
Learning rhyming skills is an essential skill to have and can be practiced here while employing other senses along with it. The words begin simply, with only three letter simple words being used, but it quickly amps up with each subsequent screen if they are able to handle it. A timer does continuously tick up as you play, bringing more and more screens of matching rhyming words. Incorrect matches get a slightly harsh sound and a “This is incorrect.” statement. Once you click a correct pair, the narrator will announce that A rhymes with B, and whisk the cards away. Locate two rhyming words on the screen, and click once on each to pair them up as a correct rhyme.

Educators may wish to have students place a chip on the two rhyming objects or, if the game is. If the child does not know the word, they simply press the auditory button on the left of each word and it will be read aloud to them. Children have to state which two objects are rhyming words. Pictures show up on the screen with words at the bottom of each like digital flashcards. Once you click through the OK button to begin playing the game, it takes you through the brief instructions, which encourages you to look for three pairs of rhyming words on each page.

Rhyming is an important skill to master, as it sharpens auditory awareness and heightens a child’s ability to play with words and use them with more precision. Specifically, the children will be looking for end rhymes, with three pairs of rhyming words on each screen. In the game Words that Rhyme, young learners are introduced to the concept of rhyming and learn to build sounds and word relationships.
