Lesson 1: Developing our communication skills
Essential questions:
What is active listening?
Lesson overview:
In this lesson you will use practical exercises to model and explore active listening,
which is the foundation for the WYS methodology. Active listening is at the core of
developing communications skills, which are required when asking your learners to
express ideas about the visual world. These skills will then be applied to analysing
and interpreting the art elements and design principles in a short animation.
- Active listening
- Stop, Breathe, Listen, Respond (SBLR)
- Belly breathing
- Empathy
Materials (where relevant, these are also included in the lesson components below):