Oral Communication Centers (by date, oldest first)

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

Communication Cards with Visuals | Speech Therapy, Autism, ELL, Social Skills

About This Resource

★ PDF File

★ 19 Pages

★ Includes 76 Communication Cards with cutesy, student-friendly clipart

★ Suitable for Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st Grade, ELL, Special Education, and Autistic Students

★ Builds communication, vocabulary, social interaction, and emotional awareness

★ Easy to prep: print, cut, laminate, or place on a ring for long-term use

What’s Included (76 Cards Total):

⭐ **12 “Asking for Assistance” cards **– beginning with “Can you…”

⭐ **12 “Asking for Permission” cards **– beginning with “May I…”

⭐ **16 “Places to Go” cards **– beginning with “I want to go to (place) to (action)”

⭐ **16 Sentence Starter cards **– beginning with *“I want to go to (place) to ______” *(students complete the sentence)

⭐ **16 Emotion/Feeling cards **– 32 emotions total; each card pairs opposite feelings (e.g., cheerful/angry, energetic/tired), with visuals for both.

⭐ **4 Seasons cards **– to support seasonal vocabulary.

These Communication Cards are an excellent resource for helping lower-level students—including those with autism—practice and engage in basic communication with teachers and peers. Each card includes simple phrases paired with cutesy, student-friendly clipart, making practice more fun, memorable, and engaging. The visuals provide extra support for observation and understanding, helping students strengthen speech and language skills, communication skills, and social interaction in an approachable way.

Students can work independently, in pairs, or in small groups to practice common classroom interactions and dialogues.

Skills Students Build:

✔️ Vocabulary and sentence formation
✔️ Expressive and functional communication
✔️ Asking for help/permission appropriately
✔️ Social interaction and turn-taking
✔️ Identifying and expressing emotions
✔️ Self-advocacy and independence

Ways to Use Them:

**▶️ **Cut them out and place on a ring for quick access.
**▶️ **Laminate for durability and daily classroom use.
**▶️ **Display on a bulletin board or around the classroom.
**▶️ **Allow students to keep a set in their desks and use them when needed.

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Created by © Queen's Educational Resources | All Rights Reserved Your purchase includes one copy to be used in a single classroom. If you are looking for multiple copies, please be sure to purchase additional licenses.

Please feel free to email me if you have any questions! queenseducationalresources@gmail.com

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.