Lessons 11: Literacy Night Rhyme Time

Standards:

Grade Level: K-3

Preparation: 30 minutes
Implementation: 20 minutes

National Standards for Family-School Partnerships

http://www.pta.org/nationalstandards
Standard 6:
Collaborating with communityFamilies and school staff collaborate with community
members to connect students, families, and staff to expanded learning opportunities,
community services, and civic participation.

World Class Instructional Design and Assessment (WIDA)

English Language Development (ELD) Standards
http://www.wida.us/standards/eld.aspx#2012
English Language Development Standard 1:

English language learners communicate for social and instructional purposes within the
school setting.

English Language Development Standard 2:

English language learners communicate information, ideas, and concepts necessary
for academic success in the content area of Language Arts.

Materials:
White or colored copy paper
Copy machine or printer
Envelope
Marker
Card stock/construction paper if available
Pencils

Objective:
Families will attend Literacy Night to learn how to encourage and support literacy in
their homes on a daily basis.
Families will make take-home literacy activities to bolster literacy skills at home.

Procedure:

Print the Sign-in Sheet for Literacy Night. The Sign-in Sheet can be found in the
Additional Resources on pages 107-108.
Print the Parent Questionnaire/Survey for the end of the event. The Parent
Questionnaire/Survey can be found in the Additional Resources on pages 109.
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Procedure Continued:

Print out the Rhyme Time Dominos cards. Each family should get two pages of
Dominos Cards.
o Print on card stock or construction paper for durability.
Print out family directions in both English and Spanish. Use colored copy paper
if available.
Print the Spanish/English Family Directions for families to take home with the
game.
Model how to make and play game:
o Demonstrate how families should cut out the rhyming domino cards.
o Explain that the domino cards get shuffled and split equally between both
players.
o Model how players take turns to make perpendicular rhyming matches
with the dominoes.
o The object of the game is to try to make as many rhyming word matches
as possible with the rhyming dominoes.
o The first player who uses all of their rhyming word dominoes correctly is
the winner.
Provide families with an envelope to keep the word dominos in.
o Label Envelops Rhyme Time Dominos.
Ask parents to complete the Parent Questionnaire/Survey at the end of the
Literacy Night event.

Target Parent Engagement Interactions:

Welcoming families
Communicating effectively
Parent collaboration for student success
Parent literacy support and activities for home

Assessment:
Maintain a Parent Sign-In sheet for your records.
Give the Parent Exit Survey and reflect on the parent feedback.
Maintain the Parent Exit Surveys for your records, and to make improvements if
necessary for future events.

Differentiation:

English/Spanish communication with parents through the materials and flier.

Parent friendly language is used to explain how to use literacy games in the
home.
This resource is hosted online for customization to best benefit the class and
community. bilingualfamilyengagement.weebly.com

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Family Directions:
Take both pages of rhyming dominos cards.
Cut out the domino rhyming word cards.
To Play:
o Shuffle cards and divide between two players.
o Player one begins by setting down a card.
o Take turns matching rhyming words together, going
up and down or left to right.
Place your rhyming dominoes in your
envelope.
Take home, play, and enjoy!
Example of how to use the rhyming dominos:

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Direcciones para Familias:

Toma las dos pginas de tarjetas de domino.
Corta las tarjetas de domino con palabras que riman.
Jugar:
o Barajea las tarjetas y divide entre dos jugadores.
o El primero jugador pone una tarjeta con las palabras
enfrentadas.
o Se turnan emparejando palabras que riman en
direcciones arriba y abajo o a la
izquierda y a la derecha.
Pone las tarjetas en su sobre.
Llevar a casa, juega, y disfruta!
Ejemplo de cmo usar las tarjetas de domino que riman:

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Rhyme Time!
bat

rip

rat

fly

bow

row

sky

crow

cat

zip

flow

cry

bread

red

pop

stop

hat

pie

lip

skip

mug

rug

bee

tree

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bear

tee

hair

hop

mop

top

hug

king

rare

flop

tea

care

bug

sing

whale

sea

see

fee

mat

mail

ring

chip

ship

knee

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