Beginner Debate Games and Activities Pack | 12 Speaking Games | ClaimLore
Twelve low-prep speaking games that train specific habits: stating an opinion and a reason, backing a claim with a specific example, asking a real question, and responding to someone else's point, without worksheet-style busywork. No paid tools are needed.
What is included
- 29-page Game Lab guide with rules, time estimates (5-20 minutes), online and in-person adaptations, and three ready-to-run lesson recipes
- Eight student worksheets plus a 72-topic prompt bank
- 8-page printable deck with 64 cut-apart prompt cards for ten of the games
- Four reusable pages: game picker, talk tokens, game passport and game-day record
The 12 games
This or That Lightning, Because Chain, Opinion Corners, Mystery Object Mini-Speech, Reason Relay, Example Hunt, Switch Sides, Question Catch, Rebuttal Ping-Pong, Claim Detective, Talk Token Challenge and Build-a-Case Race.
Who it is for
Upper elementary through middle school teachers, debate clubs, speech classes and homeschool parents who want low-prep warm-ups and practice activities.
Format: digital PDF download.
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Hi, I'm Jerin Parker. I'm a debate and public speaking coach with almost ten years of teaching experience. Through competition, I earned the National Forensic League Quadruple Ruby, and I competed in debate and public speaking through high school and university in the TFA, UIL and NFL systems. I now coach World Scholar's Cup and SPAR debate. My ClaimLore resources use the Steelman Method: students argue the other side's case before making their own, so they learn to reason, listen, and speak with confidence.








