Listening to Understand, Not to Fix
SEL Domain: Empathy
Grades: 6-8
*Lesson may need to be modified to meet the specific needs of students
Description:
Students will distinguish listening to understand from listening to fix or judge, and practice an empathetic check-in with active-listening responses.
Materials
"Three Kinds of Listening" chart (to fix / to judge / to understand);
Response cards ("That sounds hard." "What was that like?" "Do you want ideas or just someone to listen to?")
Timer
