Activities to Teach Conversation Skills Help students start, maintain, and deepen peer interactions with no-prep printables and lessons.Some students talk too much. Others barely speak at all. Both patterns can get in the way of effective communication. Balanced...
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Conversation Boundaries Activity for Middle School: Think It or Say It
Activities to Teach Conversation Skills Help students start, maintain, and deepen peer interactions with no-prep printables and lessons.Middle school students often speak before they pause to consider how their words might affect others. They might blurt out something...
Storytelling Activity for Middle School: Background Brief Game
Activities to Teach Conversation Skills Help students start, maintain, and deepen peer interactions with no-prep printables and lessons.Some students jump into a story before giving the background information their listener needs. They might leave out where something...
Preschool Social Skills Activity: Sharing Play Ideas
Activities to Teach Conversation Skills Help students start, maintain, and deepen peer interactions with no-prep printables and lessons.In preschool, many students know what they want to play, but fewer know how to invite someone to join them. That is where teaching...
Conversation Skills Activity for High School: Conversation Stoplight
Activities to Teach Conversation Skills Help students start, maintain, and deepen peer interactions with no-prep printables and lessons.Many high school students still need support knowing when it’s their turn to talk. Some interrupt without realizing it. Others stay...
Conversation Skills Activity for Middle School: Conversation Share
Activities to Teach Conversation Skills Help students start, maintain, and deepen peer interactions with no-prep printables and lessons.Middle school students are still developing the ability to participate in balanced conversations. Some may speak at length without...
Conversation Skills Activity for Middle School: Staying on Topic with Connected Comments
Activities to Teach Conversation Skills Help students start, maintain, and deepen peer interactions with no-prep printables and lessons.Middle school students often struggle to stay on topic in conversation. They may jump from one idea to the next, repeat the same...
Pragmatics Activity for High School: Interactive Sarcasm Spinner
Activities to Teach Conversation Skills Help students start, maintain, and deepen peer interactions with no-prep printables and lessons.Sarcasm can be tricky for students to recognize, and even harder to use effectively. Some students interpret sarcasm literally....
Digital Citizenship Activity for Middle School: Sharing on Social Media
Middle school is often when students begin to form habits around how they use technology to connect with others. As they explore group chats, texting, and social media, students need help developing digital judgment, empathy, and responsibility. The Sharing on Social...