Let’s Talk About It Activity
This Let’s Talk About It activity gives Kindergarten to 2nd Grade students sentence starters for sharing, asking and agreeing in partner talks, with a spinner game. Answer key included.
$6.97
Want this one free?
Tell us where to send it and it’s yours — no card, no catch.
One free resource per teacher. We’ll also send free teaching ideas each week — unsubscribe anytime.
Free teacher account · no credit card
Membership
Get every game, song, & printable
- Every game, on any device
- 6,500+ resources
- Assign online with HFT Classroom
Then $39.97/year · cancel anytime · See plans
- Instant digital download
- Printable PDF + answer key
- Made by real teachers
Teacher / Family membership
Teaching is easier with every resource
One membership for your whole year: 6,500+ worksheets, games, songs and videos for Preschool–6th, for your classroom or homeschool.
- Unlimited printables & downloads
- Every game, on any device
- Assign online with HFT Classroom
- Cancel anytime
Teacher / Family membership · 3 days free
Yearly
Monthly would be $119.64 a year
$3.33/month
Billed $39.97 once a year
You save $79.67 every year
Start My 3 Free Days$0 today · cancel anytime
Monthly
$9.97/month
Flexible, month to month
Yearly is just $3.33/mo. Switch and save $79.67
Start My 3 Free Days$0 today · cancel anytime
About this resource
Description
Good conversations do not just happen. Young children need words for taking turns, asking questions and kindly sharing a different idea. This Let’s Talk About It activity gives Kindergarten, 1st and 2nd Grade students simple speaking and listening sentence starters they can use in any partner or small-group talk.
The pack has 18 talk cards in six talk jobs: Share, Ask, Agree, Disagree, Add On and Check. Each job has its own color, so children can sort the cards into piles. Six topic cards give partners something fun to talk about, such as the best pet or a good friend. To play, a child reads a topic card, spins the Talk Job Spinner, takes a card from that job’s pile and uses the sentence starter to talk. Then the spinner passes to the next friend, who listens first and then takes a turn. A 1st Grade practice worksheet asks children to read what each child says and circle the talk job it matches. These speaking and listening sentence starters fit morning meeting, book talks, centers and any class discussion.
What’s Included
- A How to Use page with prep tips, steps and an extension idea
- 18 sentence starter cards in six color-coded talk jobs
- 6 topic cards for partner talks
- A Talk Job Spinner (use a paper clip and a pencil)
- A 1st Grade practice worksheet: circle the talk job
- A card list answer key, plus a practice answer key
Why Kids Love It
- Spinning for a talk job makes every turn a surprise.
- Short, friendly starters give quiet children the words to join in.
- Colors make it easy to find the right card fast.
Ideas for Teachers and Parents
Model each talk job with a puppet or a partner before the game. Use the Let’s Talk About It activity during morning meeting, then keep a few starter cards on the table during book talks so children reach for them on their own. At home, families can pull a topic card at dinner and practice one talk job each night.
Related Resources
What teachers say
Reviews
Write a review, earn store credit
Get 25¢ in credit for every approved review of a resource you’ve downloaded, played or purchased — up to 15 a month. Credit applies automatically to your membership payments, so your reviews can help pay for your membership.
Honest reviews only — any star rating earns the same. Program rules
Log in to write a review and earn store credit.
This Asking Questions About Pictures Worksheet gives 1st Grade students an illustrated scene, four fill-in-the-bubble questions, and room to write a question of their own. Answer key included, so checking takes seconds.
This Working Together Worksheet gives 1st graders four partner-talk choices to make and one habit to write down. Answer key included, so teamwork practice takes no prep.
This speaking worksheet helps 1st graders practice eye contact, clear words, and a strong voice, then write their own friendly greeting. Answer key included for fast, no-prep speaking and listening practice.
This Asking and Answering Questions Worksheet gives 1st Grade students a short story, four text-based questions, and room to write a question of their own. Answer key included, so checking work takes seconds.
This describing words activity has 1st and 2nd Grade students match 8 picture cards with 16 adjective cards, with a recording sheet, practice page and answer key included.
This describing nouns adjective activity has 1st and 2nd Grade partners describe picture cards with adjectives and play a guessing game. Answer key included.
Using this oral storytelling worksheet, first grade students put three story pictures in order, add the time words First, Next, and Last, and then retell the whole story out loud. An answer key is included.
This Let's Talk classroom speaking activity gives kindergarten through 3rd grade students role cards, topic cards and a self-check for small group talks. A practice page and answer key are included.
UsingGuess Who Matching Game Activity, students take turns asking questions to figure out their partner's mystery person.
Use this Group Reading Worksheet with 1st Grade guided reading groups. Kids write the book title, their group, what the story is about, and ideas they heard and shared.
Using this Using Clues to Describe Activity, students describe familiar people, places, things, and events.
The Talking to Peers Assessment Worksheet is a 1st grade teacher form for recording three peer writing conferences, with writer, topic, four behavior checkboxes and note lines on every card.
Reviews
There are no reviews yet