Grades 2–5
Volume, Pitch, Pace and Tone
Match each voice tool to what it means, then name the tool each actor is using.
Drama worksheet · Using your voice
Tongue Twister Warm-Ups
Warm up your voice with eight tongue twisters. Say each one slowly three times, then fast.
- Grade level
- Grades 1–5
- Time
- About 10 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:
- Actors warm up their lips, teeth and tongue before a show. Stand tall and take a big breath. Say each tongue twister slowly three times, then fast three times. Make every sound crisp!
- Check each box when you finish.
- Red leather, yellow leather.
- Unique New York.
- Toy boat, toy boat, toy boat.
- She sells seashells by the seashore.
- Rubber baby buggy bumpers.
- Fred fed Ted bread, and Ted fed Fred bread.
Teacher tip
Do the slow round together as a class, then let pairs race through the fast round. Unique New York is a great one to start with.
How to use it
- Model each voice first, then let the whole class try it together so no one feels alone.
- Warm up with a tongue twister before reading lines.
- Read the box at the top of the sheet together, then try the first item out loud as a class.
Watch for
Shouting instead of projecting. A big voice comes from a deep breath, not a strained throat.
Talk about it
- How did your voice change the meaning of the line?
- What did you change in your voice or body to show that?
Take it further
Read a picture book aloud and let kids pick the voice for each character.
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