4 • MODULE THREE: COMMUNICATION
ACTIVITY TWO
Listening
Group check in- Initiate a discussion about how that during communication, one person talks and another
person listens. If the person does not listen to you, then what we say and talk about has no
meaning. Sometimes we do not listen to our friends and other people; sometimes they do not
listen to us. In either situation, there will be a problem in communication and understanding. - Ask the children how they would know if someone is not listening to them. List the points:
a. Looks away;
b. Interrupts;
c. Looks at the watch;
d. Gets up to do something and returns;
e. Gives advice;
f. Talks to someone else;
g. Answers the phone;
h. Begins to do some work;
i. Does not stop doing work;
j. Says that s/he will be back in a minute and does not return; and
k. Looks bored. - Divide the children into two groups. They must stand facing each other. Pair off the two who face
each other. One child in the pair must talk about whatever the two of them care about or enjoy
between themselves, such as their family, a favorite movie they saw or a picnic they shared.
Give them a minute to think. - The facilitator asks for a volunteer to show by example what is meant by not being able to
communicate.
The volunteer child begins to speak about a visit to the market. The facilitator constantly
interrupts by:- Saying something else (talk about the hot weather).
OR - Saying that the same thing happened to him or her (“when I go to the market this
happens to me too”).
OR - Gives instant advice (very common) without waiting to listen to the child.
This can be great fun if you use any local event, language or any other common non-listening
behavior in your community.
- Saying something else (talk about the hot weather).