STEP BACK from your partner after each sentence.
STUDENT A
READ
LISTEN
Actions speak louder than words.
The _______ is mightier than the ________.
Life is what happens to you when you’re
busy making other plans.
Fuzzy Wuzzy was a bear.
Fuzzy Wuzzy had no hair.
Fuzzy Wuzzy wasn't very fuzzy, was he?
Don’t put all your eggs in one basket.
________ is not about __________ for the
_________ to pass, it’s about ___________
how to _________ in the _________.
A ______ sits on a ______ and ______ that
the stump ______, but it’s the ______
_____ _______.
Don’t ______ your ________ ______ they
______.
A big black bug bit a big black dog on his big ______ _______ were knitting ________ in
black nose.
the ______ _________.
You can’t judge a book by its cover.
_______ is the ______of _____.
The mean queen in green screamed.
The _______-_______ ________ thought
that they _______ everyone on __________.
STEP BACK from your partner after each sentence.
STUDENT B
READ
LISTEN
The pen is mightier than the sword.
_________ speak louder than _________.
Life is not about waiting for the storm to
pass, it’s about learning how to dance in the
rain.
_______ is what __________to you when
you’re _______making other ________.
Don’t count your chickens before they
hatch.
Fuzzy Wuzzy was a ________.
Fuzzy Wuzzy had ____ ________.
Fuzzy Wuzzy wasn't very _______, ____ __?
Don’t put ___ your ______ in ____
__________.
Three kittens were knitting mittens in the
king’s kitchen.
A ___ ______ ____ bit a ___ ______ ____
on his ___ ______ ______.
Variety is the spice of life.
You _____ judge __ ______ by its ________.
The thirty-three thieves thought that they
tricked everyone on Thursday.
The ______ _______ in _______
__________.
A skunk sits on a stump and thinks that the
stump stinks, but it’s the skunk that stinks.
STEP BACK from your partner after each sentence.
STUDENT C
READ
LISTEN
You can’t judge a book by its cover.
_______ is the ______of _____.
The mean queen in green screamed.
Life is what happens to you when you’re
busy making other plans.
Fuzzy Wuzzy was a bear.
Fuzzy Wuzzy had no hair.
Fuzzy Wuzzy wasn't very fuzzy, was he?
Don’t put all your eggs in one basket.
The _______-_______ ________ thought
that they _______ everyone on __________.
________ is not about __________ for the
_________ to pass, it’s about ___________
how to _________ in the _________.
A ______ sits on a ______ and ______ that
the stump ______, but it’s the ______
_____ _______.
Don’t ______ your ________ ______ they
______.
A big black bug bit a big black dog on his big
black nose.
______ _______ were knitting ________ in
the ______ _________.
Actions speak louder than words.
The _______ is mightier than the ________.
STEP BACK from your partner after each sentence.
STUDENT D
READ
LISTEN
Variety is the spice of life.
You _____ judge __ ______ by its ________.
The thirty-three thieves thought that they
tricked everyone on Thursday.
Life is not about waiting for the storm to
pass, it’s about learning how to dance in the
rain.
The ______ _______ in _______
__________.
_______ is what __________to you when
you’re _______making other ________.
Don’t count your chickens before they
hatch.
Fuzzy Wuzzy was a ________.
Fuzzy Wuzzy had ____ ________.
Fuzzy Wuzzy wasn't very _______, ____ __?
Don’t put ___ your ______ in ____
__________.
Three kittens were knitting mittens in the
king’s kitchen.
A ___ ______ ____ bit a ___ ______ ____
on his ___ ______ ______.
The pen is mightier than the sword.
_________ speak louder than _________.
A skunk sits on a stump and thinks that the
stump stinks, but it’s the skunk that stinks.
STEP BACK from your partner after each sentence.
READ
Don’t put all your eggs in one basket.
You can’t judge a book by its cover.
STUDENT E
LISTEN
Don’t ______ your ________ ______ they
______.
_______ is the ______of _____.
Fuzzy Wuzzy was a bear.
Fuzzy Wuzzy had no hair.
Fuzzy Wuzzy wasn't very fuzzy, was he?
The _______-_______ ________ thought
that they _______ everyone on __________.
________ is not about __________ for the
_________ to pass, it’s about ___________
how to _________ in the _________.
A ______ sits on a ______ and ______ that
the stump ______, but it’s the ______
_____ _______.
Actions speak louder than words.
The _______ is mightier than the ________.
A big black bug bit a big black dog on his big
black nose.
______ _______ were knitting ________ in
the ______ _________.
The mean queen in green screamed.
Life is what happens to you when you’re
busy making other plans.
STEP BACK from your partner after each sentence.
STUDENT F
READ
Don’t count your chickens before they
hatch.
LISTEN
Don’t put ___ your ______ in ____
__________.
Variety is the spice of life.
You _____ judge __ ______ by its ________.
The thirty-three thieves thought that they
tricked everyone on Thursday.
Life is not about waiting for the storm to
pass, it’s about learning how to dance in the
rain.
The ______ _______ in _______
__________.
_______ is what __________to you when
you’re _______making other ________.
A skunk sits on a stump and thinks that the
stump stinks, but it’s the skunk that stinks.
Fuzzy Wuzzy was a ________.
Fuzzy Wuzzy had ____ ________.
Fuzzy Wuzzy wasn't very _______, ____ __?
The pen is mightier than the sword.
_________ speak louder than _________.
Three kittens were knitting mittens in the
king’s kitchen.
A ___ ______ ____ bit a ___ ______ ____
on his ___ ______ ______.
Instructions:
 Pair up students A-B, C-D, E-F, A-B, etc.
 One student reads the sentence, while the other writes
down what was said.
 After both students have read their sentences, they take a
step back.
 Now, they read the next sentence, this time farther apart
from each other.
 Take another step back after each new sentence. By the
end of the activity, students will be quite far apart and will
have to speak loud and clear to be understood.
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Quick Instructions:
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Pair up A-B, C-D, E-F.
A reads, B writes.
B reads, A writes.
Take one step back.
Repeat.