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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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-Drawing Activity Pack
Grab a Listening-Drawing Activity pack to fill in classroom downtime and help your students boost their listening skills.
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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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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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Team Building Games – Upper Grades
Encourage communication and cooperation with this set of 10 team-building games.
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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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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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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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Classmate Scavenger Hunt Worksheet
Build a classroom community and help your students get to know each other with a fun getting to know you activity.
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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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Color Me Carefully – Geometric Animals
Hone in on your students' speaking and listening skills with this barrier activity.
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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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Inclusive Words Matching Game
Help your students recognize and replace exclusive language with respectful, inclusive words using this engaging matching card activity.
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Back to School Icebreakers Board Game
Kick off the school year with some fun using a printable Icebreakers board game for kids.
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Roll & Read - Icebreaker Card Game
Help students get to know each other by playing an exciting Icebreaker Card Game.
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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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Soup, Salad, or Sandwich? Game - Interactive Icebreaker
Play the Soup, Salad, or Sandwich? Game for an exciting Back-to-School Icebreaker activity!
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Oink, Meow, Moo Icebreaker Game
Break the ice with your students on Day 1 with this silly movement game.
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This Is Me Game - Task Cards
Get to know your students on the first days of a new school year with this fun 'This is Me' game.
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Interview a Classmate - First Day of School Activity
Help your students learn more about their new classmates (even if they have been together for the last 5 years) with this fun speaking and listening activity!
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One Word Story Active Game
A whole class active game that encourages creative thinking and teamwork.
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Directed Drawing - How to Draw a Piece of Cake
Use this directed drawing activity of a piece of cake to help students develop their listening skills in the classroom.
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Speaking and Listening Activities Task Cards
A set of 13 cards with instructions for speaking and listening activities.
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Teacher-Student Conversation Starter Cards
Promote conversation and positive student relationships with printable Teacher-Student Conversation Starter Cards.
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Likes and Dislikes Sorting Activity
Encourage students to explore different ways to express likes and dislikes with this sorting activity.
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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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Body Language Posters
Teach social skills with these Body Language Posters for Kids, featuring 5 printable posters that explain posture, eye contact, gestures, and expressions.
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Open and Closed Questions Sorting Worksheet Set
Help your students build critical thinking and communication skills with this engaging Open and Closed Questions resource.
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Halloween Charades Game
Get your students moving, laughing, and acting with a fun Halloween Charades Game.
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Presentation Skills Feedback and Reaction Cards for Students
Support your students in building confidence and communication skills with this Presentation Skills Feedback resource.
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Collaborative Language Teaching Slides
Introduce collaborative language to your students with this easy-to-use slide deck that provides practical examples for developing confident, respectful communication.
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