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