Curated OER
New York State English Language Arts Test" Listening Selection Grade 7
An article about Dr. Robert Metcalf's work to create solar cookers is the subject of an article used in 2010 on the New York State listening exam. Although no questions are included, the passage is ideal for such an exam and questions...
British Council
British Council Learn English Central: Listening and Watch
A selection of 20 or so mp3 listening files, with audioscripts, that you can download and play on your computer or portable player. Each comes with a follow-up activity -- these can vary, e.g., an offline writing assignment, online...
Other
Bab Books: On Line Stories and Resources for Kids
Collection of children's books online. Some of the books are "Talking books," and children can create their own story by using Adlib and even have the story read back to them.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Marvin K. Mooney Lesson Plan
In this lesson students get to combine the world of literacy and physical movement! As the teacher reads the book "Marvin K. Mooney Will You Please Go Now" by Dr. Seuss, students listen carefully and safely jump up out of their chairs...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Twizzle Lesson Plan
Students must use their listening and exercise skills to win this game! Students listen for commands from their teacher such as jump, turn, freeze, go, and twizzle. As they hear them, they must perform them quickly and properly before...
PBS
Pbs Kids: Sesame Street: Games: Oscar's Rotten Ride
Help Oscar collect trash on the beach, underwater, or in space.
Other
Esl Independent Study Lab
This is a great resource for ESL/EFL students; it presents a collection of more than 250 sites where you can find reading and writing exercises, games, vocabulary, pronunciation, grammar, and more. Rather than present a straight list,...
James Madison University
James Madison University: Reflective Listening Exercise
This exercise in reflective listening is designed to be done with a partner. Instructions are tailored to classroom use, complete with assessment sheets. There is also quite a bit of background material for those doing the exercise....
Other
Morningside Center: Active Listening
In this activity, students practice active listening by paraphrasing what they hear. Students will practice listening to one another and repeating what they heard. Various listening activities are included in this activity.
Starfall
Starfall: Teddy Bear Teddy Bear
This video is a song about Teddy Bear following directions such as touch your feet.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Rumor Has It!
Lesson plan showing how rumors can get started. Mr. Peabody's Apples by Madonna is read and discussed. Students participate in game of relaying messages by whispering into the ear of the student next to them and seeing what the resulting...
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Listening to Prices
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a simple flipchart to assess students' understanding of verbal pricing. Each page has an audio link to someone saying a price. The students should vote on which price they heard the voice say....
Other
Story Arts: Listening Skills Table for Storytelling
Two rubrics to assess a listener's attention during a storytelling session. The first is used to record frequency of audience reactions. The second is used to access the listener's level of comprehension.
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Listening Game
Students will practice their ability to acknowledge new information expressed by classmates. A good lesson for the first day of school!