Active Listening Activities for Kids at Home
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Teaching your kids quality listening skills is made easy thanks to active listening activities. Here are some creative listening activities that will help your toddlers and kids learn how to listen without yelling.
Active Listening Activities for Kids
Sound Scavenger Hunt: Create a list of specific sounds (e.g., a dog barking, a car honking) and go on a hunt to find and identify them.
Musical Chairs: Play a game of musical chairs where kids must listen for when the music stops and quickly find a chair to sit in.
Simon Says: Play the classic “Simon Says” game where one person gives commands, but the players should only follow if the command begins with “Simon says.”
Listen and Draw: Give verbal instructions for drawing a picture and see how closely the drawings match the instructions.
Storytelling Relay: Sit in a circle and tell a story, with each person adding a sentence.
Guess the Sound: Play various sounds (e.g., animal noises, musical instruments) and have kids guess what’s making the sound.
Telephone: Form a line of kids and whisper a message to the first child, who then whispers it to the next, and so on.
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