Effective Listening
This week was all about listening effectively. Recently, I began working in a fourth grade classroom. I have 16 extremely talkative 9 year olds. They all love appreciative listening, however they all talk over one another and it becomes very hard to listen to just one student. I loved this topic because I have been struggling these past 2 weeks with my students. There are so many new school rules and adjustments being made due to Covid. My students are very upset with all the new rules and I truly do feel bad for them it has been very hard adjusting to all the rules. Because of all the new Covid rules, my students attitudes have made a drastic change. Every time we leave our classroom, my students are being told to social distance and they are not allowed to play with their friends in other classes, and they are not allowed to play with any toys at recess. Every morning I tell my kids that we have to have positive attitudes about school and they way things are right now so that the school day goes by a little bit better. This school year has been filled with adjustments. Everyday I have to be flexible and help my students as best as I can.
Listening is a huge tool that will help make a person successful in life. It is so important to listen and listen effectively so that you know what is going on in your surroundings. Being a teacher has shown me the importance of teaching young kids the importance of listening. I have had students ask me the same question 4 times because they have not been listening. After the third time, I do not tell my students what they should be doing and this has helped getting my students to listen better.
I can sympathize with students who have a hard time listening! I can't imagine going to school and not being able to "act like a kid" and enjoy recess with friends or playing with toys. This has to be a huge challenge for the students and the teachers. Let's hope everything gets back to normal very soon!
ReplyDeleteYour teaching style is so sweet. Those students are lucky to be reminded of how important it is to be positive during this time. I like that you included how important listening is. They need to learn how to listen and that is a skill that every kid has to learn.
ReplyDeleteI love how you teach. I personally get distracted a lot and it feels good to know there are teachers who try to help out. I am so glad that you are teaching them how to listen properly and effectively.
ReplyDeleteI feel your pain!! I'm currently teaching pre-k through second grade with no more than 7-8 kids a class and all they want to do is talk over one another! It has not been easy adjusting to the pandemic rules put in place yet as you had mentioned, with a positive attitude it helps ease the tension amongst the class. As Katelyn mentioned, they need to learn how to listen as this is an important tool they'll use as they carry on in their lives
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