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title: "Exploring Ideas Through Talk"
description: "Use spoken language to develop understanding through speculating, hypothesising, imagining, and exploring ideas; use strategies to build vocabulary through talk"
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# Exploring Ideas Through Talk

Use spoken language to develop understanding through speculating, hypothesising, imagining, and exploring ideas; use strategies to build vocabulary through talk

Subject: English · Area: Speaking & Listening · Ages 4 to 6
Page: https://lightmysky.com/learn/english/exploring-ideas-through-talk-mt_n6GhzDPllD

## Ready when they can

- Wonder aloud about possibilities (e.g. 'What if...' or 'I think it might be because...')
- Try out new vocabulary in conversation after hearing it in a story or lesson
- Explore ideas through talk before committing them to writing

## Lesson: Wondering Out Loud

Sometimes you are not sure about something. You can talk about your idea out loud. Try saying 'What if...' or 'I think it might be...'. Talking helps you think.

**Example.** Mia sees dark clouds in the sky. She says, 'I think it might rain soon.' She talks about her idea before she knows for sure.

*(drawing: When Mia wonders out loud, her words start with 'I think'.)*

**Tip.** When you hear a new word, try it. Say it when you talk with friends. New words stick when you use them.

**Example.** Sam has an idea for a story. He talks it through with his dad first. Then he knows what to write.

**Recap.** Wondering out loud helps you think of good ideas.

## Practice

8 questions on this page, each with its working shown.

## Needs first

- [Feeling of not understanding](https://lightmysky.com/learn/learning-to-learn/feeling-of-not-understanding-mt_klyw-tdlhP)

## Opens up

- [Asking Questions](https://lightmysky.com/learn/english/asking-questions-mt_f8n4txtLej)
- [Group discussions](https://lightmysky.com/learn/english/group-discussions-mt_wwdRhPyz6s)