Introduce symbols first and encourage children to say what they think the symbols mean.

As the rhyme is said the adult points to the symbol and puts it on the board in the correct order (use Velcro or blu tac to fix). Pupils are more easily able to repeat the rhyme with the visual prompts. Encourage pupils to identify the rhyming words.

Less confident children are encouraged to participate by the visual stimulus. The Rhyme Board can be used afterwards to reinforce key concept words and pupils may like to have a go at repeating the rhyme individually.