Using this SL.K.1 Kindergarten Common Core Lesson, students participate in collaborative conversations with diverse partners about kindergarten topics and texts with peers and adults in small and larger groups.

Using this SL.K.3 Kindergarten Common Core Lesson, students ask and answer questions in order to seek help, get information, or clarify something that is not understood.

Using this SL.K.6 Kindergarten Common Core Lesson, studentsspeak audibly and express thoughts, feelings, and ideas clearly.

Using How the Text is Organized Activity, studentsdescribe the logical connection between particular sentences and paragraphs in a text.

Using the Read it Aloud Activity, students create engaging audio recordings of stories or poems that demonstrate fluid reading at an understandable pace.

Using the Help Me Out Asking Questions Activity, students produce complete sentences when appropriate to task and situation in order to provide requested detail or clarification.

Using the Researching Together Worksheet, studentswork with a partner, or a group, to research a topic to research a topic using several books to gather information.

Using the Student Language Assessment Worksheet, teachers use this form to assess your student's speaking commands of the conventions of standard English when speaking.

Using this SL.1.5 First Grade Common Core Lesson, students add drawings or other visual displays to descriptions as desired to provide additional detail.

This adding story details worksheet has kindergarten students tell a partner about a surprise, draw it, check who, where, and feelings, and finish a sentence about their picture.

Using the Formal Informal Language Activity, students determine which words or phrases are most appropriate to be said during formal or informal situations.

Using the 5 Minutes of Fame Read Aloud Activity, students create audio recordings of stories or poems by using a voice recorder with a microphone.

Using this Total Recall Activity, students share stories about different experiences from their lives to build their speaking and listening skills.

Using Asking Questions about a Story Activity, students Discuss a topic or read a book aloud using Question Cards to help guide questions andanswers about the topic.

Using the Describing Verbally Worksheet, students orally describe your picture using words that tell about the people, places, and things that you drew.

Using the Asking Questions Activity, students actively engage in group reading activities to discuss purpose and understanding after shared reading.

Using this SL.K.2 Kindergarten Common Core Lesson, students confirm understanding of a text read aloudby asking and answering questions about key details and requesting clarification if something is not understood.

Using this SL.K.4 Kindergarten Common Core Lesson, students describe familiar people, places, things, and events and, with prompting andsupport, provide additional detail.

Using the Ask Me About It Speaking and Listening Activity, students tell a story or recount an experience with appropriate facts and relevant, descriptive details, speaking audibly in coherent sentences.

Using the Help is On the Way Asking Questions Activity, students produce complete sentences when appropriate to task and situation in order to provide requested detail or clarification.