Grades 1–5
Tongue Twister Warm-Ups
Warm up your voice with eight tongue twisters. Say each one slowly three times, then fast.
Drama worksheet · Using your voice
Say It Five Ways
Say the same line five ways: happy, scared, angry, bored and surprised. Draw your face for each one.
- Grade level
- Grades 1–5
- Time
- About 15 minutes
- Topic
- Using your voice
- Answer key
- Not needed: answers vary
- Kids practice
- Speaking loudly and softly on purpose, Changing pitch, pace and tone, Clear articulation, Stressing words to change meaning
What kids do
Printed on the sheet:
- Say this line five different ways: “There’s a frog in my lunch box!” Change your voice and your face each time. Then draw your face for each way and check the box.
- My idea: ________ ☐
Teacher tip
Say “There’s a frog in my lunch box!” all five ways yourself first. Kids draw the face more easily after they have seen and made it.
How to use it
- Warm up with a tongue twister before reading lines.
- Have kids stand to speak: it helps the voice carry.
- Read the box at the top of the sheet together, then try the first item out loud as a class.
Watch for
Speeding up on tongue twisters before every sound is clear.
Talk about it
- Which voice was hardest to make?
- How did the audience know how your character felt?
Take it further
Record kids reading a line two ways and play it back.
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Volume, Pitch, Pace and Tone
Match each voice tool to what it means, then name the tool each actor is using.
Grades 3–5
Stress the Word
Say the same sentence five times, each with a different word stressed. Match each one to what it means.
Grades K–2
Loud Voice or Soft Voice?
Read about each character. Circle loud or soft for the voice that fits.
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