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By Beth Lewis, About.com

After the children brainstorm approximately 10-15 words for each column that begin with their chosen letters, they can start putting together their twisters. I stipulate that they have to write complete sentences, not simple phrases. My students got so carried away that many of them asked if they could make more than one. I even had one child who made 12!

To culminate the tongue twisting lesson, I have the kids write one twister on the bottom of a page and illustrate it above. These make a great project to post on a bulletin board because the children will love reading each other's sentences and trying to say them five times fast.

Give this tongue-twisting lesson a try and it's sure to become one of your favorite lessons to teach each year. Yes, it's a little silly and full of giggles, but at the end of the day, the kids really will have gained valuable language arts skills. So, go ahead - laugh, learn, and let little language lovers list letters for this lesson! :)

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