Speaking and Listening Teaching Resources
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Verbal and Nonverbal Communication Roleplay Game
Use this active learning game to allow students to practise communication verbally and nonverbally, and interpret different verbal and nonverbal messages.
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Verbal and Nonverbal Communication Poster
Teach your young students the key to communication by starting with the basics — the difference between verbal and nonverbal communication methods.
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Listening to Others – Discussion Task Cards and Poster
Give students the opportunity to work on their listening skills and learn what it means to be a good listener with this set of 42 discussion cards and classroom poster.
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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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Three Bears in the Hot-Seat – Role Play Activity
A role-playing activity where students play the role of a character from the fairy tale, The Three Bears.
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Shopping Trolley Match-Up Activity
A fun activity to be used to reinforce a variety of mathematical concepts.
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Storytelling Finger Puppets Template
A set of 15 finger puppets that will help to spark the imagination and bring the magic of storytelling alive!
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Formal and Informal Greetings – Worksheet
A sorting worksheet where students distinguish the differences between formal and informal greetings.
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Writing a Speech Poster
A poster highlighting the main parts to a speech.
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Literacy Assessment Tracker - Listening and Speaking Prep to Year 7 (QLD)
A literacy assessment tool to monitor student progress for listening and speaking from Prep to Year 6.
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Drawing on Demand - Corn on the Cob
An art activity that incorporates both drawing and listening skills.
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'I Can' Statements - Speaking and Listening (Middle Primary)
A set of 13 'I can' statement cards focusing on speaking and listening for middle primary.
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'I Can' Statements - Literacy (Middle Primary)
A set of 103 'I can' statement cards focusing on literacy for middle primary.
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Persuasive Speech Writing Task
Practise writing a persuasive text with this speech writing task.
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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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Colour Me Carefully Worksheets
A set of four colouring pages to be used as speaking and listening activities.
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The Missing Mona Lisa — Integrated Learning Adventure
The Mona Lisa has vanished! This immersive tale of lies and intrigue takes students on an adventure to the Louvre, France. Can your students find the clues and crack the case?
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Convince Me, If You Can!
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Persuasive Speeches - Presenting
A 60 minute lesson in which students will present a persuasive speech to the class using appropriate oral presentation skills.
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Oral Presentation – An Adult I Admire
A 60 minute lesson in which students will present a biography as an oral presentation.
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The Art of the Interview
A 60 minute lesson in which students will explore the skills required to conduct a successful interview.
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The Famous Faces of Yesteryear – Interviewer Skills Video
Teach your students how to interview someone with this engaging video exploring the life of Sir Edmund Hillary.
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10 Activities for Developing the Skills of Speaking and Listening
Try these 10 activities to improve your students' speaking and listening - essential skills for the development of communication, speech and language.
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Storytelling for Kids: Creative Ideas Teachers Can Use to Get Kids Writing
Teaching storytelling? Get students in the classroom excited with these storytelling ideas and activities for kids!
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How to Get Students to Follow Instructions the First Time — Teacher-Tested Tricks
Is following instructions a challenge for your students? Try these teacher-tested tips to help your students learn to listen and follow directions more closely.
- Speaking and Listening Worksheets
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- Speaking and Listening Games
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- Speaking and Listening Teaching Presentations
- Speaking and Listening for Foundation Year
- Speaking and Listening for Year 1
- Speaking and Listening for Year 2
- Speaking and Listening for Year 3
- Speaking and Listening for Year 4
- Speaking and Listening for Year 5
- Speaking and Listening for Year 6