Listening Skills

Listening is a complex skill that is essential for learning, building relationships, and interacting with the world. Active listening is more than just hearing sounds and words; how words are conveyed with nonverbal cues like body language and tone of voice are just as important.

This hands-on lesson by ConnectED dives into the elements of active listening and how to improve your skills in a helpful 15-minute-long video. After discussing the importance of mindset, whether it is curious or empathetic, the lesson looks at four techniques that are key to active listening. The video will guide you and your students through a deep breathing exercise and emphasize how important this skill can be to calm stress and enable you to listen and respond thoughtfully.

Following the lesson, eight review questions and answers are provided to gauge students’ understanding – and see how well they were listening!