Oracy Prompt Cards

Oracy is the development of children’s speaking, listening and communication skills, enabling them to express their ideas, understand others and confidently participate in conversations.

Support these meaningful conversations and develop children’s speaking, listening and communication skills with this set of printable Oracy Prompt Cards.

Designed to encourage rich discussions across all areas of the classroom, these prompt cards provide adults with simple, open-ended questions and conversation starters to help children think more deeply, extend their vocabulary and confidently express their ideas.

The cards cover a range of oracy-focused areas, including:

Storytelling prompts
Picture discussion prompts
Vocabulary builders
Question stems
Talk partner prompts
Conversation skills
Adult modelling prompts
Thinking aloud prompts

Simply print the single-page PDF, cut out the individual cards and laminate for a durable resource that can be used again and again.

Ways to use them:
Attach to a staff lanyard for quick reference
Display in different areas of provision
Hang from a keyring or binder ring
Suspend from hoops around the classroom
Keep on tables during adult-led activities
Use as prompts during continuous provision
Share with teaching assistants and volunteers to encourage consistent, high-quality interactions

Perfect for Reception, Nursery and Preschool, these prompt cards make it easy to weave purposeful, high-quality talk into everyday classroom interactions.

What’s included:

1 printable PDF page
8 themed Oracy Prompt Cards
Ready to print, cut and laminate
Simple, neutral design to complement any classroom

A practical, low-prep resource to help create a language-rich environment where every conversation becomes an opportunity for learning.

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