Looking for a fun spring rhyming activity and center? These Caterpillar Rhyming Word Families are the perfect spring literacy center to practice rhyming words. Learners will have fun practicing rhyming with this rhyming caterpillar spring craftivity. This packet will help learners practice their word families all while building a caterpillar craft. Learners will identify the words that rhyme with each other and match the 'circle bodies' under the correct word family based on the rhyming sounds. There are a total of 26 word families included in this printable.

• This printable is part of the Kindergarten Spring Math and Literacy Centers.

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What is included in this Spring Snowman Rhyming Activity for Kindergarten?

• 26 Word Families
• List of Words
• Color and Black and White copies (also includes a version with less color ink)
• Includes versions with and without words
• Recording sheets

Most of the word families have 5 corresponding pictures, except for a few word families. The caterpillar heads contain the word family on the top , while the bodies contain the pictures (and words) of the different word families.

How do learners complete this Spring Caterpillar Rhyming activity?

• Present learners with the caterpillar heads and the circle bodies for the word families you'd like them to work on.
• Learners will sound out the word and identify the word that rhymes with it and match the pieces together to build the caterpillar.
• Learners will match the pictures in the caterpillar parts to the heads of the caterpillar with the correct word family. They will continue doing this until they finish building the caterpillar word family.
• They will create a rhyming caterpillar spring craftivity. Attach the legs to the caterpillar once completed.

Preparing this Spring Literacy Activity for Kindergarten:

• Print the pages, laminate them and cut them apart.
• Cut apart to create the caterpillar heads and the bodies for the word families.
• Print recording sheets if required for accountability.

Differentiation:

This activity can be differentiated by changing the number of circle bodies and word families used at a single time depending on the learner's needs. To make this activity more challenging present the learner with more word families and pictures to work with and vice versa.

How to best use this Kindergarten Rhyming Caterpillar Literacy Center:

• Explore during morning work 
• Assign as supplemental literacy centers 
• Implement these centers in an independent way or use them with small-groups.

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