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Understood: 4 Parts of a Conversation:how to Help Kids With Social Skills Issues

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
Navigating a conversation can be difficult for kids with social skills issues. Here's a look at the four parts of a conversation, the skills involved, and how to help your child navigate each one.
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Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Accountable Talk Introduction

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
Learning to engage in collaborative conversations allows children to learn about their world, to become familiar with words, and to build a solid foundation for the development of reading and writing skills. This lesson will model...
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Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Getting to Know You Bags

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
It is very important to build a class community where all students feel valued and safe. This activity will do just that and you will address the Common Core speaking and listening standards. Students will get to know each by discussing...
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Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Listen to and Follow Directions: Day 2

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
One important aspect of the common core is to prepare students to be able to participate in conversations and contribute accurate and relevant information. In this lesson, students listening skills will evolve as they translate verbal...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Back to School: Activity Starters: Odd Squad

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Be deliberate when inviting your student to watch a PBS KIDS show. These resources can help by adding meaningful conversation and easy activities to their experience when watching Odd Squad.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Back to School: Activity Starters: Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Be deliberate when inviting your student to watch a PBS KIDS show. These resources can help by adding meaningful conversation and easy activities to their experience watching Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Back to School: Activity Starters: Cyberchase

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Be deliberate when inviting your student to watch a PBS KIDS show. These resources can help by adding meaningful conversation and easy activities to their experience watching Cyberchase.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Back to School: Activity Starters: Clifford

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Be deliberate when inviting your student to watch a PBS KIDS show. These resources can help by adding meaningful conversation and easy activities to their experience watching Clifford The Big Red Dog.
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PBS

Pbs: Host a Pretend Dinner Party (Good Manners)

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Dress up in party clothes and practice manners and conversation skills at a make-believe dinner party.
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Responsive Classroom: Teaching Children How to Converse

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
Conversation skills are important for academic and social learning at all grade levels. This first-grade teacher teaches conversation skills very specifically, starting at the beginning of the year, and provides lots of structured...
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Internet4 Classrooms: ccss.ela literacy.sl.k.4 Describe Familiar People, Places

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
Choose from several activities to teach the Common Core Standard of describing familiar people, places, things, and events and, with prompting and support, providing additional detail. Includes ideas for conversation starters for...