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Name of Activity:
Listening Spots
Purpose of Activity:
To have students learn their personal space in order to listen to the teacher.Suggested Grade Level:
PreK-2Materials Needed:
Five different colored permanent markers, semi circular place in the gym to draw the marksDescription of Idea
For my PreK - second grade students, I have drawn
symbols on my gym floor to give them their own special
"listening spot". The symbols I use are numbered and color
coded, such as green frogs, red apples, orange buses,
black bears, etc.
I use five different symbols/colors
and repeat the combination starting with 1 and going
through 5. For my school, I only need 24 symbols, as that
is my largest class size. I got permission from my
principal to use permanent markers to color these symbols in
a semi-circle around the free-throw zone of our gym.
I space them out to give the students enough room
to sit comfortably on them without touching the next
student. I can assign students to a spot and then when I
need to talk to them I ask them to return to their
listening spots. In a semi-circle, I can see everyone,
no-one is fighting over who they will sit by, and I have
instant groups (all the greens, numbers,
etc.).
I write down the names of the students on a
chart so that a substitute teacher can have access to needed "special"
information. This has been a lifesaver and has eliminated
disputes over who sits or stands where when I need to talk
to them.

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