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Lesson plan: Listening and hearing
From the Your World, My World online
resource
Age group: 4 - 7
Aims:
To encourage children to develop listening skills.
To help children develop empathy with and focus on the positive
aspects of Muluken, Cidinha, Sasha and Shakeel's lives.
What to do:
You will need:
Ask the children to pick one child from the photo set and imagine
that this person is their special friend. What do they like to
play together? What is nice about where their friend lives? What
is their friend's favourite food etc? Encourage children to focus
on the positive aspects that they find.
Now ask children to get into pairs with someone who has chosen
a different 'friend'. Explain that they are going to practise
listening to each other very carefully. Before beginning, ask
children how you can show that you are listening - not interrupting,
showing encouragement by nodding or smiling (as appropriate),
looking at the person, using gestures etc. This is called 'active
listening'.
Now ask the children to introduce their friends to each other.
The first child in the pair (A) should spend one minute talking
about his or her 'friend' to child B. While child A talks, child
B should listen carefully.
When child A has finished, child B should repeat back what has
been heard. Finally child A can add in anything that may have
been missed out. The children then swap roles and repeat the process.
Now come together as a class and talk about the active listening
that has taken place.
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How did children know they were
being listened to?
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What did it feel like being
listened to?
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Why is it important to listen?
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How does listening show that
you care?
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What can you do if you disagree
with what someone is saying?
Curriculum links:
| England |
Scotland |
Wales |
| Citizenship/PSHE:
- To identify and respect the differences and similarities
between people.
- To listen to other people, and play and work co-operativley.
English:
- Speaking and listening.
- Group discussion and interaction. |
PSD:
- Interpersonal relationships - demonstrate respect and tolerance
towards others.
English:
- Listening and talking in groups; reading for information. |
PSE:
- To identify and respect the differences and similarities
between people.
- To listen to other people, and play and work co-operativley.
English:
- Speaking and listening.
- Group discussion and interaction. |
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