In this game, rhythm, call & response, and the repeated phrase “I am Using My Voice” are used to explore emotions. Each prompt repeats so that kids can jump in once they’re ready, or build on what they already know by trying different interpretations inspired by their teachers or peers. You can also prompt with vocal qualities or character traits.
These students have just vocally explored emotions in unison by doing the I am Using My Voice warm up. In this video, they’re transitioning into the Expressive Dialogue Game as preparation to make expressive puppet dialogue in small groups. Adaptations: 1) Use any simple lines of dialogue to repeat 2) prompt the game with vocal qualities or character traits.
In this example, kids repeat the phrase “Look! It started to snow!” to express a variety of emotions. They try it with their bodies and then with their 2-face puppets, preparing them to use expressive voices in puppet play. Choose any simple repeated phrase that connects to your students’ interests and will inspire their story making through puppet play.
Vocal expression is a crucial tool for collaborative storytelling. Prepare kids to improvise puppet stories together by warming up to make them aware of the vocal choices they can make to express character emotions and traits.
In this video, 1st graders play I am Using My Voice to review advanced emotion vocabulary that they have mapped. Check out