Grade: Kindergarten Subject: SAT/ACT Skills Unit: Listening Focus SAT: Information+Ideas ACT: Reading

🎧 Quick Listening Practice

📖 Learn

Good listeners can focus fast and remember quickly. Let's practice with some timed activities!

📢 How Timed Practice Works

  • A grown-up reads something ONE time
  • You listen carefully - no peeking! 👀
  • Then you answer right away - quick like a bunny! 🐰
  • Being fast helps your brain stay focused

Tip: Take a deep breath before you start. A calm brain listens better! 😌

💡 Examples

Here's how a quick drill works:

Grown-up reads: "The red ball bounced high."

Quick question: What color was the ball?

You say: "Red!" ✅

See? Listen once, answer fast!

✏️ Practice

👂 Instructions for grown-ups: Read each sentence ONE time. Wait 3 seconds, then ask the question. The child should answer quickly!

🏃 Drill Set 1: Remember the Detail

1. Read: "Three little birds sat on a fence."

❓ Ask: How many birds?

✅ Answer: Three

2. Read: "The big yellow bus stopped."

❓ Ask: What color was the bus?

✅ Answer: Yellow

3. Read: "Emma put on her blue shoes."

❓ Ask: What did Emma put on?

✅ Answer: Her blue shoes (or just "shoes")

4. Read: "Five apples were in the basket."

❓ Ask: Where were the apples?

✅ Answer: In the basket

🏃 Drill Set 2: What Happened First?

5. Read: "First, wash your hands. Then, eat your snack."

❓ Ask: What do you do FIRST?

✅ Answer: Wash your hands

6. Read: "Put on your coat, then go outside."

❓ Ask: What do you do BEFORE going outside?

✅ Answer: Put on your coat

7. Read: "The dog barked, and then it ran away."

❓ Ask: What did the dog do FIRST?

✅ Answer: Barked

8. Read: "Mix the paint, then draw a picture."

❓ Ask: What do you do AFTER mixing the paint?

✅ Answer: Draw a picture

🏃 Drill Set 3: Listen for the Action

9. Read: "The frog jumped into the pond."

❓ Ask: What did the frog do?

✅ Answer: Jumped (into the pond)

10. Read: "Grandpa is sleeping in the chair."

❓ Ask: What is Grandpa doing?

✅ Answer: Sleeping

11. Read: "The baby clapped her hands."

❓ Ask: What did the baby do?

✅ Answer: Clapped her hands

12. Read: "Mom is cooking dinner in the kitchen."

❓ Ask: What is Mom doing?

✅ Answer: Cooking dinner

✅ Check Your Understanding

How did you do? Count your score!

🌟 My Quick Drill Score

I got ______ out of 12 correct!

✅ 10-12 correct: Super Listener! 🌟🌟🌟

✅ 7-9 correct: Great job! Keep practicing! 🌟🌟

✅ 4-6 correct: Good try! Practice more! 🌟

❌ 0-3 correct: Let's try again - slow down and focus! 👂

🚀 Next Steps

  • Try these drills again tomorrow - can you get faster?
  • Ask a grown-up to make up new quick questions for you
  • Practice listening during story time - what details can you remember?
  • Move on to the next lesson: Common Listening Mistakes!