Listening

=Now that we've learned about manners and how to speak, let's learn about listening! =

Listening is what you do when someone else is talking!

We listen, so that we hear important things that the grown ups and our friends have to tell us!

If Mr. Plato is telling you what to do during a fire drill, you want to listen to him so that if the fire alarm goes off, you know what to do!



When we listen, we stop playing and fold our hands in our lap.

It is rude to start talking if someone else is already talking, so we keep our mouth closed while they talk.

To show that we are listening to them, we should look at the person who is talking. That way, they know you're listening!

Let's see Bob and Jess demonstrate!



Bob: Jess, I want to go to the park. Would you like to come with me?

*Jess continues to play with toys and doesn't look up.*

Bob: Jess, did you hear me?

Bob asked Jess a question and Jess didn't stop playing or look around, so Bob didn't think she was listening! This is an example of BAD listening. Now let's see what Jess should have done when Bob talked to her!  Bob: Jess, I want to go to the park.

<span style="color: #72451d; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">*Jess takes her hand off of the toy and looks at Bob, folding her hands in front of her as she stands.*

<span style="color: #72451d; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Bob: Would you like to go with me?

<span style="color: #72451d; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Jess: That sounds like fun! Sure!

<span style="color: #72451d; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">When Bob was talking to her, Jess put her toy down, stood up, and looked at him so that Bob knew she was listening! This is a GOOD example of listening!


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