🎤 Answering Questions 🎤

🎤 Answering Questions 🎤

Ages 3–12 · 2 minutes

Become a microphone pro with tips on answering Super Teacher questions!

Become a microphone pro with tips on answering Super Teacher questions! Wait for the microphone to pop up on screen, and avoid speaking too softly or too loudly.

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Standards alignment

Common Core State Standards

  • SL.K.6 — Speak audibly and express thoughts, feelings, and ideas clearly.

Alabama

  • ELA21.K.5a — Speak audibly and express thoughts, feelings, and ideas clearly.
  • ELA21.1.4 — Present information orally using complete sentences and appropriate volume.

Alaska

  • SL.K.6 — Speak audibly and express thoughts, feelings, and ideas clearly in complete sentences when appropriate to task and situation.

Arizona

  • K.SL.6 — Speak audibly and express thoughts, feelings, and ideas clearly.

Arkansas

  • 1.CC.5.P — Speak audibly in collaborative communication and presentations.
  • K.CC.5.P — Speak audibly in collaborative communication and presentations.
  • 2.CC.5.P — Speak audibly in collaborative communication and presentations.

California

  • SL.K.6 — Speak audibly and express thoughts, feelings, and ideas clearly.

Colorado

  • RWC20-GR.K-S.1-GLE.2-EO.c — Speak audibly and express thoughts, feelings, and ideas clearly.
  • RWC20-GR.3-S.1-GLE.2-EO.c — Speak clearly, using appropriate volume and pitch for the purpose and audience.

Connecticut

  • SL.K.6 — Speak audibly and express thoughts, feelings, and ideas clearly.
  • SL.K.1.a — Follow agreed-upon rules for discussions (e.g., listening to others and taking turns speaking about the topics and texts under discussion).

Delaware

  • SL.K.6 — Speak audibly and express thoughts, feelings, and ideas clearly.
  • SL.K.1.a — Follow agreed-upon rules for discussions (e.g., listening to others and taking turns speaking about the topics and texts under discussion).

Florida

  • ELA.K12.EE.6.1 — Use appropriate voice and tone when speaking or writing.

Georgia

  • ELAGSEKSL6 — Speak audibly and express thoughts, feelings, and ideas clearly.

Hawaii

  • K.SL.6 — Speak audibly and express thoughts, feelings, and ideas clearly.
  • K.SL.1a — Follow agreed-upon rules for discussions (e.g., listening to others and taking turns speaking about the topics and texts under discussion).

Illinois

  • SL.K.6 — Speak audibly and express thoughts, feelings, and ideas clearly.

Indiana

  • K-2.CD.1 — Use standard input and output devices to operate computers and other technologies.

Iowa

  • SL.K.6 — Speak audibly and express thoughts, feelings, and ideas clearly when retelling familiar stories or reciting poems, nursery rhymes or lines of a play.

Kansas

  • SL.K.6 — Speak with appropriate volume, enunciation, and rate in order to express thoughts, feelings, and ideas clearly.
  • SL.1.6 — Speak with appropriate volume, enunciation, and rate in order to express thoughts, feelings, and ideas clearly.

Louisiana

  • SL.K.6 — Speak audibly and express thoughts, feelings, and ideas clearly.
  • SL.K.1.a — Follow agreed-upon rules for discussions (e.g., listening to others and taking turns speaking about the topics and texts under discussion).

Maine

  • SL.4.K.a — Speak audibly and express thoughts, feelings, and ideas clearly.

Maryland

  • SL.K.6 — Speak audibly and express thoughts, feelings, and ideas clearly.
  • SL.PK 6 — With modeling and support, speak audibly and express thoughts, feelings, and ideas clearly.

Massachusetts

  • SL.PK.6 — Speak audibly and express thoughts, feelings, and ideas.
  • CCR.SL.6 — Adapt speech to a variety of contexts and communicative tasks, demonstrating command of formal English when indicated or appropriate.
  • SL.PK.1.a — Observe and use appropriate ways of interacting in a group (e.g., taking turns in talking, listening to peers, waiting to speak until another person is finished talking, asking questions and waiting for an answer, gaining the floor in appropriate ways).

Michigan

  • SL.K.6 — Speak audibly and express thoughts, feelings, and ideas clearly.

Minnesota

  • 0.3.2.1 — Speak audibly and express thoughts, feelings and ideas clearly.
  • LSVEI.2 — Communicate with others, applying knowledge of vocabulary, language, structure and features of spoken language, considering audience and context.

Mississippi

  • SL.K.6 — Speak audibly and express thoughts, feelings, and ideas clearly.
  • CCRA.SL.6 — Adapt speech to a variety of contexts and communicative tasks, demonstrating command of formal English when indicated or appropriate.

Missouri

  • 1.SL.4.A.c — using complete sentences and adjusting volume, as needed
  • 1.SL.4.A — Speak clearly, audibly, and to the point, using conventions of language when presenting individually or with a group by:

Montana

  • SL.K.6 — Speak audibly and express thoughts, feelings, and ideas clearly.
  • SL.K.1.a — Follow agreed-upon rules for discussions (e.g., listening to others and taking turns speaking about the topics and texts under discussion).

Nebraska

  • LA.K.SL.2.a — Demonstrate appropriate speaking techniques (e.g., appropriate eye contact, adequate volume, clear pronunciation) for a variety of purposes and situations.
  • LA.1.SL.2.a — Demonstrate appropriate speaking techniques (e.g., appropriate eye contact, adequate volume, clear pronunciation) for a variety of purposes and situations, including interpreting 1st grade texts.
  • LA.2.SL.2.a — Demonstrate appropriate speaking techniques (e.g., appropriate eye contact, adequate volume, clear pronunciation) for a variety of purposes and situations, including interpreting 2nd grade texts.

