*Following Listening Rules helps everyone learn

*Your brain gets smarter every time it works hard.

Key Words: Listening, Rules, Respect

Objective: Students will be able to:

*name and demonstrate Listening Rules

*Apply attention, memory, and inhibitory skills during brain building games

Materials: Puppet, Listening Rules Cards

Lesson:

Warm-Up: Have students play "My Turn, Your Turn". Teacher names and touches two body parts. Students wait until teacher says "Your Turn" and touches the same two body parts. Repeat.

Lesson:

1. Use the puppet to model each of the Listening Rules:

*Eyes watching (point to eye)

*Ears listening (cup hand to ear)

* Voice quiet (finger to mouth)

*Body still (Hug body)

Have students repeat each rule as you say them out loud. 

2. Have students look at a photo of someone listening. Students identify which Listening Rules the person in the photo is using.

3. Use the Listening Rules Cards to review.

4. Play "My Turn, Your Turn" with the Listening Rules. Say the rule and have the students model the action. Then model the action and have the students repeat the rule.

Wrap Up:

 Ask students to show you what they look like when they are following the Listening Rules

*Thinking about how others want to be treated and treating them that way helps you be respectful.

*Being respectful helps you learn.

Key Words: Respect, behavior

Objectives: Students will be able to identify respectful behavior in themselves and others; and determine respectful responses to scenarios.

Materials: Sing and Step CD, Chart paper and markers.

Warm-Up: Pair students to use "Think, Turn, Tell". Model for class by picking a students and have you both think about a questions (ie. What is respect) and then take turns sharing their responses. Partner A turn to Partner B and answers question and then they switch roles. Ask each pair to think about what respect means to them and share. Have a few pairs share their ideas.

Lesson:

* have students look at a photo and see if they can spot respectful behavior. Have them share their ideas with their partner (Think, Turn, Share). Have some pairs share their ideas.

*Have students think of one thing they do to behave respectfully and share with partner (Think, Turn, Share). Make a list of things respectful learners do.

*Have students role play certain scenarios:

1. You need to borrow a pencil.

2. A classmate drops a water bottle on the floor.

3. You want to ask a question during a lesson.

Wrap-Up

Remind students of what they learned about respect:

*What respect means

*What respect looks like.

* How respect can help you be a better learner.

Listen to the song "Be a Learner" and raise your hand when you hear the word respect.

3.0 Most of the time*.... is skilled at:
Listening With Understanding and Empathy; "You Before Me!"

Listens with respect

*Development of Habits of Mind is a life-long, continuous process.