University of Missouri
Um: Overcoming Barriers to Listening
Quick set of suggestions for overcoming the barriers to good listening.
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Guess What's in the Bag a Language Based Activity
Contains plans for a language activity called "Guess What's in the Bag." Students try to guess the object in a bag in order to develop descriptive language, listening, and problem solving skills. In addition to objectives and standards,...
Utah Education Network
Uen: Counting on Good Health
This multi-day lesson engages students in exploring healthy habits and components of the food pyramid. Students will describe their favorite foods that will be part of a class tasting party at the end of the days.
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ArtsNow
Arts Now Learning: Creating a Compelling Story [Pdf]
Using music from a wide variety of cultures, learners will develop good listening skills and write from the heart using their own voices. This aural exercise will help students begin to think creatively.
Randall Davis
Esl Cyber Listening Lab: Basic English Quiz: Telephone Conversations
A social listening exercise designed for English language learners. The exercise requires students to listen to short audio clips of typical questions and remarks that they might hear on the telephone. Then learners choose an appropriate...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Communicating at Work
In this interactive lesson, students will learn the importance of interpersonal communication skills, listening skills, and making a good impression. Students will gather information through reading, activities, and video excerpts from...
Free Management Library
Free Management Library: Habit to Differentiate Good From Poor Listeners
Table contrasting the habits of effective and poor listeners. Contains related links and links to discussion groups in the areas of management, business, and organization development.
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!
Utah Education Network
Uen: Facs: Communication
This lesson plan is to help students identify good listening and talking skills. The different kinds of communication are verbal, written, and non-verbal. Included in this instructional activity are activities for each type of...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Hello, Are You Listening?
Students gain a basic understanding of the engineering components behind telecommunications, in particular, the way telephone communication works to link one phone to another for conventional landline and cellular telephones. During this...
University of Texas at Austin
Tex's French Grammar: Adjectives That Precede the Noun
This site from Tex's French Grammar provides a clear and concise presentation of French adjectives that precede the noun (bon, beau, vieux, etc.) Helpful acronym for remembering - Beauty, Age, Numbers, Goodness, and Size (BANGS). Site...
Other
Musical English Lessons
Learn English vocabulary and grammar through songs from a wide range of famous pop artists from the Beatles and Elvis to contemporary standouts like Avil Lavigne, Good Charlotte, and James Blunt. Find an exercise by grammar or vocabulary...
Just Books Read Aloud
Just Books Read Aloud: The Goodness Gorillas
A video of the book "The Goodness Gorillas", written by Lisa McCourt and Pat Porter. Just Books Read Aloud is a site that includes children's books read aloud by normal (but enthusiastic) readers.
Just Books Read Aloud
Just Books Read Aloud:alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good Very Bad Day
A video of the book "Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day", written by Judith Viorist. Just Books Read Aloud is a site that includes children's books read aloud by normal (but enthusiastic) readers.
Just Books Read Aloud
Just Books Read Aloud: Norman Bridwell: Clifford's Good Deeds
A video of the book "Clifford's Good Deeds", written by Norman Bridwell. Just Books Read Aloud is a site that includes children's books read aloud by normal (but enthusiastic) readers.
Just Books Read Aloud
Just Books Read Aloud: The Woodcutter's Good Deed: An Aesopian Fable
A video of the book "The Woodcutter's Good Deed: An Aesopian Fable", written by Appu Series. Just Books Read Aloud is a site that includes children's books read aloud by normal (but enthusiastic) readers.
Just Books Read Aloud
Just Books Read Aloud: Josh Selig: Wonder Pets Good Night
A video of the book "Wonder Pets Good Night", written by Josh Selig, and illustrated by Little Airplane Productions. Just Books Read Aloud is a site that includes children's books read aloud by normal (but enthusiastic) readers.
Live Wire Media
Good Character: Being Friends
There are certain things you must do in order to be a good friend. Find a list of these things at this website as well as questions and activity ideas that will help you discuss friendship with classmates and family.
Defenders of Wildlife
Kids' Planet: Who Am I?
Being a good listener is the key to winning this interactive game. Click on the numbers and listen to the sounds. To win, you must identify the animal making the sound. Immediate feedback given.
Live Wire Media
Good Character: Teaching Guides for K 5
Guides for teaching life skills that range from trustworthiness to conflict resolution. These guides were created for use with a set of videos, "The Six Pillars of Character," but most of the information and ideas can be used without...
Live Wire Media
Good Character: The Six Pillars of Character: Fairness
Learn how to be a fair person. This website lists simple things you can do to be fair to others as well as discussion questions and activity ideas through which young students can think critically about what it means to be fair.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Meet My Muscles Upper Body Lesson Plan
Following along with their teacher, students learn about the various upper body muscles we have such as the bicep and pectoral muscles and learn how to give them a good stretch and exercise.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Meet My Muscles Lower Body Lesson Plan
This lesson depicts students following along with their teacher to learn about lower body muscles. Students learn about muscles such as the gluteal and hamstring and how to give them a good stretch and exercise.
PBS
Pbs Kids: Martha Speaks: Radio Martha
Martha the talking dog has her own radio show in this game. As she tells a story, students must listen closely and then find pictures that illustrate it. Different themes as presented.