This activity will help your child practice their phonics skills – particularly onset and rime.ย Onsetย is theย first part of a word before the vowel (likeย cย inย cat).ย Rimeย is the part of the word that comes after the onset (likeย atย inย cat).

What you need:

  • Scissors

How to prep:

  • Cut out the word ending (rime) slips.
  • Cut the two slits (dotted lines) from each rime.
  • Cut out the word beginning (onset) slips.

Directions:

  1. Slide an onset slip through the matching slit and move it up and down,ย creatingย different words using onset and rime.
  2. Older children can write down the words they create.