Tongue Twisters Relay

Articulation practice — using consonant-heavy phrases to develop clarity, mouth placement, and confidence in being heard

Preparation

No special space arrangement required; can be done in any formation.
Facilitator prepares a set of tongue twisters appropriate to the group’s age and ability.
Example tongue twisters:
- Shy Sarah saw six Swiss wristwatches.
- The seething sea ceaseth and so suffices us.
- Red leather, yellow leather.
- Big bad bug’s blood.
- Tip of the tongue, and the teeth, and the lips.

Facilitator demonstrates the first tongue twister, reminding players to pronounce consonants — especially at the ends of words.
Group repeats each tongue twister several times together.
Relay format: Facilitator assigns a different tongue twister to each small group of three. Each group:
- Practices their sentence for clarity.
- Memorizes it.
- Moves around the room saying the sentence to others, as if in ordinary conversation.
Players can then say their twister at different speeds: very slowly, then faster and faster until it trips — then slow back down.
Optional challenge: say the twister in one breath; have a partner close their eyes and give a thumbs up/down on whether they could understand each word.