Oracy activity – 'Find someone who...'

'Find someone who' grids are easy to create and are a great way of revisiting prior learning across the curriculum.  

Ask students to get up and speak to different people to complete their grids.

 
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Oracy is a lot more than how we pronounce words

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Use talk to enhance learning in geography

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How can I get everyone to join in?

The importance of building the right foundations

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Partner 1 and Partner 2

Increase the effectiveness of talk partners

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Oracy in Reception

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Many possible answers – getting everyone talking

What will happen when you remove the fear of being wrong?

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Robots could do this!

Reasons to work on talk skills for humans

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The Oracy Education Commission Conversations

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My oracy book just published!

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Focus in on this critical aspect of oracy

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Oracy Ambassadors

A great way for pupils to develop and practise their oracy skills

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Participation, elaboration and challenge

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How long should thinking time be?

Improve the quality of spoken responses

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Impact of Philosophy for Children

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Three is the magic number

A step towards effective group talk

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Foundations for dialogue and P4C in your classroom

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Invite them to speak

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What will your class wonder when they watch this?

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Oracy vision statements

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