Voices Together: Speaking and Listening · Speaking and Listening

Active Listening and Response

Practicing the art of listening to understand and responding thoughtfully to the ideas of peers.

Key Questions

  1. 1What does it look like and feel like to be a respectful listener?
  2. 2How can we ask a question that helps us understand a friend's idea better?
  3. 3Why is it important to wait for someone to finish speaking before we respond?

Ontario Curriculum Expectations

ON: Oral Communication - Grade 2
Grade: Grade 2
Subject: Language Arts
Unit: Voices Together: Speaking and Listening
Period: Speaking and Listening

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