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Mime Rhymes

Brief Description
Students play a game of charades, acting out and identifying word pairs.

Objectives

Students practice identifying word pairs, such as rhyming words or opposites.

Keywords

reading

Materials Needed

Lesson Plan

• Invite two students to come to front of the room. Provide each student with one of a pair of rhyming words.
• Ask one student to act out his or her word until someone guesses the word.
• Have the second student act out the second word, which rhymes with the first word.
• Allow the students who guessed each word to act out the next set of words.

Extension: This activity can be used to practice a number of reading-related skills, including words that begin or end with the same sound, words that end in ing, and so on.

Assessment

N/A

Lesson Plan Source

Education World

National Standards

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