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Speaking
and Listening (ages 7-9)
There is now an increased emphasis on the importance of speaking and listening
skills within the primary curriculum. These books aim to help teachers
with this, and provide cross-curricular ideas linked to topics being taught. |
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The
Witches: Play
The classic story of "The Witches" by Roald Dahl has been turned
into a play which could be used in your classroom. |
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Welcome to the Literacy pages.
Feel free to browse through the Speaking
and Listening ideas and resources listed below,
or use the menu bar
above to browse through the other Literacy areas.
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- Talking with
Puppets - Encourage discussion and questioning skills through
the use of puppets.
- Speaking Non-Sense -
Let children practice their public speaking in the privacy of their
own classroom.
- Now Who's
the Teacher? - A fun way of reinforcing what children have
learnt throughout the week.
- Interviews - A number
of ideas for how to organize interviewing in the classroom.
- Why do you Like
it? - An enjoyable way of encouraging children to support their
own opinions.
- Elevens - A fun
drama activity, which encourages planning ahead and tactical thinking!
- Grandma's
Footsteps - Another drama activity, which can be used for finding
out about a new group of children.
- What's the
Time, Mr. Wolf? - An enjoyable drama game for a group of children.
- Copy Me - A simple
drama activity, which is good for team building and developing observational
skills.
- Character Acting -
A great way of encouraging children to think more about characters
in stories.
- Media Awareness -
Analyse adverts, and try to make your own, with this enjoyable Literacy
activity.
- Learning
from Talking Books - Use technology and talking books to support
your Literacy teaching.
- Film Making -
A wonderful way for children to work together in a wide variety of
subjects.
- Careers Night - Organize
a "What Should I Be When I Grow Up" career night for your
class, involving the children and their parents.
- Speaking
Activities
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Lots of ideas and activities to develop children's speaking skills.
Contributed by Maja Hadzic.
- Magic
Pen - Useful time-filler activity in which the class creates
a story together.
- Describing
Pictures - A fun activity which increases describing (and listening)
skills.
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