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This heart rhyming game and post were originally written during the pandemic when we were teaching virtually. Now, in 2026, I still use this rhyming activity every year. This rhyming game printable works in many classroom environments. Pop this rhyming game in your literacy center or on a magnet board during free choice, and let the children work on their rhyming skills. Rhyming is a vital literacy skill, and children learn it at different times depending on their individual development. I love having many rhyming materials and activities on hand because once children do get it, they love playing with rhymes. You can use this idea to make your own rhyming hearts, or download all 6 pages and 18 rhyming pairs for just $1.99<\/a> and print them out as often as you need to.<\/p>\n

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Heart Rhyming Game Prep<\/h2>\n

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After purchasing these hearts or making your own, print and cut out.<\/p>\n

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Cut each heart in half.<\/p>\n

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If you are using over zoom or on a magnet board during free choice, add magnets. I haven\u2019t been laminating anything this year because it reflects over zoom, but it\u2019s also terrible for the environment, so I have been trying to limit lamination. That said, if you are using these in a classroom where children are touching them, you may wish to laminate them before adding magnets.<\/p>\n

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When I use materials like these rhyming hearts in class, I usually put them on my magnet board and invite children to match them up during free choice. I\u2019ll be circulating and observing how they use them and step in to scaffold if needed. The thing is is that there is already a scaffold built-in. I have specific colored hearts to offer children a scaffold or a \u201chint\u201d for matching the rhyming images.\u00a0 If you have beginner rhymers, make sure you only place one heart of each color out for matching. This supports learners as they work on their rhyming skills.<\/p>\n

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Rhyming Game Printable Lesson<\/h2>\n

Here is a video of how I would use this printable rhyming game for preschool \u2013 it\u2019s a little choppy, but I think you\u2019ll get the gist.<\/p>\n

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I usually ask my students to give me a hand when I am starting a new activity. \u201cFriends, I need your help putting these hearts back together. They are all broken in two. Can you help?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cEach half has a picture on it, and we need to find the pictures that rhyme.\u201d Here if needed, I remind them what rhyming is with a few examples.<\/p>\n

Then, over Zoom, I use a small cookie sheet for close-up matching. Gathering one left side and 2-3 right side options.<\/p>\n

\u2018We need to find the picture that rhymes with pan. Let\u2019s see our choices! Dog, hat, fan.\u201d Depending on the student\u2019s abilities, I may say, \u201cPan, dog \u2013 pan, hat \u2013 pan, fan.\u201d I usually encourage my students to yell out rhymes like this because rhyming is all about discerning sounds. Hearing other classmates yell out, \u201cPAN FAN!!!\u201d is a great reinforcer. I will then ask everyone together to repeat the rhyme before moving on to the next match.<\/p>\n

After a group lesson like this, I like to move my materials to the literacy center for my students to use independently. When I use materials like these rhyming hearts in class, I usually put them on my magnet board and invite children to match them up during free choice. I\u2019ll be circulating and observing how they use them and step in to scaffold if needed. The thing is that there is already a scaffold built in. I have specific colored hearts to offer children a scaffold or a \u201chint\u201d for matching the rhyming images.\u00a0 If you have beginner rhymers, make sure you only place one heart of each color out for matching. This supports learners as they work on their rhyming skills.<\/p>\n

For remote schools, offering the file for parents to download and play with at home would be my next step. If you do, you can also offer them the idea to use this as a rhyming hunt. They can place all the left-hand halves of the hearts on a table or rug and hide the others around their home. After their child has found all the right-hand halves, they can match them up.\u00a0 Mixing some much-needed gross motor activity into a lesson about rhyming.<\/p>\n

Ready to download the printable? It\u2019s just $1.99!\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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