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Conversation cards for kids: how to use

Speaking practice with nothing to prepare — a question any child can answer in a breath.

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At a glance

Ages
4–11
Players
Whole class · One-to-one · Two players
Time
5–15 min
Prep
Pick a question deck on the start screen
Online lessons
Works by screen share
No wifi
Keeps working once it has been opened

How to play

  1. Pick a deck from the signposts around the fire.

  2. Tap the card and a question lights up in the flames.

  3. One child answers it out loud; tap the horn to hear it read.

  4. Draw the next card — no question comes round twice.

  5. Switch to two players and the marshmallow sticks show whose turn it is.

  6. When the deck runs out, shuffle it again or try another one.

Variations

Three ways to play it differently once the class knows the rules.

  1. Two players

    Switch to two players: the child and the teacher take turns, and the marshmallow sticks show whose question it is.

  2. Ask a friend

    The child who answered reads the next card aloud to a classmate, so the questions travel round the room.

  3. One more question

    With older children, add one follow-up after every answer: Why? or Tell me more.

Best topics for this game

Word lists that suit it, with pictures and translations.

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