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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Group Presentation Rubric
Make assigning grades for group presentations a breeze with a printable Group Presentation Rubric.
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Authors Who Inspire – Speechwriting Task
Research and celebrate an inspiring author with this speechwriting activity.
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Picture Exchange Communication Cards
Enhance communication with Picture Exchange Communication (PEC) cards for children with autism spectrum disorder or other developmental disabilities.
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Paper Bag Pirate Puppet Making Activity & Printable Template
Make paper bag pirates in the classroom with a printable template designed for your students.
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Initial, Medial & Final /s/ - Articulation Worksheets
Build skill with articulating the sounds of beginning, medial, and final /s/ with a set of printable speech articulation worksheets.
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Speech Development Concerns -Teacher Checklist
Observe and note specific speech and language development concerns of students with a printable Speech and Language Development Checklist for teachers.
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Adverbs Drama Game
Enjoy this fun drama game with your students as you teach them that adverbs describe how, when or where a verb is happening!
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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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Secret Threading Task Cards
A set of 24 threading activity cards.
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I Spy - Oral Language Activity
A fun activity to encourage the development of oral language.
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Drawing on Demand - It's a Piece of Cake
An art activity that incorporates both drawing and listening skills.
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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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Initial, Medial, & Final L - Articulation Worksheets
Provide articulation practise with printable speech articulation worksheets for words with beginning, medial, and final /l/ sounds.
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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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Move and Share Activity
A fun icebreaker activity to use at the beginning of a new school year.
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Coffee and Tea Shop Imaginative Play Resource Pack
A coffee and tea shop themed dramatic play kit.
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Colossal Cinemas: Movie Merch Mayhem – Project
A project in which students can design a merchandise line and create a movie trailer for a chosen movie to screen at Colossal Cinemas.
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Drawing on Demand - Corn on the Cob
An art activity that incorporates both drawing and listening skills.
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'I Can' Statements - Speaking and Listening (Lower Primary)
A set of 13 'I can' statement cards focusing on speaking and listening for lower primary.
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Soup, Salad, or Sandwich Game - Interactive Icebreaker
Play the Soup, Salad, or Sandwich? Game for an exciting icebreaker or brain-break activity!
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Medial L Words - List & Flashcards
Practise reading and articulating Medial L words with a list of 40 words and accompanying illustrated flash cards.
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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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Colossal Cinemas: Movie of the Times – Project
An inquiry project in which students compare and contrast movies from today with those from a chosen decade.
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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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'I Can' Statements - Literacy (Lower Primary)
A set of 90 'I can' statement cards focusing on literacy for lower primary.
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Debating Speaking Notes Poster
A poster with notes on how to speak well during a debate.
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Debating Roles Poster
A poster explaining the role of speakers in a debating team.
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Speech Articulation Worksheets - Initial, Medial, Final /w/
Provide articulation practise with printable speech articulation worksheets for words with inital, medial, and final /w/ sounds.
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/r/ Words Articulation - Speech Therapy Worksheets
Provide articulation practise with printable speech articulation worksheets for words with beginning, medial, and final /r/ sounds.
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Find Four Icebreaker Activity
A fun icebreaker activity to use at the beginning of a new school year.
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Fruit and Vegetable Shop Role Play - Open and Closed Sign
Open and closed sign to use in a fruit and vegetable shop role play set-up.
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Shopping Trolley Match-Up Activity
A fun activity to be used to reinforce a variety of mathematical concepts.