You also have a pretend phone of some sort (which is optional but really does bring it to life).

Have a box or bag with some mystery objects inside. This is a simple listening game that is really jazzed up by using some kind of pretend phone call. If you’re looking for more alliteration games then check out these ten terrific ones. It could also be words that start with the same sound (alliteration), are the same color, or some other feature like that. It could be rhyming objects, for example. The harder version of the game is where you have objects that share a more complex association. We have a tractor, truck, car, toothbrush, motorbike.’ You could also have some objects to really bring it to life.įor example, ‘Let’s see what’s in the car park. You tell a story, but it has one element in it that makes no sense.įor example, ‘For dinner, I ate chicken, a sausage, a leopard, carrots and potatoes.’ What sounds a bit ridiculous in that sentence? There are also quite a few different ways to play it. Kids will have to listen carefully to pick which is the odd one out. This active listening game is not as easy as it looks. This is significantly trickier though, just to warn you. Top Tip – The harder version of the game is not to show them the objects first, but just let them guess. Probably start with only about 3 or 4 objects, but as they get better at the game you can expand the number you use. It’s as simple as that but really helps to improve listening skills. Then put your hand into the bag and make the noise of one of the objects. Some good objects are things like a crisp packet, a plastic bag, a brush, a dog toy, bells – and anything else like that. This gives them a fighting chance of guessing what they are later. They are what the noisy neighbor is going to use in his house to irritate the neighbors!Ī top tip is to show the children what the objects are first, and also make the noise for them. Have a feely bag or a box, and some objects that have been selected because they make a noise.

This is an old chestnut from the archives and one classic game that children really love. Move around the circle before saying ‘wonky donkey’ and then creep back to your place.To make this fun game harder you can do some of the following: If you know what your friends sound like, then you will be able to guess.Īlso, it is thinking about where the sound has come from, which helps in developing good listening skills. They are allowed to open their eyes and have three guesses to say who it was that said ‘wonky donkey’. They are going to stand up, creep over and shake the tail whilst saying ‘Wonky Donkey’. The donkey holds this tail in one hand, and it is draped over their shoulder so that it goes down their back. They are the ‘wonky donkey’ and they put their hands over their eyes. Pick one child to stand in the middle of the circle. Wonky DonkeyĪ less well-known one (but a real gem!) to start with. So, sit tight, and here are the best 21 listening games! 1. They are great for children between the ages of 3 to 7. These are the fun listening activities that children love, and that they ask for again and again. The best 21 have made it to this article. In ten years of teaching children between the ages of 3 to 5, I have tried out hundreds of listening games.

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