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KS2 Oracy Unit 5: Good Thinking, Good Talking | Reasons + Evidence

One little word turns opinions into reasons: BECAUSE. Children learn that talk is thinking out loud - giving reasons, explaining step by step, using simple evidence and changing minds politely - ending in a talk-to-solve challenge on a real classroom problem. 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) The because habit 2) Explain it well 3) Show me the evidence 4) What do YOU think? 5) Changing minds politely 6) The talk-to-solve challenge. Also included: Teacher Guide, dyslexia-friendly Knowledge Organiser, Pupil Oracy Log and a References & Acknowledgements page. Builds early reasoning and critical thinking alongside talk. 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.