Talking and Listening
K-2
Sites
Bookpop
http://www.bookpop.com/
Online stories with animation and sound.
BAB Books On-Line
http://www.sundhagen.com/babbooks/
Listen to and read along with these online story books.
Bananas In Pyjamas: Finger Puppets
http://www.abc.net.au/children/bananas/make_do/puppets/
Choose a character then print them out and colour them.
Lessons
Making Fruit Salad
http://www.eduweb.vic.gov.au/ideabank/activityDetail.asp?id=2282
The children will be taught the language of fruit through hands-on
classroom activities and an excursion.
Making Lamingtons
http://www.eduweb.vic.gov.au/ideabank/activityDetail.asp?id=2284
Children participate in oral language, listening, writing and reading
texts based on the activity of making lamingtons.
Exploring the Green Room
http://www.eduweb.vic.gov.au/ideabank/activityDetail.asp?id=2792
In this lesson, students experiment with the dramatic element of sound.
Through the exploration of the green room, students use verbal and
non-verbal sounds to create moods and establish emotions.
Using Expression
http://www.auburn.edu/~murraba/illum/popegf.html
The goal of this lesson is to help students read with expression.
Deeper Reading Response: A Template for Teachers
http://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/lesson_view.asp?id=156
This lesson details the five expressive and performative engagements for
responding to text, as identified by Lawrence R. Sipe.
When I Was Young
http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/content/2359/
In this lesson, students will learn about how history has been preserved
through oral storytelling.
Today I Feel
http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/content/2360/
Students will experiment with adding facial expressions, gestures, and
their voice to express an emotion and will incorporate these skills into
their own storytelling experience.
Color Me Blue, Purple, Red
http://www.learnnc.org/learnnc/lessonp.nsf/Approved_By_Grade/A9196727BA7EC30
B8525679B00634D37?opendocument
This lesson encourages students to use expressive language to communicate
their own feelings. After listening to a selected story, students will use
oral expression to convey how colors make them feel.
Year 3-4
Lessons
Story Map
http://www.eduweb.vic.gov.au/ideabank/activityDetail.asp?id=1899
Students develop their speaking skills by producing a slideshow outlining
the beginning, middle and ending of a story or to retell a significant
event.
Talking About Life on the Goldfields
http://www.eduweb.vic.gov.au/ideabank/activityDetail.asp?id=2681
Students work in groups to create speech balloons for downloaded pictures
relating to life on the goldfields.
Poetry: A Feast to Form Fluent Readers
http://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/lesson_view.asp?id=22
Students will use Internet resources to observe poetry performed orally
and discuss elements of the performance that lead to fluency and meaning of
the written text.
What a Character!
http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/content/2357/
Students also learn how storytellers use their face, body, and voice, as
well as the five senses, to enhance the telling of a story.
Faces Tell Stories
http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/content/3468/
In this activity, students explore how Kala Jojo, a master storyteller,
makes a story come alive with his facial expressions.
Who's Got Mail? Using Literature to Promote Authentic Letter Writing
http://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/lesson_view.asp?id=85
This activity uses literature and shared writing to teach letter-writing
format and promote authentic letter writing. Students listen to and talk
about stories dealing with correspondence, then participate in a
collaborative, whole-group letter-writing activity.
Mystery Pictures: Following Oral Directions
http://www.eduref.org/cgi-bin/printlessons.cgi/Virtual/Lessons/Language_Arts
/Listening_Comprehension/LST0003.html
Students practice giving clear oral directions and will see the results
produced by students who follow their instructions.
Year 5-6
Sites
Debating for Beginners
http://connexus.net.au/~detta/ammunition/debating.html
Information about how to organise a debate and how they are judged.
Infoplease: Listening Skills
http://www.infoplease.com/homework/listeningskills1.html
Tips for being a good listener
How to Give an Oral Report
http://www.infoplease.com/homework/oralreport1.html
Outlines how to prepare and present an oral report.
Conducting an Interview
http://www.factmonster.com/homework/interview1.html
Tips on how to prepare and conduct an interview.
Listening Skills
http://www.factmonster.com/homework/listeningskills1.html
This site outlines the active process of listening.
Skits for Scouts
http://www.macscouter.com/Skits/
Large collection of fun skits for small groups.
Lessons
Radio Unit
http://www.eduweb.vic.gov.au/ideabank/activityDetail.asp?id=1493
Students work in groups - 4 is ideal - to research, script and produce 55
minute programs that are recorded and sent to community radio for broadcast.
