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Unit Overview

Communication: Gestures

Part of the communication skills track — this unit builds Communication: Gestures in a way that is structured and confidence-building.

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Why it matters for the future

Builds the communication & collaboration employers say graduates most lack.

🧠 Skills & Topics

Expression

Using hands to explain.

Clear Expression

Organising ideas about Communication: Gestures.

Confident Delivery

Communicating Communication: Gestures clearly.

🎯 Learning Outcomes

  • Uses gestures effectively
  • Explains Communication: Gestures in their own words with an example
  • Completes a Communication: Gestures task correctly with minimal help
  • Uses Communication: Gestures correctly in a short task or game

🎲 Suggested Activities

  1. 1Record or present a short piece demonstrating Communication: Gestures
  2. 2Explain Communication: Gestures to a partner, then swap
  3. 3Home challenge: find Communication: Gestures in daily life

✅ How Learning is Checked

  • ◆Short 5-question class quiz
  • ◆Hands-on task scored on a simple rubric
  • ◆Quick oral check and signed home practice
🧰 Materials
Workbook and notebookCharts and printable worksheetsEveryday objects for hands-on practice
🔑 Key Vocabulary
ExpressionClear ExpressionConfident Delivery

👨‍👩‍👧 At Home — for Parents

Ask your child to explain Communication: Gestures to you and spot one real example at home. Stay positive — reward effort and curiosity over perfect answers.

🍎 In the Classroom — for Teachers

Open with a 5-minute real-life hook, teach Communication: Gestures with concrete examples, then a guided task and an independent task. Differentiate with easier and extension versions.

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