State the Objective

Tell the children that they will enjoy a sweet treat and that they will recognize and produce words that rhyme with treat, such as eat, seat, feet, neat, and sweet.

Literacy Activities

Eat a sweet treat

• Have the children stand.
• Tell the children to take a seat if they want a treat.
• Have the children say, “I will eat a sweet treat!”
• Give the children sweet treats.
• While the children eat, talk about the activity using words that rhyme with treat.
  • What kind of sweet treat is your favorite to eat?
  • Be neat while you eat your sweet treat.
  • Don't let the sweet treat fall on your feet!

Treat guessing game

• Let the children draw a picture of their favorite treat.
• Have the children turn their pictures facedown, so you can guess their favorite treat.
• Use words that rhyme with treat as you try to guess the children's favorite treats.
  • Is your favorite treat made with meat?
  • Is your favorite treat made with wheat?
  • Is your favorite treat something sweet?
• Have the child say, "The treat that I love to eat is ____."

Take a seat

• Tell the children to take a seat if they hear a word that rhymes with treat and stand if the word doesn’t rhyme with treat.
• List some words that rhyme with treat (e.g., eat, seat, feet, neat, sweet) and some that don’t (e.g., cat, snack, pin, frog).