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KS2 Oracy Unit 2: Talking Together | Group Talk + Kind Disagreeing

Children learn the rules and joys of talking in pairs and groups: taking turns, building on ideas, disagreeing kindly and making sure everyone gets a go - ending in a team talk challenge to design the perfect playground. One pack, three ways to teach it: a Launch Assembly (script + deck), six no-prep Quick Talk sessions (10-15 min) and six Full Lessons (40-45 min), all with decks. The six sessions: 1) Talk rules rule! 2) Taking turns 3) Building on ideas 4) Disagreeing kindly 5) Everyone plays 6) The team talk challenge. Also included: Teacher Guide, dyslexia-friendly Knowledge Organiser, Pupil Oracy Log and a References & Acknowledgements page. Child-friendly Years 3-6 language, fully scripted. Builds the group-talk foundations every classroom needs. Aligned to the Oracy Skills Framework (Voice 21 & Oracy Cambridge, University of Cambridge; (c) Voice 21 and the University of Cambridge, 2018), an openly published framework. This resource draws on the Framework's four strands but does not reproduce it. Not affiliated with, endorsed by or produced by Voice 21, the University of Cambridge or the DfE. All lesson content, slides, artwork and wording are original to Verity Education. (c) Verity Education 2026. Licensed for use within the purchasing school.