Includes: a printable Define it template
Focus: developing understanding of new words
Use the Partner ping-pong activity from The Oral Language Book (page 41) to support students to generate ideas or vocabulary on a topic.
Instructions:
In pairs, students have turns at saying one thing each. They continue until one person cannot think of a new idea.
Topics could include:
Check out The Oral Language Book for more great talk ideas.
Includes: a printable Define it template
Focus: developing understanding of new words
Focus: organisation tips and ideas to support students with news sharing
Includes: a three page resource containing activities for using the Question dice and Detail dice.
Focus: questioning and identifying evidence in texts, and adding detail to writing
