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