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Good Listening

Kindergartners learn what good listening looks like — watching eyes, listening ears, a quiet mouth, a calm body, and a thinking brain — so they can pay attention and understand others.

KindergartenCASEL: Relationship Skills25 minutes1 class periodCASEL SELExplicit teaching4 StandardsCASEL
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Lesson at a Glance

Everything you need before the bell rings

Learning Objectives

Students will be able to…

  • ✓Explain good listening.
  • ✓Use listening parts.
  • ✓Keep a calm body.
  • ✓Understand others.
Essential Question

Good listeners use their whole body! When someone is talking, how do you show that you’re a good listener?

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Interactive Task
Explore · Interactive

The Good Listening Explorer

Project this and tap each part. Have children learn what good listening looks like.

👂 Explore good listening — tap eachTry it

The Lesson · SEL Flow (Check-In · Learn · Practice · Apply · Reflect)

25 minutes, five moves

Tap any phase to open the teacher moves and student actions.

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Check-In — Whole-Body Listening

3 min

Good listeners use their whole body — how?

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Do a check-in.
  • Ask about listening.
  • Be caring.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Check in.
  • Think.
  • Get ready.
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Learn — Good Listening

7 min

Children learn.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Send children to the Good Listening Explorer.
  • Note each part.
  • Try them.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Tap each.
  • Note them.
  • Try it.
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Practice — Practice

7 min

Children practice.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Watch with your eyes.
  • Listen with your ears.
  • Keep your body calm.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Watch.
  • Listen.
  • Be calm.
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Apply — Listen

5 min

Children apply.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Listen to a friend.
  • Keep your mouth quiet.
  • Think about the words.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Listen.
  • Be quiet.
  • Think.
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Reflect — Reflect

3 min

Children close.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Name a listening part.
  • Show good listening.
  • Complete the exit ticket.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Name one.
  • Show it.
  • Complete the exit ticket.
Standards Alignment

Built to the standards you report on

Aligned to the CASEL 5 Social & Emotional Learning Competencies.

CASEL
Relationship Skills

Listen with attention.

CASEL
Self-Management

Show self-control while listening.

CASEL
Social Awareness

Pay attention to others.

CASEL
Relationship Skills

Communicate well.

Differentiation

One lesson, every learner

Multilingual Learners

ELL / EMERGING READERS
  • Listening-part cards.
  • Sentence frame: “I listen with my ___.”
  • Practice together.

Support & Access

IEP / 504
  • Start with eyes and ears.
  • Show one part.
  • Practice with a partner.

Stretch & Extend

GIFTED / EARLY FINISHERS
  • Listen and repeat back.
  • Explain why we listen.
  • Lead a listening game.
Materials

What to gather

  • 📽️Screen / board
  • 👂Listening cards
  • 💻The Good Listening Explorer
  • 🗣️A talking prompt
  • 🖍️Crayons
  • 🎫Exit-ticket slips
Vocabulary

Key terms — hover for a quick definition

listento hear carefullyeyeswatch the speakerearshear the wordsquietnot talkingcalmstill and relaxedthinkuse your brainattentionlooking and listeningspeakerthe person talking
Evaluate

Exit Ticket

Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.

QUESTION 1
What do your eyes do when you listen?
Look at the person talking.
QUESTION 2
What does your mouth do when you listen?
Stays quiet and waits for your turn.
QUESTION 3
Name one part of good listening.
Eyes watch, ears listen, mouth quiet, body calm, or brain thinks.

Reflect: good listening.

Have children show good listening — eyes watching, ears listening — when a grown-up talks. A printable listening sheet is in the SEL library.

Study · Flashcards

Study the key terms

Tap a card to flip it, then rate whether you knew it. Built from this lesson’s vocabulary.

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Practice · Quiz

Check your understanding

A quick self-check with instant feedback, drawn from this lesson’s key terms.

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Practice · Worksheet

Printable worksheet

A print-and-go review sheet with a built-in answer key. Tap “Show answer key” to reveal answers, or print the clean version for students.

🖨️ Relationship Skills: Good ListeningPrint
Name: ________________________
Date: ____________

Part A · Write the word that matches each meaning

Word bank: attention, calm, ears, eyes, listen, quiet, speaker, think
  1. still and relaxed
  2. use your brain
  3. not talking
  4. looking and listening
  5. to hear carefully
  6. hear the words
  7. the person talking
  8. watch the speaker

Part B · Show what you learned

  1. What do your eyes do when you listen?
  2. What does your mouth do when you listen?
  3. Name one part of good listening.
Answer key — Part A: 1) calm · 2) think · 3) quiet · 4) attention · 5) listen · 6) ears · 7) speaker · 8) eyes
Part B: 1) Look at the person talking. 2) Stays quiet and waits for your turn. 3) Eyes watch, ears listen, mouth quiet, body calm, or brain thinks.