VC2E3LY01
use interaction skills to contribute to conversations and discussions to share text- or topic-based information and ideas
- building on and connecting ideas and opinions expressed by others
- listening actively, including listening for specific information, recognising the value of others’ contributions and responding through comments, recounts and summaries of information
- learning the specific speaking or listening skills of different group roles, for example group leader, note taker and reporter
- using language appropriately in different situations; for example, explaining a procedure to a group or engaging in a game with friends
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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.
- Free Plan
Colour Me Carefully – Geometric Animals – Worksheets
A set of four colouring pages to be used as speaking and listening activities.
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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.
- Free Plan
Speaking and Listening Activities Task Cards
A set of 13 cards with instructions for speaking and listening activities.
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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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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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Oral Language Skills Task Cards
Use Oral Language Development Activities to boost your Year 3 through Year 5 students' communication abilities.
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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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Developing Persuasive Writing Skills Unit Plan - Year 3 and Year 4
This English unit addresses the genre of persuasion; specifically, how to write a well-structured persuasive text.
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Exploring Poetry - Year 3 and Year 4 Unit Plan
This English unit addresses common poetic devices such as sound play, word play and imagery and explores how these may be applied to narrative poetry.
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Developing Procedural Writing Skills Unit Plan - Year 3 and Year 4
This English unit addresses the purpose, structure and language features of the procedure text type.
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What Is Poetry?
A 60 minute lesson in which students will develop a definition of poetry.
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For or Against?
A 60 minute lesson in which students will investigate point of view in relation to a situation or issue.
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Modelled Writing - Improving Procedure Texts
A 60 minute lesson in which students will improve a procedure text by applying knowledge of procedure text structure and language features.