Lesson 2: Focusing Attention and Listening

Why This Lesson Matters

Listening is a critical skill for learning. In this lesson, students practice focusing their attention and learn specific ways to be good listeners. Students need good attention and listening skills to focus on what their teacher says, hear directions, and understand lessons. Focusing-attention and listening skills can also help students get along with peers.

Objectives

Students will be able to:

• Identify examples of focusing attention

• Identify examples of listening

• Apply focusing-attention and listening skills in the context of a game and in response to scenarios

Lesson Concepts

• Focusing your attention and listening help you be a better learner.

• Focusing your attention and listening are ways to show respect.