Listening & Speaking Teaching Resources
Build your students listening and speaking skills this year with the help of dramatic play activities, interactive listening challenges and more teacher-created resources.
This extensive collection of printable and digital resources was created with both your lesson planning needs and your students in mind to help teachers give students a strong foundation with communication skills that will last them a lifetime.
Help students learn how to greet one another appropriately, how to express their needs and wants and how to carry on a conversation across multiple exchanges. Explore tasks cards and activities designed to explore active listening skills and help students learn the difference between asking and telling and a whole lot more!
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Back To School - Listening Skill Refresh Activity
Refresh student listening skills with a Back to School Listening Skill Refresh Slides and script.
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Science Lab Dramatic Play Kit
Create a dramatic play center with this science lab decor kit.
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'I Can' Statement Cards - Primary Literacy Display
Highlight your classroom learning targets with printable 'I Can' Statements for lower primary students.
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Picture Puzzles - Team Building Activities
A set of 10 picture puzzles to use as a team-building activity.
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One Has to Go! Game of Elimination Icebreaker
Play ‘One Has to Go!” and engage your students in a friendly classroom debate with this Google Slides icebreaker game.
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Interview Shuffle — Classroom Community Building Interactive Slides
Help your students get to know each other with a Back to School Interview Shuffle icebreaker activity.
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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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Non-Contact Morning Greetings Posters
Non-contact greetings that students can do with their teachers and peers.
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Halloween Charades Game
Get your students moving, laughing, and acting with a fun Halloween Charades Game.
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Funny 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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Debate Topic Cards
Get students thinking, speaking and debating with this set of Debate Topics for Kids.
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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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Sentence Strip Activity Cards - Simple Sentence Starters
Encourage conversation and writing with our Printable Story Starter Sentence Strips Activity Cards.
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Dramatic Play - Doctor's Office Pretend Play Pack
Create a dramatic play center with this doctor's office kit.
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Dramatic Play Center - Dentist Office
Engage and encourage imaginative thinking with a dentist's office dramatic play center.
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Dramatic Play Center - Vet's Office Pack
Printable decor and elements for a veterinarian's office dramatic play center.
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Dramatic Play Kit – Coffee and Tea Shop
A coffee and tea shop themed dramatic play kit.
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Directed Drawing Activity - How to Draw a Spider
Teach students how to draw a spider with a fun directed drawing activity for elementary students.
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Getting to Know You Fortune Teller
Use this getting to know you paper fortune teller and summary sheet as a first day of school activity.
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I Can Listen Poster
A poster to scaffold appropriate behavior for students when listening in class.
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Whole Body Listening Poster Pack
Print a Whole Body Listening Poster Pack to highlight the characteristics of a good listener.
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Group Work Role Cards
Review and reinforce eight possible roles for group work with this set of 2-in-1 reusable posters and desk cards.
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Five Little Firefighters Poem Retell Activity
Read and retell the ‘Five Little Firefighters’ poem with a printable chart and stick puppet characters.
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When to Use Formal and Informal Language Teaching Slides
Teach your students when to use formal and informal language with this engaging set of teaching slides designed to help students confidently distinguish between language styles in real-world contexts.
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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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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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Talk for a Minute Task Cards
Encourage students to become confident speakers with these Talk for a Minute Task Cards.
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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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Speaking Skills Assessment Checklist
Help students take ownership of their communication skills with this speaking skills checklist.
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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 grades.
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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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Daily Oral Language Task Cards (3-5)
Use Daily Oral Language prompts to boost your Grade 3 through Grade 5 students' communication abilities.
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