The apple rhyming words activity is here to make your apple theme for preschoolers even more fun and educational. With little prep required, this apple activity is designed to be an engaging literacy activity that introduces them to the concept of rhymes.
By sorting the provided apple word pairs into “yes” or “no” based on whether they rhyme, students can strengthen their language development skills while having lots of fun.
You may even take this apple literacy activity to the next level! Have your beginning readers read the onset and rime of the word families on the apple flippers. They’ll gain excellent literacy skills in a challenging yet enjoyable way as they discover more about word families and rhyming words.
Your young learners will love mastering these rhyming skills while experiencing an exciting apple adventure!
Here’s what you’ll get (in both color and black & white):
- Thumbs Up & Thumbs Down category cards and baskets
- 15 apple rhyming pairs
- 15 apple pairs that do not rhyme
- 10 apple sliders with the word families -ap, -at, -en, -et, -it, -in, -og, -op, -ug, -un
Materials needed for these apple rhyming activities:
- optional: pocket chart

