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Thinking sheet · Stories and words
Alliteration Animals
Write tongue twisters about animals where every word starts with the same sound.
- Grades
- 1–4
- Time
- about 20 minutes
- Topic
- Stories and words
- Kids practice
- alliteration, phonics, playing with language
What kids do
“Lazy lions lick lemon lollipops! Make your own tongue twisters.”
- Draw each animal and write its twister
- The twister that tied my tongue:
How to run it
- Pick an animal, then brainstorm words with its sound.
- Say them three times fast.
- Great for letter sounds.
Talk about it
- Which is hardest to say?
- Which letter was easiest?
- Can you make one about your name?
Take it further
Make an alphabet of twisters.
Pairs well with
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