Oral Communication Centers

This is a great activity to encourage your students to get to know their reading or learning buddies. This activity includes questions that are easy to answer and help encourage partners to get to know each other and to feel more comfortable. This would make a perfect activity for one of the first meet ups during Back to School!

All you need is to print off the board game page and question cards for your students, and gather up some "gems" (small cubes, beads etc), and some items for each student to use as "player pieces" (small cubes, etc).

Students can play the game with their reading buddy, or pair up with another reading buddy group and have fun learning about each other! This game provides discussion prompts that are easy to talk about.

I hope you like this ice breaker activity! Please see the PREVIEW for the entire resource and more details!

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22 story maps for illustrating storytelling to writing activities. These hobby and life maps are excellent as first week icebreakers, using oral narratives to start the writing process, and learning more about students. Use as individual/small/whole group activities. Meets CCSS. Includes: Directions Example 2 Teacher Maps Singer Traveler (Local, State, US, World) Artist Baseball Softball Basketball Soccer Football Reader Writer Technology Music Dancers (Male & Female) Science My Life Story 3 Blank Story Map Templates Students will have fun while being engaged as they learn about their classmates, draw symbols for life events, write captions, and use storytelling as part of their writing process.

Enhance collaboration, writing and public speaking skills with Story Starters! This AVID resource provides engaging story starters that encourage students to finish a story and present it to their peers. This activity fosters collaboration and communication within small groups or whole class settings, while also providing a fun way to improve public speaking skills. Download the Google Slides digital resource today and see the positive impact it can have on your students' teamwork and confidence!

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Directions:

• Display the Google Slide Story Starter OR print them out so students have different stories to choose from.
• Students will complete the engaging story starter by writing for 3 minutes.
• Students can use the picture provided to help guide them in their stories, or choose to take a different route and be creative on their own.
• Students will be split into groups of 4-6.
• Each student will present their story to their small group while practicing public speaking skills.

What's Included:

• 3 Story Starter Prompts with Images
• 1 Directions Page

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Deck the halls with this festive Would You Rather Christmas Edition! This holiday-themed resource features 20 thought-provoking Would You Rather questions all about Christmas, Santa, reindeer, elves, and more.

Use these wintry scenarios to spark reasoning skills, class discussions, writing prompts, and critical thinking during morning work, brain breaks, centers, choice boards, and free time. Kids will love debating these playful questions with their peers!

This fun Christmas resource is perfect for:

Morning work

Bell ringers

Writing prompts

Oral language

Brain breaks

Reasoning skills

Critical thinking

Class discussions & debates

Conversation starters