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Word Wednesday: Rhyming and Vocabulary

Undoubtedly, Andrea Beaty has a wonderful way with words! There is a great rhythm to Happy Birthday, Madame Chapeau, and it even rhymes! Rhyming is an important pre-literacy skill that should be practiced often using real words or made up words. Did you ever wonder why you were taught nursery rhymes? It's not just because they are fun to say, but the cadence and rhyming taught you how language works by helping you notice sounds and patterns within words and phrases. Rhyming also helps children learn to predict when reading, and that's what we're going to do today. We are going to read through Happy Birthday Madame Chapeau for the third time this week, and I am going to leave out some rhyming words and have my tots fill in the blank when I pause. Do this with your child and you will be amazed how well she can start to predict patterns and word sounds.

Not only does she use rhymes, but Andrea Beaty introduces a lot of vocabulary to young readers in this story. I've made a Madame Chapeau glossary using the website Kids Wordsmyth, so take a look at all the words you can teach your tot while reading this entertaining book. And, don't worry, we'll get to all that delicious food vocabulary on Foodie Fridays!

Each Wednesday that we read Happy Birthday Madame Chapeau, we will take one or a few words and explore more. This week we're playing with boutique and merchant. Sounds like it's time to go shopping!

UPDATE:
Word Wednesday became Word Thursday, but it was a blast! We headed over to the "boutique," One of A Kind Hats, and the "merchant" was delightfully welcoming. Most of the hats were what one would see at the Kentucky Derby, high tea, or church. Though the hats were fancy, it didn't stop the merchant from allowing my tots to have a little fun. Tot 1 pulled out the book and asked the merchant to read it to her. Not surprisingly, the merchant obliged. We ended up leaving the boutique with a glamorous headband and an "elsa blue" fascinator. This mama plans to "borrow" the fascinator! I'll share a few pictures below, but for more connect with us on social media.

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