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Citizenship at key stages 1 and 2    (Year 1-6)

Unit 01: Taking part - developing skills of communication and participation
Section 1: Years 1 and 2 - Developing our communication skills (1)

QCA

Objectives
Children should learn:
  • to understand what is involved in effective listening
  • to listen to and respond to others

Activities

Outcomes
Children:
  • With another adult, role-play a situation where one person describes something to the other, eg what they like to do during the lunch hour. The 'listener' demonstrates poor listening, eg by moving around, interrupting, making a noise, looking away, talking to somebody else. Ask the children to offer ideas about all the things they saw the 'listener' do wrong. List their ideas on a board. Ask them what the listener should have done instead to show good listening, and make another list.
  • In pairs, children tell their partner a story or talk about something they did at the weekend. The listener then repeats this back to the speaker or draws a picture of it.
  • show their understanding of effective listening through increased awareness of body language
  • describe what effective listening involves

Points to note
  • Link with English: En1 S&L 2a, 2d in the key stage 1 programme of study.
  • Link this activity with other areas of learning by using incentives (which can be for individuals or the whole class) that recognise when the children are practising listening skills.
  • Remind the children of their agreed ground rules for discussion. The list of rules can be developed for this activity, and displayed in the classroom as a reminder.

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1. Years 1 and 2 - Developing our communication skills (1)
2. Years 1 and 2 - Developing our communication skills (2)
3. Years 1 and 2 - Working together (1)
4. Years 1 and 2 - Working together (2)
5. Years 1 and 2 - Making choices
6. Years 3 and 4 - Developing our communication skills (1)
7. Years 3 and 4 - Developing our communication skills (2)
8. Years 3 and 4 - Working together
9. Years 5 and 6 - Developing our communication skills
10. Years 5 and 6 - Working together - making decisions