Active listening drawing game
Overview: No artistic abilities are required for this quick activity regardless of whether it is a stand-alone activity or unit starter. Context and communication styles will definitely be part of the wrap-up discussion and students will want to practice their ability to provide detail and listen critically well after this activity ends. To access the video recording of the webinar detailing this lesson, please click here. Materials Needed:
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Learning Objectives: By the end of the activity, students will be able to
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Extension in Content Area: Art Use this activity as described in the instructions before a student shares a piece of artwork that theyve recently created. A follow-up to this can be a peer review of the actual artwork after recognizing the complexity in the original project by the student that was speaking. English Language Arts This activity can be a chance to add some great discussion after students complete a reading (fiction or non-fiction) where theyve been asked to visually represent what they learned or what happened in the reading. The renditions of this will have two layers of complexity: Their perceptions of the reading and what their personal biases and understanding is of what they read AND the interpretation of what their partner conveyed with their oral description of the drawing. Family & Consumer Sciences Consider completing the activity using an image that is appropriate to the subject area. A food dish for a culinary course, a fabric/clothing design for a textiles course or even an image of family in a child development course. Math Consider having students do this activity with only mathematical terms and shapes. For example, they must use the official math terminology and angles to reference the parts of their drawing to the other person. Science Consider completing the activity with an image of a science-related themes. The discussion and follow-up can be the same, but the theme will be on point with whatever lesson you are doing in class. Social Studies Consider completing this activity using a moment in history. This can be used as a great lead-in to a review of various time periods of history as each student will need to guess the historical event taking place after reviewing their new drawing. World Language Complete the activity in the target language. This activity can reinforce a students ability to use circumlocution and will allow both students to practice the oral and aural aspects to language learning. Consider using before and after pictures from the show called Nailed It on Netflix as a lead-in or wrap-up to the activity for fun. (Nailed It is recorded in English, but does have some episodes in Spanish that were recorded in Mexico.) Consider having students repeat this activity a second time to encourage them altering their behaviors/communication to see how they learn and improve after the first attempt. (Best for Novice Intermediate Low) For more lesson plan ideas, please visit the AFS-USA Teachers Toolbox. For questions, comments or suggestions, please email us at [emailprotected]. Download Lesson Plan |