Conversation Skills Activity Planning Initiating and Maintaining a Conversation
Basically Speeching
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Grade Levels
6th - 9th, Homeschool
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Formats Included
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- Easel Activity
Pages
12 Total- 5 student Pages
Basically Speeching
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What educators are saying
Thank you for making conversations fun and easy to decipher! :) Works great with a pre-teen who has trouble with conversations!
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Description
Do your students struggle with initiating and maintaining conversations? This activity will get your students thinking about conversations and guide them through 4 steps to initiate conversations … Who should I talk to? Where? What should I say? AND How do I keep the conversation going?
Perfect For...
- Middle and High school students with pragmatic language goals
- Exploring the elements of conversations
- Practicing conversational skills
- Perspective-taking
Three ways to use:
- Plan and map out a conversation for fictional characters using the 12 conversation partner cards.
- Plan a conversation for a real-life partner and situation.
- Plan a conversation for a partner you created by using the editable/customizable conversation partner card template.
What’s Included:
Conversation Map-
- First, students discuss and complete the 4 planning steps-Where? Who’s there? What do you know about them? and What could you talk to them about?
- Next, students narrow down a topic and create a conversation starter.
- Then, students use their perspective-taking skills and think of how their conversation partner might respond and what they can say to move the conversation forward…ask a question? make a comment?
12 Conversation Partner Cards-
- Each card contains information about a character that students can use to complete a conversation map.
- There are 8 peer and 4 adult/teacher characters. Students can discuss the similarities and differences between mapping out a conversation with a peer and an adult.
- The editable template allows you to create conversation partner cards customized for your students' needs.
Check Out the Companion Activities!
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Conversation Mini-Scripts- Using Background Information to Repair Conversations
Conversation Mini-Scripts-Sharing and Participating in Conversations
Total Pages
12 Total- 5 student Pages
Answer Key
N/A
Teaching Duration
N/A
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