Tongue Twister Tizzy: Can You Say It with Style?
Spin, say, and get silly with Tongue Twister Tizzy—a playful way for kids to practice fluency and sound awareness by saying tongue twisters in funny voices like a robot, whisper, or opera singer. It’s a quick, laughter-filled challenge that builds language skills and confidence!
Get ready for a giggle-filled language challenge! This playful activity invites you and your little learner(s) to practice tongue twisters—with a twist!
It’s a fun and laughter-filled way to build early literacy skills like oral language fluency—the ability to speak smoothly and confidently. In addition, as they experiment with different voices and rhythms, they’ll also enhance their expressive language skills, learning how to convey meaning with tone, pitch, and pace.
Best of all, this playful activity creates an opportunity for quality bonding between you and your child, giving you both the chance to laugh, connect, and celebrate their growing language abilities together!
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ACTIVITY AGE CATEGORY: first graders
This activity encourages your little learner(s) to be a…
Sound Explorer
Word Wizard
Tongue Twister Tizzy
Tongue twisters present a fun challenge. They not only help children with identifying the beginning sound of words but are highly demanding tasks of articulation and pronunciation, which strengthen the muscles of the mouth and tongue.
Materials Needed:
- A spinner or dice with different voice styles and or speeds indicated on it (such as robot, whisper, slow mode, opera, baby, giant, and super fast).
Instructions in 3 Easy Steps:
Step 1: Pick a simple tongue twister to start. Go over the tongue twister together, both practicing to learn the tongue twister together.
Step 2: Next, roll the dice or flick the spinner. Try to say the tongue twister in the voice or speed indicated. Its best for the adult learner to take the first turn to show what to do.
Step 3: Now it’s your little learner’s turn to roll the dice or flick the spinner. What voice or speed do they need to say the tongue twister with?
You can each take a few more turns with the same tongue twister.
If you both have mastered the tongue twister, try a new tongue twister!
Here are some Tongue Twisters to get you Started:
- How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?
- I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream!
- She sells seashells by the seashore.
- If a dog chews shoes, whose shoes does he choose?
- Gerald’s giant giraffe juggles jam jars in June.
- Six slippery snails slid silently seaward.
- Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers. Did Peter Piper pick a peck of pickled peppers? If Peter piper picked a peck of pickled peppers, where’s the peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked?
- On Tuesdays, tiny tigers tiptoe into town, travelling around.
- Fuzzy Wuzzy was a bear. Fuzzy Wuzzy had no hair. Fuzzy Wuzzy wasn’t very fuzzy, was he?
- Betty Botter had some butter, “But, “she said, “this butter’s bitter. If I bake this bitter butter, it will make my batter bitter. But a bit of better butter – that would make my batter better.”
Vocabulary Quest
Word: Snuggle
Meaning: to get cozy with someone or something you love, like giving a big, warm hug or cuddling up with a soft blanket or stuffed animal.
Ex: All the penguins waddled into a group huddle, declaring it a “snuggle shuffle” to stay warm on the ice.
Curious Queries Corner?
Stir up your learner’s imagination and create some conversation and connection by asking an unusual question.
Would you rather have spaghetti hair you can eat anytime or rainbow fingers that change colors when you wiggle them?
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Hi, I’m Julie, the passionate creator of Ox & Owl Literacy. I enjoy empowering families and educators with wonderful resources to inspire fun, imaginative, and joyful learning opportunities for young kiddos. You’ll find lots of recommended books, reading resources, and creative learning activities on this site aiming to help children fall in love with language, books, reading, and the transformational power of stories.
