitter, patter?
WHO COMES IN WHAT ORDER?
  • Look back at the poem.
  • Tap the cards in order.
1First
2Next
3Then
4Last
SentenceTrue or false?
Rainy days make Freddy glad.?
The poem has no rhyming words.?
Rosie hops with one big stride.?
Pitter, patter is in the poem only once.?
WHY THIS EXERCISEThe poem rhymes, and Pitter, patter comes three times.
Try it
Read the poem out loud with a grown-up.
Clap the beat as you read.
Then think of a word that rhymes with rain.

Word Spot: song, being

Here are new sight words.

Look at each word. Say it. Spell it.

Song: S-O-N-G.

Being: B-E-I-N-G.

FIND THE WORD
  • Listen to the word.
  • Tap it.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
FILL THE GAP
  • Listen to the sentence.
  • Tap the missing word.
The bird sings a ___.
I like ___ outside.

You have rhythm! Tomorrow Chris shares a poem and a story about one night.

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