PRESCHOOL AWARENESS RHYMES

ASMA AGHA

Rhyming

Tasks in this area encourage students to listen to parts of words and distinguish that words can sound the same and different.  Rhyming requires students to listen for the beginning of a word (onset) and the vowel and consonant of the word (rime). 

Make sure to include movement with the songs and rhymes as well. This can be a part of your everyday routine. Anything that you normally do with your child can always be put into song or turned into a rhyme.

GOAL

To create awareness of: Good posture for breath and speech

production the oral mechanism The independent movements needed

for jaw, lips and tongue

GUIDELINES

Seat the child in a chair that fits him.

His feet should be flat on the floor while his back is resting against the back of the chair.

His head should be straight up

EXERCISES

1. Speech – Time Rhyme2. Jaw Rhyme3. Tongue Rhyme4. The Silly Sound Chorus5. Closing Rhyme

1. Speech time Rhyme.

It’s time for speech, so come on around.Sit in your chairs, feet on the ground.

Backs up straight, heads up high.This is what we’re going to try.

2. Jaw Rhyme

Motions: Tap along your jaw with your fingertips, ending with all fingers on your chin.

Tap your jaw with your fingertips,Over to your ears and back under your

lips.Feel your mouth open and close.Can you make it touch your toes.

2. Jaw Rhyme

Motions: Tap around your lips with your fingertips.

Around your lips your fingers go.Tap them high, tap them low.

Tap them hard, tap them light.Listen well to get it right.

2. Jaw Rhyme

Motions: Smile and pucker your lips.

Give a big smile, make it wide,Lips go from side to side.

Pucker up and throw a kiss.Smile again and make a hisssss.

3. Tongue Rhyme

Motions: Stick your tongue out.

Open your mouth and stick out your tongue,

Side to side. Isn’t it fun?Point it up, point it down.

Make it go ‘round and round’.

4. The Silly-Sound Chorus

Goals: To demonstrate full range of motion of

the jaw and lips for speech sound production

To develop sound sequencing skills

Practice

“oo sound” (Point your index fingers forward)

“ee sound” (Point your thumb over your shoulders)

“ah sound” (With your hands in front and palms together, pull your hands apart)

“mm sound” (With your hands open, bring your palms together)

Instructing

Make lips go round Oo – oo – oo – oo Smile to make “ee” Ee – ee – ee – ee Open wide to your toes Ah – ah – ah – ah Close lips very tight Mm – mm – mm – mm

Chorus:

oo – ee, oo – ee, oo – ee, oo – ee ah – mm, ah – mm, ah – mm, ah – mm oo – ee – ah – mm, oo – ee – ah – mm oo – ee – ah – mm, oo – ee – ah – mm

5. Closing Rhyme

Stretched my lips and my tongue.Made some sounds and it was fun!

Each time we meet, we will seeHow much better our speech will be.

Thank you