Articles for tag: Poetry for Kids, Tongue Twisters, Twisters

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How to Write Tongue Twisters

Tongue Twisters are hard to say when they are said out loud. It is a fun type of poetry for kids. You use similar consonant sounds either at the beginning of the poem or at the end. Tongue Twisters do not have to rhyme. Here is an example of a tongue twister where the words ...

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Preschool Songs and Dances for Toddlers

These songs have always been the most fun for toddlers to sing, while coordinating the dance movements according to each song’s instructions. I have placed the dance movements and instructions in parenthesis, to demonstrate for your preschoolers, while singing along with these happy songs. Exercise & Learning Songs Head & Shoulders, Knees & Toes Repeat ...

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“T” Tongue Twisters

This is a trip. Try it. The topic today is T. Try that letter. Together. T. Now, say it out loud. Terrific! These “T Tongue Twisters” are for those little girls (any boys) that are missing those two bottom teeth and just can’t quite say it. “What?” You ask? The letter, T. (They’re also for ...

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What is Modern Fantasy Fiction?

Modern fantasy literature allows for a break with reality. In fantasy, anything is possible, from flying cars, to traveling to other worlds through a simple piece of furniture. For fantasy to succeed, the author needs to suspend the reader’s disbelief of the plot and characters. We accept Frodo and Strider as real because Tolkien makes ...

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Tongue Twisters: Develop Good Diction!

Get your tongue twisted? Untwist those tongues with a totally twistable tongue twister. Learn one or more of these every morning. Say it when you can throughout each day. There are twenty six of them. After saying each of them throughout the day for twenty six days, recite them all outloud, from memory. See how ...

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Teaching a Foreign Language to Small Children

While living in Europe, I had a chance to teach at an “international kindergarten.” Because the parents sent their children there to learn English, that was the main language used, but there were nearly a dozen others spoken. Here are some teaching methods I learned that can work well whether you’re working with a class ...