That’s Easy For You to Say by Teresa Jennings Music K-8, Vol. 12, Num.3 © 2002 Plank Road Publishing, Inc. All Rights Reserved- used by permission PowerPoint by Camille Page

Okay, everyone. We're going to do this the original way first - with the letter p. Everyone with me?

Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers. A peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked.

If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers, where's the peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked?

That's easy for you to say. twister 1 : The fruit fly flew through the flute.

That's easy for you to say. twister 2: Does a double bubble gum double bubble?

That's easy for you to say. twister 3: Seven slimy slugs sing short sad songs.

That's easy for you to say. twister 4: Round and round the rugged rocks the ragged rascal ran.

Okay. So now, we're going to substitute the letter b for the letter p in every word that starts with p. Got it?­

Beter Biper bicked a beck of bickled beppers. A beck of bickled beppers Beter Biper bicked.

If Beter Biper bicked a beck of bickled beppers, where's the beck of bickled beppers Beter Biper bicked?

That's easy for you to say. twister 5: Betty bit a bit of bitter butter. Blehh!

That's easy for you to say. twister 6: A crow flew over the river with a lump of raw liver.

That's easy for you to say. twister 7: If a dog chews shoes, what shoes should he choose to chew?

That's easy for you to say. twister 8: Joan joyously joined jaunty John in jingling jigs.

That was pretty good. Let's do one more. How about the consonant blend “schm” - like “schmoo?”

Schmeter Schmiper schmicked a schmeck of schmickled schmeppers. A schmeck of schmickled schmeppers Schmeter Schmiper schmicked.

If Schmeter Schmiper schmicked a schmeck of schmickled schmeppers, where's the schmeck of schmickled schmeppers Schmeter Schmiper schmicked?

That's easy for you to say. twister 9: Roads close, so snow slows shows.

That's easy for you to say. twister 10: Many an anemone sees an enemy anemone.

That's easy for you to say. twister 11: A regal rural ruler rules regally.

That's easy for you to say. twister 12: Any noisy noise annoys an oyster.

That's easy for you to say! twister 13 : The glum groom grew glummer.

That's easy for you to say! twister 14: Deer's ears hear clear cheers.

That's easy for you to say! twister 15: A gentle judge judges justly.

That's easy for you to say! twister 16: Surely the sun shall shine soon!

I thought I thought a thought, but the thought I thought wasn't the thought I thought I thought. I thought.