Connect Links Rhyming Activity: Pre-Reading Skills Activity

From cat and bat to sun and bun, rhyming is a pre-reading skill that kids need to learn. Through this Connect Links Rhyming Words Activity, your kids will practice identifying pictures that rhyme and also work on developing their fine motor skills.

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Connect Links Rhyming Words Activity:

Not only is this activity an interactive way for pre-readers to practice identifying rhyming words, but it will also help them develop their fine motor skills.

By connect the cards together using connect links, your kids will work on their hand and eye coordination, finger muscle strength, and much more.

Why Are Fine Motor Skills Important?

From holding a pencil to turning the pages in a book, kids use their fine motor skills as they are learning to read and write.

The development of the small muscles in the hands and fingers in coordination with the eyes is important in not only children’s learning but also in their everyday life.

Getting Ready To Do The Connect Links Rhyming Words Activity:

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What’s Included:

33 Sets of Rhyming Picture Cards (11 Pages)

What Else Is Needed:

White Card Stock or Copy Paper
Laminator and Laminating Pouches
Scissors
Hole Punch
Connect Links or Math Links

To prepare this rhyming activity, click on the button below and fill out the form. Then, download and print the cards.

Next, laminate the cards for extra durability and so your kids can use this activity over and over. Then, cut the cards apart and punch holes on all of the black dots.

You can store the cards and connect links in a pencil box or pouch for a literacy center that is easy to set-up and use.

If you don’t have connect links, you can cut a pipe cleaner in pieces that are about 3 inches long. Then, bend the pieces into ovals shapes to create your own links.

How To Do The Connect Links Rhyming Words Activity:

To begin this rhyming activity, your kids will pick a card and identify the picture on it. Next, they will sort through the other cards to find the word that rhymes.

Your kids will the connect the two cards together using connect links. They will continue to find the pictures that rhyme until they have matched all of the cards.