Object talk for kids, helps public speaking

Object talk is a teaching method used by educators to develop speaking skills in children. Object talk is introduced in schools right from Kindergarten (KG).

What is Object Talk?

It involves using a physical object or a visual aid that serves as the topic of the discussion and the child has to speak a few sentences about that object.

For example, for the Object Talk, the teachers might ask all the children to pick up any object with a specific colour.

So, if its “yellow day”, the child can talk about a banana, or a cap, or a yellow toy train, or a compass box, or any object that is yellow in colour.

For the next object talk, the teachers may ask the children to pick up objects of a different colour.

How does it help?

Most schools now have “Object talk” sessions regularly, and that too from an early age.

When a child picks up an object that he/she is already familiar with, they already know a lot of things about that object and this talk provides them with an opportunity to express themselves better.

It is a great way to get the smaller kids to learn to speak multiple sentences.

Besides helping learn about new things, this method also makes the children more confident while speaking in front of an audience.

While most parents worry a lot about the topic and what has to be spoken, what is more important is that the child gets an opportunity to talk in public; the exposure is more important.

So parents should make sure that their child always participates in ‘object talk’ in school.

Preparing for Object Talk

Object Talk usually lasts for a couple of minutes for primary school students, wherein the child is expected to talk a few sentences about any object.

There are plenty of topics on which students can talk – plastic, robots, dinosaurs, baby blades, flowers, etc.

For example, in the case of dinosaurs, your child can say that “Dinosaurs lived millions of years ago before they went extinct. They were fascinating creatures that roamed on earth. I have plenty of dinosaurs toys (and tell the names of various types of dinosaurs). I also like to see movies that are made on dinosaurs.”

You can build on that, and that should easily take a child 1-2 min to talk, which is sufficient for object talk.

When doing the object talk, make sure you ask your child to begin by introducing himself/herself and introducing the object, before moving on to the details of the object.

Also, don’t forget to have that object in the hand.

Object Talk Examples

Object Talk on Book

For Pre-KG / KG

• This is a book.
• It has a nice colourful cover.
• This book has many stories.

For Class 1 or 2

• This is a book with a nice cover and plenty of pages.
• It is rectangular in shape.
• A book is food for the mind.
• This is a book of short stories. I read stories from this book before going to bed.

Here are some more Object Talk examples.

Fish

• It is an aquatic animal. It lives in water.
• It cannot survive outside water.
• A fish has got fins and gills through which it breathes.
• People eat fish as it is a good source of nutrients

Rainbow

• This is a rainbow.
• A rainbow has seven colours – Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo and Violet.
• A rainbow is usually seen on rainy days.

Pencil

• A pencil is made of wood.
• It is used to write.
• One must sharpen the pencil before writing.
• One can write and draw with a pencil.

Doctor

• I work in Hospital.
• I treat illnesses and cure diseases.
• People treat me as God.

Teacher

• A teacher teaches us good things.
• A teacher supports us, guides us, and inspires us.
• A teacher works in a school.

Newspaper

• It is a source of mass media.
• In India, newspaper is available in different languages.
• Reading newspaper is a good habit.

Mask

• Mask is a protective cover that one wears over the face.
• It covers the mouth and nose.
• It is advisable to wear mask when one goes to crowded places.
• Mask are of various types including disposable masks.

Sanitizer

• Sanitizer is used to kill germs.
• One must use the sanitizer when one comes home from outside.
• One must use the sanitizer after sneezing or coughing, before eating, and after using the washroom.

Mobile

• A mobile is an electronic device.
• We can call others and receive calls on the mobile.
• I like to take pictures with the mobile and also like to play games on the mobile phone.

Computer

• A computer is a machine.
• It has parts like CPU, monitor, keyboard and mouse.
• A computer works fast, it saves time, and makes our life easy.
• We can do many things on a computer, we can take online classes, we can book tickets, send email, watch movies, and do lot more.

Mahatmas Gandhi

• His full name was Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
• He was also known as Bapu ji.
• His birthday falls on Oct 2 which is celebrated in India as Gandhi Jayanti.

Lotus Temple

• Lotus temple is located in New Delhi, India.
• It is a place of worship for Hindus.
• The structure of the temple looks like a lotus flower.

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