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Listening Skills Partner Game

Listening Skills Partner Game helps children practice clear instructions, careful listening, and patience with a partner.

Time20 to 30 minutes
Best ForPairs
SpaceTables or floor space
SuppliesBlocks, paper shapes, drawing paper, pencils, dividers optional

How To Run It

  1. Pair the children and give one partner a simple picture or structure.
  2. Have the other partner sit where they cannot see the original.
  3. The first partner describes how to draw or build the design without showing it.
  4. After a few minutes, compare the original and the copy.
  5. Switch roles and try a second design.
  6. Discuss which words and listening habits helped most.

Design Options

  • A simple block tower
  • A pattern made from paper shapes
  • A basic house drawing
  • A grid with colored squares