Lesson Plan

Why Listening Matters Lesson Plan

Students will understand why listening to their teacher is important for learning and safety, and will practice following listening instructions.

By learning to listen carefully, students build foundational skills for effective communication and classroom behavior, ensuring a safer and more engaging learning environment.

Audience

Time

Approach

Materials

Prep

Teacher Preparation

10 minutes

Step 1

Introduction and Discussion

5 minutes

Step 2

Slide Deck Presentation

10 minutes

Step 3

Reading and Group Activity

10 minutes

Step 4

Conclusion and Recap

5 minutes

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Slide Deck

Welcome to Our Lesson!

Introduce the lesson. Greet students with excitement. Explain that we will learn about why listening to our teacher is important.

Why Do We Listen?

Explain that listening helps us learn new things in class and keep everyone safe.

Listening Makes Us Safe

Talk about how listening makes our classroom fun and safe. Ask students to share experiences where listening helped.

Listening Shows Respect

Explain that listening shows respect to our teachers and friends. Use simple language and ask interactive questions.

Let's Share!

Conduct an interactive segment where students can share one time when they listened and it helped them.

Great Job Listening!

Summarize the lesson. Encourage students to practice good listening every day.

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Reading

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Discussion

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Why Listening Matters

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Kelsey Sproat

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