Practice active listening
Yes, and... Storytelling
When students participate in theatre games, they learn the importance of listening because their next line depends on understanding what they just heard. Step 1: 3-5 students come to front of the room. Step 2: Title of story is chosen (students in the audience and/or the teacher can chose) *The teacher could use curriculum material to create the titles of the stories and this can be used as a formative or summative assessment, i.e. The Day the Cell Split or a retelling of a story they've read or an event in history.* Step 3:Chorally, the students in line say the title of the story together at the teacher's 1-2-3 cue. This indicates that they have all accepted the story title and will do their best to tell the story together. Step 4: The first person begins the story by saying the first line. The next person must begin their line with the words "Yes, and..." as a way to accept the story that has been given to them. Storytelling link (see comments) |
Thumbs up! Signals to Encourage Active Listening
Watch the video to gain some ideas about implementing active listening activities into your classroom.
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Whole Body Listening
I like this idea of whole body listening, but I do think that it has to be used as a tool not a rule. Students may need modifications with whole body listening, and it is the educators job to attend to those. The article below does a great job talking about how it should be used as a tool and not a rule. Read more about Whole Body Listening. |
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