State and model the objective
Tell the children that they will vote for a note, put it in the coat, and hear and say words that rhyme with note, such as vote, coat, boat, and float. 

Practice the skill within an activity

Note vote 

• Explain to the children that you will read the –ote\–oat notes (see below) aloud and they will decide if they end in –ote\–oat. 
• Tell the children that if the notes end in –ote\–oat, then they will vote by raising their hands and saying, "I vote for the note!"   
• Read the notes one at a time and ask the children to vote.
  • If the note has an –ote\–oat word ending, put the note in the coat pocket and say together, “The note goes in the coat!”  
  • If the note does not have an –ote\–oat word ending, have the children say, “No vote for the note! Don’t put it in the coat!” and set it aside.
• Ask the children to say all of the words they heard in the activity that rhyme with note.

Apply the skill 

Practice rhyming 

• Produce words that rhyme with note 
  • Remind the children of the words they played with (note, vote, coat, boat, float). 
  • Tell them you can think of other words that rhyme with note (goat, throat, tote, wrote). 
  • Ask each child to think of a word that rhymes with note. 
  • If a child doesn't respond in a few seconds, give him/her an option: 
    • "How about vote? Does vote rhyme with note?" (Nod your head yes to let the child know that they rhyme)
    • "Do coat and note rhyme?" (Nod your head yes) 
• Recognize rhyming words 
  • Have the children repeat a set of two words (e.g. note, float). 
  • Ask the children to put their thumbs up if the words rhyme and thumbs down if the words do not rhyme. 
  • Repeat with other sets of words: (e.g., vote, coat; float, boat; goat, cat; throat, wrote; note, vote; tote, duck). 
  • If children do not respond correctly, repeat the two words, emphasizing the ending sounds of the words.  
• Recognize words that do and do not rhyme using pictures (see graphics below) 
  • Lay out two pictures of words that end in –ote\–oat (e.g., goat, boat) and one picture that does not end in -oat\-ote (e.g., dog). 
  • State all possible word pairs and let the children help you identify the picture that does not rhyme. Remove the picture that does not rhyme with –ote\–oat. 
  • Repeat with other set of pictures: 
    • Vote, note, rock 
    • Coat, tote, cheese 
    • Goat, note, girl 
    • Boat, tote, bird