Speaking and Listening - A Correlation Activity
http://www.eduweb.vic.gov.au/ideabank/activityDetail.asp?id=2312
This lesson uses Chance and Data techniques to investigate the hypothesis
that there is a negative correlation between good talkers and good
listeners.
Talking Storybook
http://www.eduweb.vic.gov.au/ideabank/activityDetail.asp?id=1299
Students (in pairs) are to create a talking storybook for a child in the
junior school, using Kid Pix Studio Deluxe.
Talking Books
http://www.eduweb.vic.gov.au/ideabank/activityDetail.asp?id=1195
This activity involves students making a Talking Book that can be read by
others, or as a part of the buddy system shared with others.
Delivering a Persuasive Speech
http://www.eduref.org/cgi-bin/printlessons.cgi/Virtual/Lessons/Language_Arts
/Speech/SPH0200.html
The goal of this lesson is to improve students\' speaking skills by
understanding persuasion proficiencies.
In the Poet\'s Shoes
http://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/lesson_view.asp?id=78
Through the use of dramatic reading and the exploration of Internet
resources, students build a greater understanding of poetry and the poet\'s
voice.
Make Me a Copy Please
http://www.eduref.org/cgi-bin/printlessons.cgi/Virtual/Lessons/Language_Arts
/Listening_Comprehension/LST0002.html
Students use descriptive explications to guide another student in
completing tasks and explain the importance of being articulate and the
frustration when directions are unclear.
The Reading Performance
http://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/lesson_view.asp?id=28
This lesson examines how the oral reading of poetry may be useful in
supporting fluency for sixth- through eighth-grade students.
Teacher Reference
Listening Tips For Teachers http://www.glencoe.com/ps/teachingtoday/weeklytips.phtml/21
It is not always just students who need to improve their listening skills.
Here are some tips for teachers.
How To Help Your Child With Speaking And Listening
http://www.lancefieldps.vic.edu.au/index.php?section=4&category=&page=70
Tips about how to help young children improve their speaking and listening
skills.
Speaking and Listening Activities
http://www.sasked.gov.sk.ca/docs/mla/listen.html#speak
In each of these activities, both speaking and listening are addressed to
provide for the development of speaking and listening abilities in
conjunction with one another.
Developing Communication Skills
http://add.about.com/cs/addthebasics/a/communication3_2.htm
Tips for helping children improve their communication skills.
Assessing Listening and Speaking Skills
http://www.ericfacility.net/databases/ERIC_Digests/ed263626.html
This article outlines techniques ranging from observation and questioning
to standardised testing for assessment of listening and speaking skills.
Resources for Developing Speaking and Listening Skills
http://www.oup.co.uk/oxed/primary/ort/teachers/speaklisten/
Links to resources that are useful for developing speaking and listening
skills.
Integrating IT: Internet Chat
Internet Chat is a form of synchronous (real time) communication and is
one of the most popular uses of the internet. Many primary students will
know all about it, especially if they have teenage siblings, and may already
be using it at home. Using it for educational purposes in a controlled
environment provides an opportunity to teach about internet safety and
Netiquette. The following links are provided to introduce Chat to you. If it
doesn\'t make sense, grab a teenager and get them to show you what it is all
about. I suggest you start by engaging in a chat session yourself for a
while to get familiar with it before you start.
What Is Internet Chat?
http://www.sofweb.vic.edu.au/internet/chat.htm
Information about chat and its various forms.
Chat
http://www.det.nsw.edu.au/strat_direction/strat_init/isp/chat/
Explains the education merits of chat and how to use it.
Chat In The Classroom
http://education.qld.gov.au/itt/service/communication/chat/classroom.html
Explains how to plan for a chat session with students and gives examples
of topics, strategies and useful links.
Chat: Useful Links
http://education.qld.gov.au/itt/service/communication/chat/useful-links.html
Links to various articles about Chat safety, use with primary students and
educational applications.
IRC for the Beginner
http://www.ircbeginner.com/
Site for first time chatterer wondering how to step into the world of
conversing with people from all around the world.
Lessons Learned in Chat Rooms
http://www.readingonline.org/newliteracies/lit_index.asp?HREF=/newliteracies
/jaal/4-04_column/
For the past five years Lori Norton-Meier has spent time talking with,
interviewing, interacting with, and investigating language with adolescent
females in chat rooms while we engage in synchronous talk.