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Goals included in the
Basic Conversation Skills unit:
  • Starting a Conversation
    Starting a Conversation
  • Conversation Stoplight(Knowing When to Talk)
    Conversation Stoplight
  • Conversation Drivers & Stoppers(Maintaining a Conversation)
    Conversation Drivers & Stoppers
  • Conversation Share(Knowing How Much to Talk)
    Conversation Share
  • Ending a Conversation
    Ending a Conversation
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The Basic Conversation Skills unit includes 53 videos, 67 activities and 10 games!

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What will students learn in the Basic Conversation Skills unit?

Conversation skills help students have positive interactions with other people. The Everyday Speech curriculum includes an entire Conversation Skills unit. Throughout the unit, your students will learn how to start and end conversations, how to know when to speak and when to listen, and how to keep a conversation going. With our no-prep curriculum, teaching conversation skills is as simple as logging into our platform – no prep needed!

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Driving the Conversation Interactive
Driving the Conversation

Elementary School

Using Conversation Stoplight in a Group Video
Using Conversation Stoplight in a Group

Middle & High School

Interactive Worksheet: Conversation Stoplight Practice Activity
Interactive Worksheet: Conversation Stoplight Practice

Middle & High School

Interactive Worksheet: Conversation Stoplight in a Group Activity
Interactive Worksheet: Conversation Stoplight in a Group

Middle & High School

Conversation Drivers Interactive
Conversation Drivers

Pre-k and K

Before Starting a Conversation Video
Before Starting a Conversation

Middle & High School

Starting a Conversation Interactive
Starting a Conversation

Middle & High School

Interactive Worksheet: How to Prepare for a Conversation Activity
Interactive Worksheet: How to Prepare for a Conversation

Middle & High School

Greeting Others Video
Greeting Others

Middle & High School