After a certain time limit, or when the student gets to a point in the story that it can change, the next person continues the story. This goes from one person to the next around the circle until the story is completed. Discuss how listening carefully to what each person added to the story helped the group tell the story. This can be done with younger children by having each child contribute one or two sentences or ideas to the story. Have students keep a daily journal of how listening or not listening affected their day.
Younger children can draw pictures in their journals.
Discuss at the end of the day some of these experiences. Read a story to the class that illustrates listening or not listening skills. Have the students draw pictures or write a different version of the story to illustrate how the story would have changed if the characters had been listening better. Stories such as Goldilocks and the Three Bears , The Three Little Pigs , Little Red Riding Hood , and other fairy tales can be used, emphasizing how the characters did not listen to instructions and how that caused them problems. For older students, be aware of other literature they are reading and point out situations in the stories where listening skills are important.