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"Give Me Five" to Cue Listening

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Social-Emotional Learning Elementary School Strategy

Skills

Self-regulation Organization Attention

"Give Me Five" to Cue Listening

If your student needs a very clear and consistent routine to focus and/or behave

How To Apply It!

  1. Give Me Five is a useful prompt to gain children's attention and set very specific expectations for behavior.
  2. The idea is to cue students that it is time to listen and make sure they explicitly understand what is expected of them.
  3. After being taught, an adult should be able to holds up a hand and say, "Give me five," and the child knows:
  4. a) Eyes on the speaker
  5. b) Quiet
  6. c) Be Still
  7. d) Hands Free
  8. e) Listen
  9. To teach the five steps, draw a picture of a hand and write one step on each finger. Have this visual easily accessible as a reminder.
  10. For younger children, see the Whole Body Listening strategy for a more specific, detailed approach.

Why It Works (the Science Of Learning)!

The ability to listen effectively is a key skill for learning, as well as communication in school and life. Cuing students to "listen" is vague, but giving students concrete steps to ready themselves for listening is an important piece of teaching effective listening skills.