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