Oral Language Teaching Resources
Help your students with oral language development this school year with activities, worksheets and more created by teachers to support student's speaking skills.
With activities developed by the teachers of the Teach Starter team to align to Australian National and State curriculums and editable resources you can adapt to suit your students' needs, this collection has everything you need to help students become adept communicators!
Explore basic conversational skills, teaching your students how to greet one another and how to carry on back-and-forth conversations. Cover the ability to express needs and wants and more with the help of resources designed to build the oral language foundation students need to move on to become readers and writers.
How to Build Students' Oral Language Skills
- Add a Daily Read Aloud to Your Class Schedule — You never get too old to listen to a book read out loud, and listening to you read a book out loud is especially valuable for those bilingual learners who need to listen to a fluent reader!
- Incorporate Reader's Theatre. Reader's theatre can help students with not just their spoken language skills but non-verbal communication as well, giving them a chance to practise expressing a wide range of emotions through their voice and body language.
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One Has to Go! Discussion Game
Play ‘One Has to Go!' and engage your students in a friendly classroom debate with this icebreaker game.
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Get to Know You Bingo Game
Start your year off right with an engaging Get to Know You bingo game designed for foundation and year 1 students.
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Interview Shuffle – Interactive Slides
Help your students get to know each other with a Back to School Interview Shuffle icebreaker activity.
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Soup, Salad, or Sandwich? Game
Play the Soup, Salad, or Sandwich? Game for an exciting icebreaker or brain-break activity!
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Oral Retell Sequencing Mats
Explore oral retelling with this set of oral retell sequencing mats for a variety of fairy tales and everyday activities.
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Sentence Strip Activity Cards - Simple Sentence Starters
Encourage conversation and writing with our Printable Sentence Starter Prompts for Early Years.
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Speaking Skills for Oral Presentations Poster
A poster that explains the skills students need for a great oral presentation!
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Olympic Host City Bid – Speechwriting Project
Explore the advantages and disadvantages of being the host city for the Olympics in this inquiry and speechwriting task.
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Back to School Icebreaker Jokes - Task Cards
Start each day with funny icebreaker jokes with a set of printable Back to School Joke cards for kids.
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How Are You Feeling Today? Poster
Help students to recognise and identify their feelings and emotions with this colourful classroom display poster.
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Public Speaking Tips For Students - Poster
Display this Public Speaking Tips for Students poster in your classroom when learning how to speak in front of peers.
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Oral Language Activity - I Spy Game
Strengthen oral language skills with this I Spy Oral Language Activity.
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Group Work Role Cards
Revise and reinforce eight possible roles for group work with this set of 2-in-1 reusable posters and desk cards.
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Oral Language Barrier Games
Use these Oral Language Barrier Games to develop oral language skills in the early years classroom.
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Oral Language Games - Digital Activity
Boost your students' oral language skills with this fun and engaging oral language game interactive.
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5 Minute Speaking Fluency Activities Warm Up
Improve your students' communication skills with these 5 minute speaking fluency activities.
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Oral Language Picture Cards - Express it
Build oral communication and vocabulary skills with Oral Language Picture Cards – Express It!
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Chit Chat Cards - Developing Speaking Skills
Encourage your students to improve their speaking skills with these printable chit chat cards perfect for the early years.
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Debate Topic Cards
Get students thinking, speaking and debating with this set of Debate Topics for Kids.
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Describe it Card Game
Engage with this Describe it Card Game to get your students using their oral language skills in a fun way!
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Describe It Game - Oral Language
Unlock the power of spoken language with this Don’t Say It… Describe it Oral Langauge Game.
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Writing a Speech Poster
A poster highlighting the main parts to a speech.
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Show and Tell Template Pack
Develop oral language with this set of show and tell templates.
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Classroom News Template Pack
Get students presenting the news with this set of fun and engaging classroom news templates.
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Conversation Stems Poster Set
Display this set of Conversation Stems Posters to assist students with their oral language development.
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Speaking and Listening Rules Display Poster Set
Help students with speaking and listening rules in the classroom by displaying these simple and concise set of posters.
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Talk for a Minute Task Cards
Encourage students to become confident speakers with these Talk for a Minute Task Cards.
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Nutty Nursery Rhymes Speaking and Listening Activity
A set of eight nursery rhyme cards which have been modified for a speaking activity.
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Body Language Posters
Teach social skills with these Body Language Posters for Kids, featuring 5 printable posters that explain posture, eye contact, gestures, and expressions.
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Six Thinking Hats Poster and Worksheet Pack
Promote deeper thinking with a set of De Bono’s Six Thinking Hats posters and worksheets.
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Formal vs Informal Language Worksheet Pack
Download this formal vs informal language worksheet pack to help students strengthen their understanding of language in real-world contexts.
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Oral Presentation Rubric for Early Years
Use this Oral Presentation Rubric for peer or teacher assessments of presentations in the early years.