Speaking and Listening Teaching Resources
Through engaging in speaking and listening activities in the classroom, students are able to use a range of interaction skills in order to become active listeners and communicate in a clear, coherent manner to a range of audiences. Use this collection of speaking and listening teaching resources, including educational posters, worksheets and activities, to develop efficient speaking and listening skills with your students in the primary classroom.
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Verbal and Nonverbal Communication Sorting Activity
Use this sorting activity with your grade one and grade two students to practise differentiating between verbal and nonverbal communication methods.
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Interview a Classmate - First Day of School Activity
Help your students learn more about their new classmates with this fun speaking and listening activity!
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Back to School – Listening Skills Refresh PowerPoint
Refresh student listening skills with a Back to School Listening Skill activity and and script.
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Move and Share Activity
A fun icebreaker activity to use at the beginning of a new school year.
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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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Shopping Trolley Match-Up Activity
A fun activity to be used to reinforce a variety of mathematical concepts.
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Secret Threading Task Cards
A set of 24 threading activity cards.
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Storytelling Finger Puppets Template
A set of 15 finger puppets that will help to spark the imagination and bring the magic of storytelling alive!
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Formal and Informal Greetings – Worksheet
A sorting worksheet where students distinguish the differences between formal and informal greetings.
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Literacy Assessment Tracker - Listening and Speaking Prep to Year 7 (QLD)
A literacy assessment tool to monitor student progress for listening and speaking from Prep to Year 6.
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Debating Speaking Notes Poster
A poster with notes on how to speak well during a debate.
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Talking About Books Prompts
Share a love of reading and expose students to new books with these book talk prompts.
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'I Can' Statements - Speaking and Listening (Upper Primary)
A set of 11 'I can' statement cards focusing on speaking and listening for upper primary.
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Convince Me, If You Can!
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Persuasive Speeches - Presenting
A 60 minute lesson in which students will present a persuasive speech to the class using appropriate oral presentation skills.
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The Missing Mona Lisa — Integrated Learning Adventure
The Mona Lisa has vanished! This immersive tale of lies and intrigue takes students on an adventure to the Louvre, France. Can your students find the clues and crack the case?
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Oral Presentation – An Adult I Admire
A 60 minute lesson in which students will present a biography as an oral presentation.
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The Art of the Interview
A 60 minute lesson in which students will explore the skills required to conduct a successful interview.
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The Famous Faces of Yesteryear – Interviewer Skills Video
Teach your students how to interview someone with this engaging video exploring the life of Sir Edmund Hillary.
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10 Activities for Developing the Skills of Speaking and Listening
Try these 10 activities to improve your students' speaking and listening - essential skills for the development of communication, speech and language.
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Storytelling for Kids: Creative Ideas Teachers Can Use to Get Kids Writing
Teaching storytelling? Get students in the classroom excited with these storytelling ideas and activities for kids!
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How to Get Students to Follow Instructions the First Time — Teacher-Tested Tricks
Is following instructions a challenge for your students? Try these teacher-tested tips to help your students learn to listen and follow directions more closely.
- Speaking and Listening Worksheets
- Speaking and Listening Posters
- Speaking and Listening Teaching Presentations
- Speaking and Listening Games
- Speaking and Listening for Foundation Year
- Speaking and Listening for Year 1
- Speaking and Listening for Year 2
- Speaking and Listening for Year 3
- Speaking and Listening for Year 4
- Speaking and Listening for Year 5
- Speaking and Listening for Year 6