50 ready-to-use oracy games to develop confident speakers.
**Practical, low-preparation activities that build speaking, listening, collaboration, critical thinking and confidence across the curriculum. **Suitable for Primary and Secondary classrooms, ESL/EFL, English, Drama and teacher training. Based on the internationally recognised Voice 21 Oracy Framework.

Talking is one of the most powerful tools for learning—but many teachers struggle to find practical activities that genuinely develop students’ speaking and listening skills.

50 Oracy Games & Speaking Activities is a complete classroom handbook containing fifty engaging, low-preparation activities that help learners become confident, articulate and thoughtful communicators. Every activity has been classroom-tested and is designed to be used immediately, whether you have five spare minutes or want to build an entire oracy programme.

Designed by international teacher trainers Sarah Howell and Lisa Kester-Dodgson, founders of Oracy Lab, this resource is grounded in the Voice 21 / Cambridge Oracy Framework, developing all four strands of oracy:

• Physical
• Linguistic
• Cognitive
• Social-Emotional

What’s included

✔ 50 classroom-tested speaking games

✔ Activities suitable for Primary through Secondary

✔ Clear lesson structure for every activity:

• SPARK (engaging starter)
• DO (step-by-step instructions)
• Variation ideas
• Reflection questions
• Spotlight on Oracy skills

✔ Photocopiable classroom materials and discussion templates

✔ Flexible activities requiring little or no preparation

✔ Cross-curricular applications for English, Languages, Humanities, Science, Drama and PSHE/Citizenship

**Activities include:

• Icebreakers and confidence builders
• Voice and expression games
• Storytelling and improvisation
• Debate and discussion activities
• Critical thinking challenges
• Collaborative speaking tasks
• Performance and presentation skills
• Listening and reflection activities
• Perfect for
• Primary teachers
• Secondary teachers
• ESL / EFL classrooms
• English Language Arts
• Drama teachers
• Speech & Communication
• Debate Clubs
• Teacher training
• Whole-school oracy programmes
• Intervention groups
• Public speaking clubs

Whether you’re introducing oracy for the first time or embedding it across your curriculum, this book provides an extensive bank of engaging activities that help every learner find their voice. With an emphasis on collaboration, creativity, critical thinking and inclusion, these games transform classroom talk into meaningful learning experiences.

87 pages | 50 practical activities | Printable | No-prep | Photocopiable classroom resources