Listening and Speaking
Please read all directions before using
the following lesson.
1. Some listening and speaking lessons do not have a handout or worksheet for students because students are being
taught how to listen for specific sounds or words and/or respond to questions orally.
2. Unlike most EDI lessons, these listening and speaking lessons do not have Independent Practice and Periodic Review for
the students to perform individually. The repetition included in this lesson must be guided throughout, therefore we have
titled the pages Guided Practice 1, Guided Practice 2…
3. Students may be shown the Learning Objective, Activating Prior Knowledge, Concept Development, and Importance
pages. They may also be shown the Concept Definition and the steps listed at the top of the Skill Development/Guided
Practice pages. Students may be given the opportunity to track along with the teacher when he or she reads the passages.
Please see individual lessons for further instructions for teachers.
4. The teacher must exercise discretion in determining whether a lesson may be used in a group setting or one-on-one
time. If the lesson is to be used in a group setting, see directions below.
For Skill Development/Guided Practice:
a. Read the problem or say the names of the pictures aloud.
b. Ask students to pair-share the answer with a partner.
c. Call on 4-5 non-volunteers to give their answer.
d. If students answer incorrectly, or do not have a response, teacher should de-escalate the
question by giving the student two choices.
e. After several non-volunteers produce a correct answer, the teacher can call on volunteers as well.
For Guided Practice 1-4:
a. Read the problem or say the names of the pictures aloud.
b. Ask students to come up with an answer on their own.
c. Call on 4-5 non-volunteers to give their answer.
d. If students answer incorrectly, or do not have a response, teacher should de-escalate the
question by giving the student two choices.
e. After several non-volunteers produce a correct answer, the teacher can call on volunteers as well.
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Kindergarten Speaking Applications 2.1
Describe people, places, things (e.g. size, color, shape),
locations, and actions.
Lesson to be used by EDI-trained teachers only.
Learning Objective
Name ________________________________
Today, we will describe1 a place
or location.
1
to say what something is like
CFU
What are we going to do today? Today, we are going to describe a place or location.
What are we going to describe? We are going to describe a place or location.
What does describe mean? Describe means to say what something is like.
Activate (or provide) Prior Knowledge
Students, tell your partner one thing that you see
in your classroom.
CFU
Students, you already know how to tell someone about things that you see. When you tell someone about things you see, that is called
describing. Today, we are going to describe a place or location.
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Kindergarten Speaking Applications 2.1
Describe people, places, things (e.g. size, color, shape),
locations, and actions.
Lesson to be used by EDI-trained teachers only.
Concept Development
A place or location is an area or space.
● When we describe a place or location, we use words
to tell what it looks like.
Example:
Non-example:
Words to describe this
place or location:
Words that do NOT describe
this place or location:
-green trees
- red and yellow swings
-green grass
- purple slide
-curved path
- red wagon
- white and yellow flowers
- blue bird
CFU
What is a place or location? A place or location is _________________________.
How do we describe a place or location?
We describe a place or location by using words to tell what it _____ ______.
Which words below describe this picture? How do you know?
1. blue, yellow, small, round
2. green, cow, math
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Kindergarten Speaking Applications 2.1
Describe people, places, things (e.g. size, color, shape),
locations, and actions.
Lesson to be used by EDI-trained teachers only.
Importance
A place or location is an area or space.
It is important to describe a place or
location because it helps you:
1. tell someone where you are.
2. tell someone where you want to go.
3. picture a place in your mind.
CFU
Does anyone have another reason why it is important to describe a place or location? (pair-share) Why is it important to describe a place
or location? You may give me one of my reasons or one of your own. Which reason is the most important to you? Why?
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Describe people, places, things (e.g. size, color, shape),
locations, and actions.
Lesson to be used by EDI-trained teachers only.
Skill Development/Guided Practice
A place or location is an area or space.
Name ________________________________
Describe the place or location.
Step #1: Look at the picture of a place or location below.
Step #2: Use words to describe the place or location.
Hint: think about what colors, shapes, and sizes there are.
Teachers model this location.
Students do steps for next location.
In this picture, I
see…
● an orange tent
● a yellow moon
● two big green
trees
CFU
How did I know what words to use to describe this place or location?
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Kindergarten Speaking Applications 2.1
Describe people, places, things (e.g. size, color, shape),
locations, and actions.
