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Rhyming Chants, Jingles and SongsRhymes, riddles, songs, and other forms of word play are a great way to have fun with the sounds of language – and they help children develop phonological awareness. Why rhymes, jingles, and songs are important for struggling readersLanguage play is fun! Enjoyment of words and the sounds of language is a great way to build motivation for all readers, and rhymes, chants, and jingles provide authentic opportunities for practice with rhymes and rhythm that builds both phonological awareness and fluency. Teachers of all subject areas (including special areas such as physical education, music, art) can integrate rhymes and songs into their classes. Students may make up their own rhymes for play during recess. Links and
Resources for: Hallie Kay
Yopp includes lots of songs, chants, and rhyming activities for
use in phonological development lessons in this article: Rhymes: Online resourcesFind a rhyme for any word at Rhymezone.com Generating rhymes: Developing phonemic
awareness lesson plan Teaching
Short Vowel Discrimination Using Dr. Seuss Rhymes Word
recognition lessons using nursery rhymes Word
Families in Nursery Rhymes Growing readers
and writers with help from Mother Goose – lesson
plans and resources for using nursery rhymes Books of RhymesRead Aloud Rhymes for the Very Young by Jack Prelutsky (Knopf, 1986). Runny Babbit: A Billy Sook by Shel Silverstein (HarperCollins, 2005) -- also available on CD. Jump Rope Rhymes: Online resourcesJump Rope Rhymes Jump Rope
Rhymes Jump Rope
Rhymes and Tips Kentucky Folklife
Jingles: Chants,
Clapping Games, and Jump Rope Rhymes Rope Games Jump-Rope Rhymes: Published CollectionsSmart-Rope Jingles: Jump Rope Rhymes, Raps, and Chants for Active Learning with Cassette(s) by Rosella R. Wallace (Zephyr Press, 1993) Jump Rope Jingles by Ali Reich (Random House, 1983) Jump Rope Magic by Afi Scruggs (Scholastic,
1999) The Eentsy, Weentsy Spider: Fingerplays and Action Rhymes by Joanna Cole (HarperTrophy, 1991) Anna Banana: 101 Jump-Rope Rhymes by Joanna Cole (HarperTrophy, 1989) Miss Mary Mack by Joanna Cole & Stephanie Calmenson (HarperTrophy, 1990) Jump Rope Rhymes by The Lady With the Alligator Purse (Klutz, 1998) A My Name Is… by Alice Lyne (Charlesbridge Publishing, 1997) Hand Clapping GamesHand Clap! "Miss Mary Mack" and 42 Other Hand Clapping Games for Kids by Sara Bernstein (Adams Media, 1994) Songs: Online ResourcesSongs for Teaching – includes songs
for content areas and lots more! Kiddidles – songs (with lyrics
and music) for young children Songs: Published Collections and Children's LiteratureIza Tripani illustrates nursery rhymes
and traditional songs such as "Oh
Where, Oh Where Has My Little Dog
Gone?" and "The Itsy Bitsy
Spider"; recordings of some
songs are also available. There
Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly by Sims Taback (Viking Juvenile,
1997) Alan Katz writes new, "silly dilly" lyrics to familiar tunes -- thus transforming "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" into "Take Me Out of the Bathtub." Children will love reading, rereading, and singing the silly lyrics to these songs:
Songs
in Schools
-- NPR News Story
--- This music
teacher is helping students develop
phonological awareness through songs
and music.
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