Oral Language Activity – I Spy: Enhance Vocabulary and Oral Language Skills

This oral language activity has been designed by a teacher to boost vocabulary and strengthen your students’ oral language skills by encouraging students to observe, describe, and interact with objects in a fun, interactive way. Print an enlarged copy of the I Spy Objects Jars and display it prominently, invite students to take turns describing the objects they see.

This hands-on approach makes language learning both visual, verbal and most importantly – fun!

Engaging Oral Language Development Activities for Kindergarten & Grade 1

Here are some different ways you can use this oral language development activity for kindergarten and 1st grade in the classroom:

• Simply take turns in describing and articulating descriptions of objects.
• Ask students to draw an object form the jar and then use key words to describe it.
• Have students work in pairs to discuss their favorite objects from the jar, using descriptive language to explain why they chose them.
• Display a partially covered object and challenge students to guess and describe what they think it is.
• Encourage students to select an object and create a short story around it.
• In digital form, remove one object form the jar and have students describe what is missing – this also fosters memory and descriptive language.

Download and Explore this Oral Language Activity Today!

Get this oral language activity today by using the dropdown menu to choose between the easy to print PDF version or the editable Google Slide version of this resource. If you are wanting to cover / change up or edit the objects in the jars – this is best done in the Google Slide version.

Lindsey Phillips, a teacher from Michigan and Teach Starter collaborator, contributed to this resource.

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