More Active listening in Conversations
by Cherrirorot © 2026
Price: $5 USD
Subjects: sel,relationshipSkills,speech,expressiveLanguage,pragmatics,socialAspectsOfCommunication
Grades: 4,5,6,7,8
Description
Help your students stop "drifting like satellites" and start building bridges! This comprehensive Boomcard deck is specifically designed for students who struggle with conversational reciprocity and social perspective-taking. This Deck Teaches: The "Satellite" Trap: Identifying when your mind drifts to your own interests. The Validation Step: Making a positive comment before asking a question. Hook Identification: Scanning a speaker's sentence for specific details to turn into a question. Reciprocity: Understanding that listening now leads to being heard later. What’s Included: Interactive Social Story: The Story of Leo and Maya (The Blue Jay Sketchbook). Level 1 (Scaffolded Practice): 10 Fill-in-the-blank cards where students must identify the "hook" and type a follow-up question. Level 2 (Independent Choice): 10 Multiple-choice cards where students must discriminate between a "Bridge-Builder" (on-topic), a "Bridge-Breaker" (talking about self), and a "Satellite" (random off-topic). Often, our students hear a friend speak and immediately want to share their own related (or unrelated) experience. This deck uses the story of Leo—a boy who loves space but learns to love his friends' topics more—to teach a concrete 2-step method for staying on the "Conversation Bridge."