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Geo Jammin' - Day 2, Lesson 6: Rhyme and Reason

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students listen to the poem "Shapes" by Shel Silverstein in order to accurately and specifically describe shapes' rules/traits in their journals. They illustrate the poem and take turns reading during a creative shared reading session.
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Seeing Eye "Buddies"

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders observe a variety of sights within their schoolyard habitat and sitting quietly back-to-back with a partner describe what they see. The partner sketches the observations, 3rd graders compare drawings with the object described.
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Indispensable Listening Skills

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students listen to a story and orally explain the conclusion of the story, list three ways that the tigers in the story relate to themselves and clarify why they would rather someone read to them or read the material themselves.
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Enhancing Listening Comprehension

For Teachers Higher Ed
Pupils develop, discuss and practice listening skills in English, focusing on prediction activities and strategies for coping with difficult listening situations.
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Promoting Fluency and Accuracy Through Planning, Telling, Transcribing and Noticing

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Young scholars promote fluency through planning and noticing language through transcribing and correcting recorded anecdotes. They provide opportunities for long turns in speaking and give intensive listening practice.
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The Value of Teaching Lexis in Combination

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students conduct controlled practice in ten frequently used multi-word lexical items and engage in speaking practice to activate personal engagement with the target language.
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Listening, 'gossip' Vocabulary & Speaking

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students practice listening and speaking around the theme of gossip.
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the Sound Detective Scientist

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students identify sounds in their environment and acquire listening and inferring skills.
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Chrysanthemum Sound Boards

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students listen and match sounds such as rhyming, beginning, ending and vowel sounds to build phonemic awareness.
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MYSTERY PICTURES (Following Oral Directions)

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students draw pictures while following simple instructions. They discuss the importance of following directions explicitly. They discuss the differences between each child's work. They follow a second set of directions.
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Communication Skills

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students practice and model good listening skills, become aware of the effects of cultural and other biases that affect communication.
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Observation And Listening Skills

For Teachers 1st
First graders read a story about polar bears and make observations as they read. In this observations lesson plan, 1st graders listen carefully and sing a bear chant.
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ESL Listening Activity: "Yesterday"

For Students 4th - 6th
In this ESL listening activity, students listen to "Yesterday" by the Beatles, then fill in blanks to complete the song lyrics. A link to audio and additional resources is provided.
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Applying listening techniques though media presentation

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders practice speaking Spanish. In this Spanish language lesson, 12th graders listen to a song sung in Spanish, then correctly identify key components of its grammar and language. This lesson includes a teacher self...
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Ask Personal Questions

For Students 4th - 5th
In this personal questions worksheet, students practice asking each other questions to complete a profile analysis. Students ask and answer 20 questions.
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Folly or Fortune?

For Students 9th
In this listening selection worksheet, 9th graders read and listen to the story 'Folly or Fortune' by Lois Miner Huey to improve their listening skills.
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Back to Back Listening

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students complete a communication to improve their communication and listening skills. In this communication lesson, students sit in chairs back to back. One student describes a picture and the other study tries to draw the picture.
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Self-Control

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students participate in a problem solving activity. For this conflict resolution lesson, students sit in a circle and take turns standing up, but two children cannot be standing up next to one another at the same time. Students are...
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Desert, Island, Stream

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students demonstrate effective listening skills. In this listening skills instructional activity, students line up at the end of a court, and listen for instructions to run to the correct line labeled "desert," "island," or "stream."
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Airports

For Teachers Pre-K
Students respond to movement cues while maintaining their balance. In this movement and balance lesson, students gain understanding of general self space concepts while imagining themselves as an airplane. Students respond to high,...
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Kwanzaa Activities

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students listen to a book about Kwanzaa and discuss the holiday and its importance. For this Kwanzaa lesson, students make crafts after they read and discuss the story.
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Back to School Items

For Students K - 1st
In this listening skills worksheet, learners listen the given words and circle the image that matches the word. The 5 words relate to back to school items.
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Lesson 1: Listen to a Story

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students practice their listening skills. In this early childhood lesson plan, students identify various fire safety rules. Students answer questions after listening to a story.
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Conflict Resolution

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this listening worksheet, students listen to their teacher's instructions to draw a picture in the box. Students then grade how well they listened to the instructions.