Common Core State Standards
Speaking & Listening
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Team Building Games – Upper Grades
A set of 10 team building games to encourage communication and cooperation.
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Group Work Role Cards
A set of posters explaining the different roles for group work.
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Public Speaking Tips - Poster
A poster to use when teaching your students about public speaking.
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Persuasive Speech Writing Task
A persuasive writing task based on real-world issues affecting children.
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Oral Presentation Assessment Rubric
A rubric designed to help teachers to assess students' oral presentations.
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Reaction Charades
A fun game for students to explore positive and negative ways of reacting to situations.
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Behavior Charades
A fun game to play at the beginning of the year to explore appropriate and inappropriate behaviors.
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Getting to Know My Classmates – QR Code Template
Use this template as a fun getting-to-know-you activity with your students using QR codes.
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Getting to Know You T-Shirt
A getting to know you activity to do at the beginning of a new school year.
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One Word Story Active Game
A whole class active game that encourages creative thinking and teamwork.
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Rio de Janeiro - Comprehension Task
A comprehension task that encourages students to apply a range of comprehension skills when finding out interesting fun facts about Rio.
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Reflective Thinking Sentence Starter Posters
Twenty-four posters with reflective sentence starters.
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Reflective Thinking Sentence Starter Cards
Twenty-four cards with reflective sentence starters.
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Goal Labels - Speaking and Listening (Upper Elementary)
Eleven speaking and listening goal labels for upper elementary.
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Reflective Thinking Poster and Cards
A poster and cards to promote reflective thinking.
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Groups teamwork acrostic poster
A groups acrostic poster outlining the expectations of group teamwork.
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Thinking Hats for Effective Group Work
Thinking Hats based on Dr. Edward de Bono's teachings.
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Experimenting with Poetry Unit Plan - Grade 5 and Grade 6
This English unit addresses the common elements of poetry and explores how these may be applied to shape poems, limericks, odes and simple ballads.
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The Poet's Lament
A 60 minute lesson in which students will explore their preconceived ideas and attitudes towards poetry.
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Poetry Defined
A 60 minute lesson in which students will develop an understanding of what constitutes poetry.
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Opinion Speeches - Presenting
A 60 minute lesson in which students will present an opinion speech to the class using appropriate oral presentation skills.
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Writing an Opinion Piece Unit Plan - Grade 5 and Grade 6
This English unit addresses the genre of opinion writing; specifically, how to write an effective opinion piece.
