State and model the objective
Tell the children that they will explore to see if they can find a chore and hear and say words that rhyme with chore, (such as bore, floor, door, store, more and explore). 

Practice the skill within an activity   

Explore for a chore

• Set up the classroom like a house that needs cleaning (e.g., a floor that needs sweeping and mopping, a drawer that needs to be wiped down, plants that need to be watered, something you tore that must be mended, etc.).
• Read the book Mylo Does Chores to the children (optional) and discuss what kinds of chores the children do at home and at school.
• Divide the children into groups and show them a chore chart (see below) as you explain each chore that needs to be done.
• Assign each group to do a different chore by saying, "For your chore, would you..."
  • Pour water on the plants?
  • Pretend to go to the store for more paint for the door? (Remind them that they will only be pretending to paint the door!)
  • Wipe down the drawer?
  • Sweep the floor some more?
• Encourage the children to explore until they find their group's chore and then do it.
• When the children have done their chores, invite them to come sit on the floor.
• Ask the children to share words they heard in the activity that rhyme with chore (e.g., pour, store, door, drawer, floor, more)

Apply the skill

Practice rhyming 

• Produce words that rhyme with chore 
  • Remind the children of the words they played with (chore, pour, store, door, floor). 
  • Tell them you can think of other words that rhyme with chore (sore, bore, tore, explore). 
  • Ask each child to think of a word that rhymes with chore. 
  • If a child doesn't respond in a few seconds, give him/her an option: 
    • "How about explore?"  Does explore rhyme with chore?" (Nod your head yes to let the child know that they rhyme). 
    • "Do floor and chore rhyme?" (Nod your head yes). 
• Recognize rhyming words 
  • Have the children repeat a set of 2 words (e.g. bore, door). 
  • 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., sore, tore; pour, cat; chore, explore; door, more; store, goat; roar, chair). 
  • If children do not respond correctly, repeat the 2 words, emphasizing the ending sounds of the words. 

Practice blending and segmenting sounds in words 

• March and say the sounds in words 
  • Tell the children that they will practice saying words that rhyme with chore in fun ways. 
  • Have the children march and say the beginning and ending sound of the word chore: 
    • Segment sounds: say /ch/ (march right), say /ore/ (march left)
    • Blend sounds: jump with both feet and say chore to blend the sounds into a word
    • Repeat with other words that rhyme with chore (e.g. bore, pour, store, four, floor, door, core, etc.)