Tongue twisters are a much overlooked screen-free boredom buster. Really!
My kids and I discovered that practicing tongue twisters is a silly and fun distraction when when everyone gets antsy waiting for the bus, or an appointment. And since tongue twisters make a good alternative to screen time when out and about, why not use their power when your need to calm anxieties at school!
Attempting tongue twisters always, always make the kids laugh so they are a good ice breaker for that first scary week in the cafeteria.
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Did you also know tongue twisters are for a child's literacy development? They not only help with pronunciation, but phonemic awareness. Just think of it as literacy at lunch!
Print out our sheet of lunch box notes. Slip one tongue twister in your child's lunch box each day. Of course you may want to add a caveat that these should not be attempted if the kids have food in their mouths. Then again, you won't be there to witness it!
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MORE:
- Make your own tongue twister notes with a few more silly sayings from my post about how I use tongue twisters to keep the kids' brains busy!
- Try out the world's hardest tongue twister.
MaryAnne says
This is such a fun theme for lunch box notes!
Ann says
These are hard! Thanks for the printable. My kids buy lunch but I am most definitely putting them in their snack bags!