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