Wildcat PD:

Active Listening Olympics!

Let’s go go for the gold in being a good listener!

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Opening Ceremony: What does it mean to you to be an active listener? Share in one word what active listening means to you.

Warm Up: Please watch this video about being an active listening olympian:

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Whoa! That was some high level listening! Let’s review those skills! To be olympic listeners, we must:

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Check in: Can you think of a time someone listened to you? How did it make you feel?

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Write how it made you feel in the chat! ( 1-2 sentences)

Main Event: Let’s practice what we have learned You will listen to an interview from StoryCorps.

Discussion Questions:

• Why do you think that it was powerful for Celeste to listen to Aaron and his story?
• How did Celeste show Aaron that she was really listening to him?
• Why do you think that it was important to Aaron that his teacher, Celeste, listened to him and his story? How do you know?

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Congrats! You have earned a gold medal in active listening!!!

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Fun Fact! Dragila Gym is named after Gold Medal Olympian, Stacy Dragila!

Exit Ticket: In one word, say what you have learned about being an active listener.