Lesson to be used by EDI-trained teachers only.
Skill Development/Guided Practice (continued)
A place or location is an area or space.
Describe the place or location.
Step #1: Look at the picture of a place or location below.
Step #2: Use words to describe the place or location.
Hint: think about what colors, shapes, and sizes there are.
Helpful prompts for teachers to use with reluctant students:
What colors do you see? Are there any shapes? Is there anything big? Is there anything small?
In this picture, I see…
CFU
How did you know what words to use to describe this place or location?
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● a big, blue ocean
● a small, green starfish
● a red and white towel
Kindergarten Speaking Applications 2.1
Describe people, places, things (e.g. size, color, shape),
locations, and actions.
Lesson to be used by EDI-trained teachers only.
Closure
1. What is a place or a location? A place or location is _____________________.
2. Describe the place or location below.
3. What did you learn today about describing a place or location? Why is that important to you? (pair-share)
Step #1: Look at the picture of a place or location below.
Step #2: Use words to describe the place or location.
Hint: think about what colors, shapes, and sizes there are.
Some helpful prompts for teachers to use with reluctant students:
What colors do you see? Are there any shapes? Is there anything big? Is there anything small?
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Kindergarten Speaking Applications 2.1
Describe people, places, things (e.g. size, color, shape),
locations, and actions.
Lesson to be used by EDI-trained teachers only.
Independent Practice
A place or location is an area or space.
Name ________________________________
Describe the place or location.
Step #1: Look at the picture of a place or location below.
Step #2: Use words to describe the place or location.
Hint: think about what colors, shapes, and sizes there are.
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Kindergarten Speaking Applications 2.1
Describe people, places, things (e.g. size, color, shape),
locations, and actions.
Lesson to be used by EDI-trained teachers only.
Periodic Review 1
A place or location is an area or space.
Name ________________________________
Describe the place or location.
Step #1: Look at the picture of a place or location below.
Step #2: Use words to describe the place or location.
Hint: think about what colors, shapes, and sizes there are.
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Kindergarten Speaking Applications 2.1
Describe people, places, things (e.g. size, color, shape),
locations, and actions.
Lesson to be used by EDI-trained teachers only.
Periodic Review 2
A place or location is an area or space.
Name ________________________________
Describe the place or location.
Step #1: Look at the picture of a place or location below.
Step #2: Use words to describe the place or location.
Hint: think about what colors, shapes, and sizes there are.
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Kindergarten Speaking Applications 2.1
Describe people, places, things (e.g. size, color, shape),
locations, and actions.
Lesson to be used by EDI-trained teachers only.
Periodic Review 3
A place or location is an area or space. Name ________________________________
Describe the place or location.
Step #1: Look at the picture of a place or location below.
Step #2: Use words to describe the place or location.
Hint: think about what colors, shapes, and sizes there are.
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Kindergarten Speaking Applications 2.1
Describe people, places, things (e.g. size, color, shape),
locations, and actions.
Lesson to be used by EDI-trained teachers only.
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Kindergarten Speaking Applications 2.1
Describe people, places, things (e.g. size, color, shape),
locations, and actions.
Lesson to be used by EDI-trained teachers only.
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Kindergarten Speaking Applications 2.1
Describe people, places, things (e.g. size, color, shape),
locations, and actions.
Lesson to be used by EDI-trained teachers only.
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Kindergarten Speaking Applications 2.1
Describe people, places, things (e.g. size, color, shape),
locations, and actions.
Lesson to be used by EDI-trained teachers only.
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Kindergarten Speaking Applications 2.1
Describe people, places, things (e.g. size, color, shape),
locations, and actions.
Lesson to be used by EDI-trained teachers only.
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Kindergarten Speaking Applications 2.1
Describe people, places, things (e.g. size, color, shape),
locations, and actions.
Lesson to be used by EDI-trained teachers only.
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Kindergarten Speaking Applications 2.1
Describe people, places, things (e.g. size, color, shape),
locations, and actions.
Lesson to be used by EDI-trained teachers only.
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Kindergarten Speaking Applications 2.1
Describe people, places, things (e.g. size, color, shape),
locations, and actions.
Lesson to be used by EDI-trained teachers only.
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Kindergarten Speaking Applications 2.1
Describe people, places, things (e.g. size, color, shape),
locations, and actions.
Lesson to be used by EDI-trained teachers only.