Bigger & Better Speaking Debate Extension Activity, ELL SPED GATE Friendly

Speaking and debate practice can be fun! This activity can be used as a warm-up or wrap-up to help motivate students to create meaningful sentences. This game is appropriate for ELL, GATE, and SPED students, as well as typical students. Each round offers the chance to amplify the discussion to include a debate about whose object is truly better. This game includes four rounds with increasingly challenging objects. Language support is provided in the form of sentence frames. This game is most appropriate for students in grades 1-5 (approx ages 5-11) but is adaptable for middle and high school students. Adult ELLs will also enjoy the scaffolding and fun nature of this activity. Objective: Students will use precise language to describe objects and people in terms of their value (both monetary and intrinsic) as well as size. Students will use precise language to convey comparative measurements. Suggested use: - Warm-up activity for speaking, debate, and critical thinking - Wrap-up activity