Quick & Easy Writing/Presentation Practice~ Create paper strips with experience-based speech topics, such as the ones shown, and place them in a bag. Next, have each student draw two strips, choose one, and return the other. Then have the student label three index cards as shown. Give each child five minutes to plan a short speech about his topic, listing key words and phrases on each card. Finally, have him announce his topic and present his one- to three-minute speech.
