Riddles & Rhymes

For Kids, Parents and Educators: Fun Seasonal Themes

Anita Vermeer

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Anita Vermeer
08 May 2020

Reading skills; Pre-school & kindergarten; Primary & middle schools; Teaching of a specific subject; Educational: Languages other than English

Did you know that rhyming supports reading development? And, when kids pay attention to clues in a riddle it helps them develop greater comprehension and vocabulary. All of these reading skills are important for readers ages 3 to 8.

This Riddle & Rhyme activity book is designed to engage kids in a classroom or at home. Focused on the seasons each theme has 8 rhyming riddles to solve and pages of word cards. The cards can be used to support solving the answers to the riddles. There are also activity pages for kids to do with an adult or independently to reinforce the learning. In addition to the engaging activity sheets there is also a section of instructional ideas for educators and parents. In addition to the four seasons this book has themes on traditional holidays, weather and more!

Some potential objectives are:
*Children will use deductive reasoning skills to solve the riddles
*Children will use rhyming skills to solve the riddles
*Children will build conceptual knowledge on similar topics
*Children will build new vocabulary and descriptive language

By: Anita Vermeer
Imprint: Anita Vermeer
Dimensions: Height: 279mm, Width: 216mm, Spine: 3mm
Weight: 145g
ISBN: 9781736135303
ISBN 10: 1736135309
Pages: 52
Publication Date: 08 May 2020
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Anita is an author, parent, friend, coach and certified teacher with over 25 years of experience working for young children. Starting her career in the 90's with an Associate's Degree in early childhood, Anita worked with toddlers and preschools in Canada and the U.S. With a goal to promote language development she created theme-based riddles to use in her daily curriculum. Twenty years later, Anita has obtained both a Bachelor's and Master's degree in Education. She has also been a classroom teacher, an instructional coach and an early childhood education specialist in a large school district. @AnitaVermeer27