Listenwise: Instructional Strategies

Ideas for New Listenwise Teachers

• Celebrating Holidays with Listenwise
• 4 Ways to Use Listenwise
• Tips for setting up your first listening activity
• How often should I plan to use Listenwise?
• Can students listen on their own or do we have to listen as a whole class?
• Lesson Planning Worksheets

Quick Start Ideas

• Ready-to-teach slide decks
• 3 Quick Listening Ideas
• Hook Students’ Interest in a Curriculum Topic
• Discuss Current Events
• Introduce Vocabulary with Weird News

Supporting English Learners

• Supporting English Learners with Listenwise
• Differentiation Ideas for Different English Language Proficiency Levels
• Build Academic Language in Small Groups
• Close Listening Practice with Listening Organizers
• Practice Retelling with Weird News

General Ideas

• How to Use Quizzes for Test Prep
• Use the Share Audio Button to Quickly Share Stories
• Teaching SEL with Listenwise Podcasts
• Teaching Media Literacy with Listenwise
• App-smash Listenwise with Other Tools
• Student Podcasting Projects

Curriculum Connections

• Classroom Integration Guides
• Using Listenwise in Your ELA Classroom
• Using Listenwise in Your Social Studies Classroom
• Using Listenwise in Your Science Classroom
• Using Listenwise in Your Elementary Classroom

Asynchronous Activities

• Listening Quizzes
• Curriculum-Aligned Assignments
• Student-Directed Listening Activities
• Customizable Listening Organizers for Any Story

Lesson Ideas

• Teach a Topic with a Flipped Classroom Approach
• Introduce a New Topic During a Class Meeting
• Scaffold a Listening Activity
• Facilitate Small Group Discussions
• Encourage Engagement with Podcasts

Weekly Routines

• Weekly Listenwise Podcast
• Weekly App Smashing Lessons