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!
- Free Plan
Back To School - Listening Skill Refresh Activity
Refresh student listening skills with a Back to School Listening Skill Refresh Slides and script.
- Free Plan
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.
- Plus Plan
Funny Icebreaker Jokes - Task Cards
Start each day with funny icebreaker jokes with a set of printable Back to School Joke cards for kids.
- Free Plan
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.
- Free Plan
Five Little Firefighters Poem Retell Activity
Read and retell the ‘Five Little Firefighters’ poem with a printable chart and stick puppet characters.
- Plus Plan
Oral Retell Sequencing Mats
Explore oral retelling with this set of oral retell sequencing mats for a variety of fairy tales and everyday activities.
- Plus Plan
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.
- Free Plan
Picture Puzzles - Team Building Activities
A set of 10 picture puzzles to use as a team-building activity.
- Plus Plan
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.
- Plus Plan
About Me Hexagonal Thinking Activity
Start the school year with an engaging Hexagonal Thinking Activity to help students see the connections between themselves and their new classmates.
- Free Plan
Oral Presentation Rubric for Kindergarten
Use this Oral Presentation Rubric for peer or teacher assessments of presentations in the Kindergarten.
- Free Plan
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.
- Plus Plan
Talk for a Minute Task Cards
Encourage students to become confident speakers with these Talk for a Minute Task Cards.
- Plus Plan
Debate Topic Cards
Get students thinking, speaking and debating with this set of Debate Topics for Kids.
- Free Plan
Speaking Skills Assessment Checklist
Help students take ownership of their communication skills with this speaking skills checklist.
- Plus Plan
Soup, Salad, or Sandwich? Game - Interactive Icebreaker
Play the Soup, Salad, or Sandwich? Game for an exciting Back-to-School Icebreaker activity!
- Plus Plan
Build a Calendar - Following Instructions Worksheets
Practice following directions and using a calendar with a pack of 12 printable calendar worksheets.
- Plus Plan
Interview Shuffle — Classroom Community Building Interactive Slides
Help your students get to know each other with a Back to School Interview Shuffle icebreaker activity.
- Plus Plan
Team Building Games – Upper Grades
Encourage communication and cooperation with this set of 10 team-building games.
- Plus Plan
Add It In - Listen and Draw Activity
Practice following directions to color and draw pictures with a listen and draw activity pack.
- Plus Plan
Likes and Dislikes Sorting Activity
Encourage students to explore different ways to express likes and dislikes with this sorting activity.
- Plus Plan
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.
- Plus Plan
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.
- Plus Plan
Open and Closed Questions Sorting Worksheet Set
Help your students build critical thinking and communication skills with this engaging Open and Closed Questions resource.
- Plus Plan
Halloween Charades Game
Get your students moving, laughing, and acting with a fun Halloween Charades Game.
- Plus Plan
Presentation Skills Feedback and Reaction Cards for Students
Support your students in building confidence and communication skills with this Presentation Skills Feedback resource.
- Plus Plan
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.
- Plus Plan
Cooperative Language Poster
Teach cooperative language to help students build essential communication skills with this easy-to-read classroom poster.
- Plus Plan
Using Inclusive Language Worksheet Pack
Teach your students about using inclusive language to promote respect and understanding in your classroom with these five engaging worksheets.
- Plus Plan
What Is Inclusive Language? Teaching Slides
Teach inclusive language to help your students embrace diversity with this engaging slide deck packed with examples and review activities.
- Plus Plan
Inclusive Words Matching Game
Help your students recognize and replace exclusive language with respectful, inclusive words using this engaging matching card activity.
- Plus Plan
Inclusive Language Poster
Foster a welcoming classroom environment with an inclusive language poster that helps students understand respectful and inclusive communication.
- Listening & Speaking Games
- Listening & Speaking Worksheets
- Listening & Speaking Posters
- Listening & Speaking Templates
- Listening & Speaking for Pre-K
- Listening & Speaking for Kindergarten
- Listening & Speaking for 1st Grade
- Listening & Speaking for 2nd Grade
- Listening & Speaking for 3rd Grade
- Listening & Speaking for 4th Grade
- Listening & Speaking for 5th Grade
- Listening & Speaking for 6th Grade