COMMUNICATION
Communication is the act of giving, receiving, and sharing information — in other words, talking or writing, and listening or reading. Good communicators listen carefully, speak or write clearly, and respect different opinions.
Inquiry based learning
Students enjoy a student centered, engaging approach to the discovery and exploration of this skill.
Cross curricular
Each lesson has cross curricular links as well as links to national objectives/standards allowing for seamless integration into your daily curriculum.
Multiple lessons
This skill comes with a fully stacked resource pack including detailed plans, flipcharts, resources, useful links and feedback tools.
Training
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What will children learn?
In these lessons students will engage in fun games that aim to identify and develop essential communications skills that can last a lifetime. The nature of the games are designed to seamlessly develop the students’ communication skills whilst having fun with their peers.
The lessons are centred around the 8 fundamentals of communication (Stanfield 2017):
- Empathy;
- Conversation skills;
- Established listening and speaking procedures;
- Respectful vocabulary;
- The power of the pause;
- Practice speaking and listening in natural settings;
- Introspection;
- Turn-taking.
Cross curricular links
English programme of study
KS1 – Spoken language
Use spoken language to develop understanding through speculating, hypothesising, imagining and exploring ideas.
KS2 – Spoken language
Consider and evaluate different viewpoints, attending to and building on the contributions of others.
Free Growth Mindset Resource
Teaching resources that include:
- differentiated lesson plan with flip chart
- planned activities
- assembly flip chart
- display banner
- 21 Skills poster
I believe in communication; books communicate ideas and make bridges between people.
Jeanette Winterson, British author
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