Write Listen, Retell, Ask, Retell on the board, noticing that it’s a pattern. State: Active listeners listen to what is being said, retell what they first heard, ask questions to learn more, and retell new understandings. Connect with BodiesĪ simple kinesthetic exercise can be added to let students practice the rhythmic pattern of active listening. Tell students that when we listen with our ears, eyes and bodies it’s called active listening. Have the group describe the differences in your listening behavior. When the student is finished, ask whether it felt better the first time or the second time they shared their favorite meal details with you. Ask the same student again to describe their favorite dinner, this time turning away, showing poor body language and poor eye contact, and interrupting the student mid-sentence. Next tell the group you will show what it looks like when someone is not being a good listener. Optional: Make a chart of good listening behaviors including eyes on speaker, body facing speaker, not interrupting, asking to understand more, etc. After the student clarifies, ask the group whether they thought you were being a good listener and how they could tell. Allow the student to answer your question, then restate the details (“First you told me your favorite meal is a hamburger and fries, then you also said you like it with a lemonade and ketchup, is that right?”). When the student stops speaking, restate what they said (“I heard you say your favorite meal includes…”) and then ask a follow-up question (“I wonder what you would have to drink with that,” or “What kind of sauce goes on top of that?”, etc.). As they speak, maintain active listening behaviors including body language and acknowledgement (“Mmhmm” or nodding). 
Ask the student to tell you what their favorite meal is. 
Gather students in a common meeting area and select one student to come forward.
Instructions for Active Listen Exercises Prompt: Active Listening Exercises: Partner Cards for Elementary, Middle, or High.Recommended Grade Level: Elementary, Middle, and High
0 kommentar(er)
