Oracy Homework

Communication is a core skill children need in order to express their thoughts, feelings and needs. The ability to communicate effectively will benefit children well into their adult life. As a result, the development of oracy is a key priority at Ash Grove.

Oracy is divided into 4 areas:

• Physical: The ability to project your voice to the back of a room  
• Linguistic: The ability to speak clearly and grammatically correctly  
• Cognitive: The ability to structure your speech and convey your meaning  
• Social and emotional: The ability to be aware of your audience and their level of understanding

Some activities that can help students develop oracy skills include: debating, discussion of engaging topics, paired talk, and presenting.

Oracy Homework Activities for Spring Term:

Rights Respecting

What are all the things that you need to survive and to develop?

Think about your development since you were a tiny baby…

Remember a moment when you learnt to do something for the first time…

• How did it make you feel?
• What did you do next?
• What are you looking forward to learning and experiencing in the future?
• Who can you share this with?

Children weren’t always protected by the Convention on the Rights of the Child – watch this video to find out what life was like for many children in the UK during the Victorian era.  Discuss which rights now help children to survive and develop to their full potential?

Would you rather…

 

 

 

What does it mean to feel included?

Link your discussion to equity and equality. 

Do you agree or disagree with the following statements?

Provide reasons for your answers.

Playing a game is fun only when you win. 

When people succeed, it's because of hard work. Luck has nothing to do with success.

Summer is the best season of the year.

It doesn't matter whether you enjoy your job or not as long as it's a well-paid job. 

Snow is better than sand.

Below are some sentence stems to encourage clear expression of thoughts. Please see the attached document for more sentence stems organised by purpose.