Books to Teach the Importance of Listening

Listening skills is probably one of the top skills teachers (and parents) wish their students and kids had more of. I’ve found that using books to teach the importance of listening helps students

I really like using picture books to help students understand why there have to be rules in the first place, as well as important routines, procedures, and expectations.

Regardless of what grade you teach, it’s important to understand that teachers shouldn’t assume students already know how to do something, or should already know a certain classroom norm.

Everything must be explicitly taught, explained, modeled, and practiced. And then, repeat that process forever until you retire. 

And, this includes teaching students the importance of listening.

Listening skills are critical for helping building positive relationships with their peers and adults.

However, students don’t typically know how (or why) it’s important to focus their attention.

Using picture books where students can clearly see the consequences of listening or not, is a great way to to teach the importance of listening, as well as improving listening skills.

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Books to Teach the Importance of Listening

• Listen Buddy
  • Listen Buddy helps students understand the importance of listening carefully, and following directions.

• Howard B. Wigglebottom Learns to Listen
  • Howard gets into lots of trouble for not listening. When he listens better, his life gets better. 

• Why Should I Listen?
  • When children are caught up by the excitement of the moment, they sometimes forget to listen—and the result might be an accident or an avoidable mistake.
  • This book helps them understand the importance of listening to parents and teachers.

• Lacey Walker Nonstop Walker
  • Lacey Walker loves to talk. She talks all day, and sometimes all night.
  • But when she loses her voice, Lacey learns the importance of listening. She learns about all of the things she misses out on every day.

• My Mouth is a Volcano
  • My Mouth Is A Volcano takes an empathetic approach to the habit of interrupting and teaches children a witty technique to help them manage their rambunctious thoughts and words.

• Decibella and Her 6-Inch Voice
  • Isabella is so loud, she interrupts class and irritates others.
  • She doesn’t know how or when to use a softer, quieter voice until her teacher introduces the five volumes of voice.

• The Social Butterfly
  • Charlotte loves her friends. She also loves talking, singing, and playing. What Charlotte doesn’t love is sitting still, being quiet, and listening.
  • Charlotte doesn’t have time for that boring stuff! But Charlotte’s social ways might just ruin her friendships.

• Quiet Please, Owen McPhee!
  • Owen McPhee doesn’t just like to talk, he LOVES to talk. He spends every waking minute chattering away at his teachers, his classmates, his parents, his dog, and even himself.
  • But all that talking can get in the way of listening. And when Owen wakes up with a bad case of laryngitis, it gives him a much-needed opportunity to hear what others have to say.

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