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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Persuasive Speech Writing Task
Use this writing project to guide your students through the process of researching and constructing a persuasive speech about a significant global issue
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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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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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Inspirational Authors – Speechwriting Project
Get you students to research and celebrate an inspirational author with this speechwriting activity.
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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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Speaking Skills for Oral Presentations Poster
A poster that explains the skills students need for a great oral presentation!
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Oral Presentation Assessment Rubric
A rubric designed to help teachers to assess students' oral presentations.
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Initial, Medial & Final /s/ - Articulation Worksheets
Build skill with articulating the sounds of beginning, medial, and final /s/ with a set of printable speech articulation worksheets.
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Australian Gold Rush: Living Wax Museum – Project
An inquiry project in which students research personalities from the Australian Gold Rush and portray them as part of a Living Wax Museum.
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Likes and Dislikes Worksheets
Support students to express preferences, share opinions and give simple reasons all through engaging cut‑and‑paste activities.
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Writing a Speech Poster
A poster highlighting the main parts to a speech.
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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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What Is Inclusive Language? Teaching Slides
Teach inclusive language to help your students embrace diversity with this engaging slide deck packed with examples and review activities.
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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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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 Activity - I Spy Game
Strengthen oral language skills with this I Spy Oral Language Activity.
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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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Formal vs Informal Language Sorting Activity
Engage students in identifying formal vs informal language with this sorting activity that helps build understanding through real-world sentence examples.
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Having a Conversation Social Story
Build confidence in your students by using this Conversation Skills Social Story printable booklet.
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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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Sentence Strip Activity Cards - Simple Sentence Starters
Encourage conversation and writing with our Printable Sentence Starter Prompts for Early Years.
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Initial, Medial, & Final L - Articulation Worksheets
Provide articulation practise with printable speech articulation worksheets for words with beginning, medial, and final /l/ sounds.
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Speech Articulation Worksheets - Initial, Medial, Final /w/
Provide articulation practise with printable speech articulation worksheets for words with inital, medial, and final /w/ sounds.
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/r/ Words Articulation - Speech Therapy Worksheets
Provide articulation practise with printable speech articulation worksheets for words with beginning, medial, and final /r/ sounds.
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Teacher-Student Conversation Starter Cards
Promote conversation and positive student relationships with printable Teacher-Student Conversation Starter Cards.v
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Facial Expressions and Gestures Sorting Activity
The Facial Expressions and Gestures Activity is the perfect hands-on resource to help students recognise and understand the many ways we communicate without words.
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Inclusive Words Matching Game
Help your students recognise and replace exclusive language with respectful, inclusive words using this engaging matching card activity.
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Oral Presentation Plan Templates
Help your students become confident speakers with this easy-to-use Oral Presentation Plan resource!
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Oral Presentation Topics Task Sheets
Help students pick a topic and plan for an oral presentation with this set of Oral Presentation Topics Task Sheets.
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Taking Turns in Conversation Social Story
Help students learn how to take turns in a conversation with this Taking Turns in Conversation Social Story printable booklet.
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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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Oral Language Games - Digital Activity
Boost your students' oral language skills with this fun and engaging oral language game interactive.