Nevada

  • SL.K.6 — Speak audibly and express thoughts, feelings, and ideas clearly.

New Hampshire

  • SL.K.6 — Speak audibly and express thoughts, feelings, and ideas clearly.

New Jersey

  • SL.K.6 — Speak audibly and express thoughts, feelings, and ideas clearly.
  • SL.K.1.a — Follow agreed-upon norms for discussions (e.g., listening to others with care and taking turns speaking about the topics and texts under discussion).

New Mexico

  • SL.K.6 — Speak audibly and express thoughts, feelings, and ideas clearly.
  • SL.1.NM.7 — Follow simple written and oral instructions.

North Carolina

  • SL.K.4 — Speak audibly and express thoughts, feelings, and ideas clearly.
  • SL.K.1.a — Follow agreed-upon rules for discussions.

North Dakota

  • K.C.2 — Speak audibly to express thoughts, feelings, and ideas.
  • 2.C.2 — Speak audibly in complete sentences when proper to the task and situation to provide requested details or clarifications.
  • 3.C.2 — Speak in complete sentences using proper eye contact and volume to express thoughts, feelings, and ideas.

Ohio

  • SL.K.6 — Speak audibly and express thoughts, feelings, and ideas clearly.
  • SL.K.1.a — Follow agreed-upon rules for discussions (e.g., listening to others and taking turns speaking about the topics and texts under discussion).

Oklahoma

  • K.1.L.2 — Students will follow simple one- and two-step oral directions.
  • K.1.S.3 — Students will ask and answer relevant questions with prompting.

Oregon

  • K.SL.6 — Speak audibly and express thoughts, feelings, and ideas clearly.

Pennsylvania

  • CC.1.5.K.D — Share stories, familiar experiences, and interests, speaking clearly enough to be understood by all audiences using appropriate volume.
  • CC.1.5.K.E — Speak audibly and express thoughts, feelings, and ideas clearly.

Rhode Island

  • SL.K.6 — Speak audibly and express thoughts, feelings, and ideas clearly.
  • SL.K.1.a — Follow agreed-upon rules for discussions (e.g., listening to others and taking turns speaking about the topics and texts under discussion).

South Carolina

  • ELA.2.C.7.1 — Present information orally to tell a story or recount an experience with appropriate facts and details. When speaking: a. demonstrate appropriate speaking techniques (e.g., appropriate eye contact, nonverbal cues, appropriate volume, and clear pronunciation) for a variety of purposes; and b. identify and use appropriate digital tools to enhance verbal communication with support from adults.
  • ELA.3.C.7.1 — Present information orally to report on a topic or text, tell a story, or recount an experience with appropriate facts and relevant details. When presenting: a. demonstrate appropriate speaking techniques (e.g., nonverbal cues, appropriate volume and eye contact, and clear pronunciation) for a variety of purposes; and b. identify and use appropriate digital tools to enhance verbal communication with support from adults.

South Dakota

  • K.SL.6 — Speak audibly and express thoughts, feelings, and ideas clearly.
  • K.SL.1.a — Follow agreed-upon rules for discussions.

Tennessee

  • 2.SL.PKI.4 — Tell a story or recount an experience with appropriate facts and relevant, descriptive details, speaking audibly in coherent sentences.
  • K.SL.PKI.6 — With guidance and support, express thoughts, feelings, and ideas through speaking.

Texas

  • K.14E — apply and practice classroom rules and procedures for listening and responding respectfully.
  • K.1A — listen actively and ask questions to understand information and answer questions using multi-word responses;

Utah

  • K.SL.2 — Speak clearly and audibly while expressing thoughts, emotions, and ideas.
  • K.SL.3 — Use age-appropriate language, grammar, volume, and pronunciation when speaking or presenting and use visual displays, when appropriate, to describe information to others.
  • 1.SL.2 — Speak clearly and audibly while expressing thoughts, emotions, and ideas while asking and answering questions.
  • 2.SL.2 — Speak clearly and audibly while asking and answering questions about a topic and key details.

Vermont

  • SL.K.6 — Speak audibly and express thoughts, feelings, and ideas clearly.

Virginia

  • 1.C.2.B — Speak audibly with appropriate pacing, prosody, and voice level.
  • K.C.2.B — Speak audibly with appropriate pacing, prosody, and voice level.
  • K.C.1.A.i — Participate in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) on kindergarten topics and texts. This includes listening actively and following agreed-upon rules for participating in discussions (e.g., waiting for a turn to speak without unnecessary interruptions and staying on topic).

Washington

  • SL.K.6 — Speak audibly and express thoughts, feelings, and ideas clearly.
  • CCRA.SL.6 — Adapt speech to a variety of contexts and communicative tasks, demonstrating command of formal English when indicated or appropriate.

Washington, D.C.

  • SL.K.6 — Speak audibly and express thoughts, feelings, and ideas clearly.
  • SL.K.1.a — Follow agreed-upon rules for discussions (e.g., listening to others and taking turns speaking about the topics and texts under discussion).

West Virginia

  • ELA.K.35 — Speak audibly and express thoughts, feelings, and ideas clearly.

Wisconsin

  • SL4 — Present information, findings, and supporting evidence such that listeners can follow the line of reasoning and the organization, development, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.

Wyoming

  • SL.K.6 — Speak audibly and express thoughts, feelings, and ideas clearly.
  • SL.K.1.a — Follow agreed-upon rules for discussions (e.g., listening to others and taking turns speaking about the topics and texts under discussion).