Cooperation

Description of the Lesson or Program:

The following lesson it presented to 3rd graders. It is presented in classroom and takes approximately 25 minutes. The lesson is presented in order to demonstrate and practice good listening skills.
3 minutes:

Ask for a volunteer to come up to the front of the room. Sitting face to face with the volunteer, have them share with you something the he/she likes to do in school. During this conversation use poor listening, i.e. look away, get up, lean back, cross your arms. After a minute, stop and ask: " Was I listening", "What kinds of things were I doing which indicated that I wasn't listening".
3 minutes:

Ask for another volunteer to come to the front of the class. Have that student share what they like about school. Use good listening skills, i.e. keeping still, leaning a bit forward, making eye contact. Ask: "Was I listening this time?" "What was I doing that indicated I was listening?"
4 minutes:

Practice Listening. Have students pair up and sit face to face. Explain that they are going to practice good listening with their partner for 1 minute. Then, they will be sharing the same topic while their partners listen to them.
5 minutes:

Bring group back together to discuss how they and their partner feel that they did during this exercise.

* How well did you listen?
* How well did you feel your partner listened?
* How did it feel to be listened to?
* How did it feel to listen carefully to someone else?