Overview
The children will pretend to ride down a slide as they recognize and produce words that rhyme with slide, such as glide, ride, hide, and side.  

Literacy Activity

• Clear a space in the center of the room, or go to a park with a slide. 
• If you are in the room, spread the butcher paper or fabric out and have all the children stand on either side of it, holding the edges. 
• Have the children tilt the butcher paper to make a slide, with the children on one end holding the paper low and the children on the opposite end holding it up high. 
• Give the children various objects and have them take turns either holding the edges of the slide or sliding objects down the slide (real or paper).
• Two children may slide their objects at the same time to see which object slides the fastest. 
• Have the children chant, “Ride the slide! Ride the slide!” as each object goes down the slide. 
• After all the students have had a turn, give them instructions of various actions they can do with the slide: 
  • Tilt the slide to one side. 
  • Make the slide skinny and then wide (come close together then spread back out).
  • Hide under the slide.

More Practice
Recognize rhyming words

• Choose a child to select a picture card from a bag or box.
• Explain to the class that the child will be acting out a word that rhymes with slide, while the rest of the class will have to guess the word. 
• Repeat the activity until all the children get a chance to participate.