Listening Strategies:
Unfamiliar Words
Give a Focus
Context Clues
TQLR
During Listening Activities
Card Activities
Categorize Words
Charts
Cloze Activities
Commands
Commercials
Dictations
Illustrations
Interviews
Listening Games
Movies
Native Speakers
Newscasts
Pictures
Puzzles
Questions
Radio
Songs
Sounds
Statements
Stories
Textbooks
TV shows
Video Clips
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You will find many great listening activities here at Teach Spanish Easily. You can incorporate a variety of activities to add some spice to your class or you may find a few that work really well for your classes that you would like to use over and over again. No matter whether you teach beginning or advanced levels, you will find lots of activities that will suit your needs.
| Card Activities Vocabulary and grammar flash card activities. | Categorize Words Classify words based on categories or sounds. | Charts Chart, diagram, and graphic organizer ideas. | Cloze Activities Fill in missing words from stories, songs, and paragraphs with vocabulary and verbs. |
| Commands Task completion and TPR. |
Commercials Activities and resources for TV commercials. | Dictations How to do dictions along with a variety of dictation activities. |
Illustrations Different activities where students draw what they hear. |
| Interviews Live and recorded interview activities. |
Listening Games Bingo, Flyswatter, I Spy, etc. |
Movies Students show they understood the movie and a list of recommended movies. |
Native Speakers Students are hear different accents through conversations, dialogues, and clips. |
| Newscasts Many newscasts activities and resources for newspapers, articles and broadcasts. |
Pictures Lots of picture activities and resources for pictures and clip art. |
Puzzles A listening twist to crossword and word search puzzles, and word problems. |
Questions A variety of oral questioning techniques. |
| Radio Radio activities and resources for radio stations all over the world. |
Songs Song activities that focus on listening comprehension. |
Sounds Provide students with a different way to listen using sounds. |
Statements Students respond to statements with actions, writing, and speaking. |
| Stories Different types of stories and activities that students will enjoy. |
Textbooks Make the most of your textbook by creating listening activities from reading/writing activities. |
TV shows How to incorporate TV shows and many resources and recommendations. |
Video Clips Here you will find all you ever wanted to know about how to include video clips. |
Once you pick out an activity, please be sure to review the other sections such as:
Planning Effective Listening Activities