Listen with Your Whole Body

6-8 years

Me with Others

15 min / 3x per week

Learning goal :

Developing My Ability to Communicate Harmoniously with Others

Pedagogical Intention :

Really Listening Without Interrupting

Target skills :

Active listening posture, SLANT, Full-body attention

Materials :

SLANT poster (Sit up, Lean in, Ask questions, Nod, Track the speaker)

Detailed procedure :

1. Introduction: "Real listening is active - it uses your whole body, not just your ears."
2. Introduce SLANT: Sit up / Lean in / Ask relevant questions / Nod to show understanding / Track the speaker with your eyes.
3. Practice in pairs: one tells a 2-min story about something that happened to them, the other uses SLANT.
4. Debrief: how did it feel to be listened to that way?
5. Script: "The best gift you can give someone is your full attention."

Progress Indicators :

Demonstrates all 5 SLANT behaviors during a 2-min partner story. Describes how SLANT feels from the speaker's side. Applies SLANT spontaneously during class discussions.

Research Foundations :

Rosenberg (2003); Denham (1998); Saarni (1999)