Wow!  I can’t believe that I have gotten so busy that I didn’t get a chance to share about my 7 Habits #5 before I finished #6.  I guess that just means that we get a 2-for-1 on the blog today.

Just the other day I was on my computer in the evening and my husband came over and asked if he could talk to me.  I said “of course” and he jumped right in telling me all about…???.  A few minutes into it I had to jolt myself and sit up, intentionally look at him and close my computer screen.  I had been zoning out on my computer and honestly hardly heard a word he had said (sorry hon!).  For me, true listening can be a struggle and I know it can be hard for many others.  It’s really something that most of us have to practice to be good at.

Habit #5 is “Seek First to Understand, Then to Be Understood – Listen Before You Talk”.  With this craftivity your students will learn how to be ALL EARS as well as listening with their eyes and heart.  What a valuable skill to learn while they are young!

 

Habit #6 is a great follow-up to being an understanding listener.  It is “Synergize-Together Is Better”.  In this unit students will concentrate on teamwork and being a good team player.  They will learn to focus on other’s strengths as well as their own and learn that Together Everyone Achieves More!

 

I have to tell you that the “Together Is Better” Rap/Cheer is so much fun!  I even tried to do a little “give me a beat” while doing it.  It would be equally great if your students did a little “knee, knee, clap” like the “We Will Rock You” song.  Ha!