{"id":5654,"date":"2021-02-04T09:00:46","date_gmt":"2021-02-04T09:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/Glenwood\/?p=5654"},"modified":"2021-01-29T12:04:52","modified_gmt":"2021-01-29T12:04:52","slug":"remote-learning-time-to-rhyme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/Glenwood\/2021\/02\/04\/remote-learning-time-to-rhyme\/","title":{"rendered":"Remote Learning: Time to Rhyme"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Rhyming words are words that have the same ending sound:\u00a0bat & cat, frog & log, car & star… <\/strong>Learning to recognise rhyme is an important step in learning to read.<\/p>\n

Nursery Rhymes – <\/strong>Sharing songs and nursery rhymes with young children is the first step towards this and also helps create a bond with their carers.<\/p>\n

Find out more:\u00a0https:\/\/www.scottishbooktrust.com\/reading-and-stories\/why-share-songs-and-rhymes<\/a>\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

The Scottish Book Trust has a Bookbug App for you to share stories, songs and rhymes together. Find out more here.<\/a><\/p>\n

The CBeebies website also has lots of nursery rhymes to share. Click here.<\/a><\/p>\n

Once your child understands rhyme you could make up some silly ones together… why not try Humpty Dumpty?<\/p>\n

Humpty Dumpty sat in a tree, he fell down and hurt his …<\/p>\n

Humpty Dumpty sat on a bed, he fell down and broke his…<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Or Twinkle, Twinkle?<\/p>\n

Twinkle, Twinkle little mouse, hiding in your little…<\/p>\n

Twinkle, Twinkle little moon, I’d like to eat you with a …<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"\"<\/a>Rhyming Stories –<\/strong> Lots of children’s stories are written in rhyme. As you read with your child, try missing out the last word to let them fill it in.<\/p>\n

Here are just a few authors who write rhyming stories:<\/p>\n