Ages 4+ · Life Skills · Friends and kindness
Listening ears
👂ears👀eyes🤫quiet mouth✋wait my turn
Listening ears.The big ideaWe listen with our ears and eyes, and a quiet mouth.
How it works
We listen with our ears, and with our eyes too, by looking at who is talking.
A quiet mouth helps our ears hear every word.
If we have an idea, we wait and put up a paw. Listening is kind, because it shows we care.
Example 1: Ears and a quiet mouth
- Open your listening ears.
- Keep your mouth quiet.
- Now you can hear every word of the story.
Example 2: Eyes help too
- Look at the person who is talking.
- Sit still, with your paws in your lap.
- Then they can see that you are listening.
👀look🧍sit still👂listen
Listen with eyes.Example 3: Wait your turn
- Kit has a great idea in the middle of the story.
- He does not call out. He puts up his paw.
- At the end the teacher says, yes, Kit? and everyone listens to him.
Words to know
- listen
- To use your ears to hear.
- quiet
- Making no noise.
- turn
- Your time to talk.
- idea
- Something you think of.
Watch out
- Do not talk while a friend is talking. Listen first.
- Do not wander off. Sit with your friends and listen.
- Do not cover your ears. Keep them open.
- Put the toy down to listen.
Try it
- What do we listen with?
- A friend is talking. Do we talk too?
- You have an idea during a story. What do you do?
- Is listening kind?
Answers: 1. ears and eyes · 2. no · 3. put up my paw and wait · 4. yes
Try at homeAsk a grown-up to tell you a short story. Use your listening ears and a quiet mouth. Then say what you liked best.
For grown-upsAsk your child to tell you one thing they liked best after you tell a short story, and notice when they listen all the way to the end.