Less than $5 Oral Communication Centers
Story Maps Narrative Writing Activities
By Beth Hammett
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.
AVID Team Building Story Starters for Public Speaking and Writing Skills
By Teach Savvy Store
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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Would You Rather Holiday Edition Task Cards
By Ann Stewart
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