Primary English: Speaking and listening activities

Ensure younger learners develop cruicial speaking and listening skills with this selection of supportive lesson ideas

Tes Resources Team

Outlines of children with speech bubbles above them showing speaking and listening activities EYFS KS1 and KS2

A selection of speaking and listening activities for EYFS, KS1 and KS2 pupils

Speaking and listening skills are essential for learners’ development. Not only do they help to build self-esteem, but the ability to present and debate with confidence will help pupils throughout their educational and adult lives. For that reason, we’ve selected a range of speaking and listening activities and supportive tools, designed to build younger pupils' speaking and listening skills, from listening and attention games for EYFS to KS2 discussion points and guides to public speaking.

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Speaking and listening activities EYFS

Loop cards - speaking and listening
ASpecialKindOfEnglish

Loop cards - speaking and listening

£1.80
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"I have...who has..." loop cards of 6 categories. Fun and engaging speaking and listening activity. Great way of developing core vocabulary. 2 levels of cards WITH WRITTEN NAMES OF OBJECTS- students read the sentence and use the picture to say what they have and ask the next question. W...
Listening - Colour Catchers, Listen & Colour
jenpower16

Listening - Colour Catchers, Listen & Colour

£1.50
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Pack of 3 listen and colour pages. Each one comes with colour copy, black and white child copy and instructions. Great for assessing and developing listening skills as well ask colour and shape knowledge. Sheet 1 - general images Sheet 2 - animals Sheet 3 - shapes
Listening Skills Worksheets / Activities
creativesquirrel

Listening Skills Worksheets / Activities

FREE
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These worksheets are prefect for students with poor auditory / concentration skills, along with those with difficulties with working memory. This download includes ten worksheets to practice and develop student's listening skills through colouring and drawing activities. Detailed teacher instructio...
Listening and Understanding
kerryann2000

Listening and Understanding

£2.00
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Listening and Understanding Activities 11 Page Pack Support and strengthen children's listening and attention skills with this varied pack of 11 page engaging activities, ideal for Early Years and KS1. This resource includes: Kim s Game flashcards (24 cards) to build memory and focus Memor...

Speaking and listening activities KS1

START LISTENING BOOK A
Lynn Lettice

START LISTENING BOOK A

£4.85
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Start Listening A and B are excellent for those pupils with poor auditory and concentration skills. The differentiated tasks suit a range of abilities. The activities are carefully structured, enabling those who find listening difficult to develop their confidence and listening skills. This book in...
Speaking and Listening assessment
joymears

Speaking and Listening assessment

FREE
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Every year I would get my KS1 classes to do 2 or 3 talks. The first was usually about themselves, the second on a topic related non-fiction subject e.g. an animal and if I did a 3rd it varied in focus from poetry to a favourite toy to explain something they had made etc. I completed this using peer ...
Listening Activities
njdc61

Listening Activities

£1.20
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Listening activities that have pictures for children to follow instructions to color and add to. Promotes listening and concentration skills. **Why do you need this?** Listening is a fundamental skill for academic success and effective communication. By engaging in listening activities with clear i...
Speaking & Listening Stimulus
sharkster1

Speaking & Listening Stimulus

FREE
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A FREE set of 10 different images to ignite imagination, creativity and lots of discussion avenues. Some questions alongside pictures to help trigger ideas. Images carefully selected to engage children of all ages! Previously used before registration to wake up morning brains or to start circl...

Speaking and listening activities KS2

The Pyramid Game Speaking and Listening Starter
londinius

The Pyramid Game Speaking and Listening Starter

FREE
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A starter game for teams. One member of each team sits with their back to the screen/board - the others have to describe what appears inside the pyramids. Use a timer or stopwatch if you have one - the team who complete their pyramid in the shortest time win. Just change the words in the tri...
KS2 Discussion Prompts
myteachinghive

KS2 Discussion Prompts

FREE
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KS2 Discussion prompts Encourage talk for learning across all subjects Sentence stems and tips Share your opinion Agree/Build Challenge Be a good listener Clarify Be a good speaker Summarise Links with our reading skills posters.
100 Speaking and Listening Prompt Cards
miss_literature

100 Speaking and Listening Prompt Cards

£1.00
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A set of 100 speaking and listening cards. Each card has a different prompt question and they have worked well with students of all abilities, but have worked particularly well with SEN and EAL pupils. I have used these for speaking and listening lessons, as a fun starter task and occasionally as...
Speaking and Listening Mr Stink
The Ginger Teacher

Speaking and Listening Mr Stink

£4.00
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**Speaking and Listening Mr Stink** **Complete Lesson on Speaking and Listening, Taking Part in a Debate, Related to Mr Stink by David Walliams** This download includes a complete, lesson on the sixth chapter of the book Mr Stink by David Walliams. Children will read and discuss the ch...