Speech Topics For Kids

Speech topics for kids should include more than how I spent my summer vacation. I remember having to do this every year in elementary school...blah, boring! It was especially boring if our family didn't do anything special that year.

So here you'll find a few different, less boring speech topics for children that might get you some interesting speeches from your young ones.

1st 10 Speech Topics For Kids

• persuade us that doing homework is good/not good for you
• persuade us that watching cartoons is good/not good for you
• persuade us that recess should be longer
• explain why dogs are better than cats (or the other way around)
• show us how to make a popsicle pencil holder
• show us how to make the perfect peanut butter and jelly sandwich
• tell us why living on planet earth is better than living on planet mars
• tell us what happened to the dinosaurs
• show us how to stop a nose bleed
• tell us what makes you a good friend to have

2nd 10 Speech Topics For Kids

• tell us about the world's largest animal (blue whale)
• tell us about the world's tallest animal (giraffe)
• tell us about the world's fastest insect (dragonfly)
• talk about air pollution and how to reduce it where you live
• what is the best thing about summer
• what planet would you like to visit and why
• what to do if someone bullies you in the playground
• there is/is not too much violence on tv
• who is your hero/heroine and why
• if you could have one super power what would it be

3rd 10 Speech Topics For Kids

• how would you make your school better
• what is your favorite kind of music and why
• tell us about your favorite outdoor activity
• tell us about your favorite book
• what is your favorite thing about going back to school
• why everyone should eat more vegetables
• persuade us that drinking soda is bad for your health
• what is your favorite sport
• persuade us to recycle
• tell us why too much tv is bad for your health

4th 10 Speech Topics For Kids

• tell us why wearing a uniform to school is/is not a good idea
• tell us how rainbows are formed
• how to tell time with a sun clock
• why is it important to brush your teeth
• what is the greatest thing ever invented
• which cartoon character or fairy tale character would you like to be
• what is your favorite sports activity
• what are the safety rules for riding a bike
• what is your favorite subject in school and why
• what animal would you be if you could be an animal for a day

I hope these speech topics for kids have given you some ideas that may engender interesting speeches from the little ones. Check out some positive quotes for kids as well for ideas on speech topics. Using a quote as a prompt for a speech is fun and can engender some enlightening responses as to what that quote means to your elementary school student.