#tonguetwister challenge for preschoolers

What’s the tongue twister challenge?

That was the first question that preschool 3 students asked when they started learning a tongue twister. We explained that they are phrases which have similar phonemes (words) in a repetitive sequence. They had to memorise the phrases and little by little they would say it faster. After they understood the challenge, they loved it! Now, they want to learn more tongue twisters every week and practise them with their parents.

In 2018, the writer Mahak Arora commented on her personal blog that tongue twisters are beneficial for children in order to help them to develop their speech and diction. Also, they help our kids to develop clear pronunciation and stretch the muscles that are necessary for speech.

Here are some of what they have learned… would you like to try it?

• I saw Susie sitting in a shoe shine shop. Where she shines, she sits, and where she sits, she shines.
• Black bugs, bite big black bears.
• I saw a kitten eating chicken in the kitchen
• He has a hat on his hand, he has a cat on his lap and the cat has a hat.

Jaqueline and Daniela

Preschool English teachers

Reto #tonguetwister para los alumnos de preescolar

¿Qué es el reto tongue twister?

Esa fue la primera pregunta que los alumnos de 3º de preescolar hicieron al empezar a aprender trabalenguas en Inglés. Les explicamos que estas son frases con palabras o sonidos similares que se repiten. Para aprenderlas tenían que memorizarlas y poco a poco podrían decirlas más rápido. Después de que ellos comprendieron el reto, ¡les encantó! Ahora cada semana quieren aprender más y más trabalenguas y practicarlos con sus papás.

En el 2018, la escritora Mahak Arora comentó en su blog personal que los trabalenguas son beneficiosos para los niños ya que les ayudan a desarrollar su dicción y discurso. Además de que les permite desarrollar una clara pronunciación y ejercitar los músculos necesarios para hablar.

Aquí les dejamos algunos de los trabalenguas que han aprendido… ¿les gustaría intentarlo?

• I saw Susie sitting in a shoe shine shop. Where she shines, she sits, and where she sits, she shines.
• Black bugs, bite big black bears.
• I saw a kitten eating chicken in the kitchen.
• He has a hat on his hand, he has a cat on his lap and the cat has a hat.

Jaqueline y Daniela

Profesoras de Inglés de Preescolar