{"id":281,"date":"2026-02-07T13:57:18","date_gmt":"2026-02-07T18:57:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cci.utk.edu\/tops\/?page_id=281"},"modified":"2026-03-30T22:02:15","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T02:02:15","slug":"k-12-education","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cci.utk.edu\/tops\/additional-resources\/k-12-education\/","title":{"rendered":"K-12 Education"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Public speaking is a skill students can start building long before college. These resources are<br>written for educators and students at every level, from early classroom activities to high school<br>exercises that mirror real-world speaking situations. Take a look below to get started!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull utkwds-stack-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-390953e2 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-002ffff5 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column utkwds-stack has-light-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-8840effd wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-1af3027d wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small);padding-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small)\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\">Early Childhood and Elementary School<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Getting young students comfortable speaking in front of others doesn&#8217;t happen overnight, but the right activities make a real difference early on. 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