Why listening matters Helps someone feel less alone Part of being a friend Helps someone feel safe How can you show you are listening Free! Offer support Important for learning Important in relationships Be patient - wait to respond Important in an emergency Allows you to connect with others Helps keep a community strong Prevents them from shutting down Important social skill Active listening helps them feel heard Helps you understand more Shows respect Don’t interrupt Important for negotiating Helps you decide if you agree Listening to someone in distress Important for School and work Don’t judge Why listening matters Helps someone feel less alone Part of being a friend Helps someone feel safe How can you show you are listening Free! Offer support Important for learning Important in relationships Be patient - wait to respond Important in an emergency Allows you to connect with others Helps keep a community strong Prevents them from shutting down Important social skill Active listening helps them feel heard Helps you understand more Shows respect Don’t interrupt Important for negotiating Helps you decide if you agree Listening to someone in distress Important for School and work Don’t judge
(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.
N-Why listening matters
I-Helps someone feel less alone
B-Part of being a friend
I-Helps someone feel safe
G-How can you show you are listening
N-Free!
G-Offer support
O-Important for learning
O-Important in relationships
G-Be patient - wait to respond
O-Important in an
emergency
N-Allows you to connect with others
B-Helps keep a community strong
I-Prevents them from shutting down
B-Important social skill
B-Active listening
I-helps them feel
heard
N-Helps you understand more
B-Shows respect
G-Don’t interrupt
O-Important for negotiating
N-Helps you decide if you agree
I-Listening to someone in distress
O-Important for
School and work
G-Don’t judge