Teaching page · Grade 3 · Lesson 7

Notes while you listen

Notes from listening keep the main ideas and let the rest go.

What it is

Listening is harder than reading because you cannot go back. You will not get everything, and trying to is what makes it worse. Listen for the shape — when the speaker moves to a new point, that is a new main idea — and write phrases, never sentences.

Watch it built

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Pen down at the start of a point. Just listen.
(listening)
2
When the speaker moves on, write the point you just heard, as a phrase.
roots find water before shoots grow
3
Leave a gap for anything you missed. Fill it afterwards, not during.
____ (ask after)
Remember
Listen for the whole point, then write a phrase. Leave gaps for later.
Ask yourself: “Is this worth writing, or am I just keeping up?”

Remember

Listen for the shape, not every word.

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