B. Use appropriate listening and communication behaviors
 

Guess What's in the Bag:  A Language-based Activity
This exercise focuses on speaking, listening, and problem-solving skills.

Wanted: A New Friend
This lesson uses the book Alexander, Who's Not (Do You Hear Me?  I  Mean It!) Going to Move to explore self-portraiture.

Storytime with Beatrix Potter: Listen to some classic stories online.

Parent Center: Fun activities to promote listening skills (Kindergarten to 1st grade): This site offers activities that promote listening skills.

The Question Game: Students will develop oral language skills through a question and answer game.

Help Your Child Learn to Listen:  This site offers activities for parents to help their children become better listeners.

Suggestions for English Language Learners (ELLs):
(E/B=Entering/Beginning, D=Developing, E=Expanding)

E/B: Understand and respond to one-step directions when supported visually; D: Understand and respond to one-to-two step directions when supported visually and with high-frequency words; E: Understand and respond to one-to-two-step directions.
E/B: Express thoughts pictorially, with nonverbal gestures, and possibly simple high-frequency words, spoken words and phrases; D: Express thoughts and opinions with clear words and phrases; E: Express thoughts and opinions with clear and nearly accurate words, phrases, and sentences.
E/B: Express stories sequentially using pictures, nonverbal gestures, simple high-frequency words and possibly some spoken words or phrases; D: Express stories sequentially using pictures and spoken words and phrases; E: Express stories sequentially using pictures and clear and nearly accurate spoken words, phrases, and sentences.
E/B: Describe people, places, and things with simple words or phrases; D: Describe people, places, and things with words and phrases; E: Describe people, places, and things with clear and nearly accurate words, phrases, and sentences.
E/B: Recite a simple poem or song; D: Recite short poems, stories, and songs; E: Recite short poems, rhymes, stories, and songs.
 

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