Helps someone feel safe How can you show you are listening Offer support Important in an emergency helps them feel heard Why listening matters Helps you understand more Free! Listening to someone in distress Shows respect Prevents them from shutting down Important for negotiating Don’t judge Important for learning Helps you decide if you agree Important in relationships Active listening Part of being a friend Allows you to connect with others Helps someone feel less alone Important for School and work Be patient - wait to respond Important social skill Don’t interrupt Helps keep a community strong Helps someone feel safe How can you show you are listening Offer support Important in an emergency helps them feel heard Why listening matters Helps you understand more Free! Listening to someone in distress Shows respect Prevents them from shutting down Important for negotiating Don’t judge Important for learning Helps you decide if you agree Important in relationships Active listening Part of being a friend Allows you to connect with others Helps someone feel less alone Important for School and work Be patient - wait to respond Important social skill Don’t interrupt Helps keep a community strong
(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.
I-Helps someone feel safe
G-How can you show you are listening
G-Offer support
O-Important in an
emergency
I-helps them feel
heard
N-Why listening matters
N-Helps you understand more
N-Free!
I-Listening to someone in distress
B-Shows respect
I-Prevents them from shutting down
O-Important for negotiating
G-Don’t judge
O-Important for learning
N-Helps you decide if you agree
O-Important in relationships
B-Active listening
B-Part of being a friend
N-Allows you to connect with others
I-Helps someone feel less alone
O-Important for
School and work
G-Be patient - wait to respond
B-Important social skill
G-Don’t interrupt
B-Helps keep a community strong