Auditory/Listening Skills

Introduction to syllables, using the clapping method for one-, two-, and three-syllable words. Ages 4+.

Auditory discrimination activity for R vs the W and L sounds. Ages 7+.

Fun story about the farm animals switching voices. Targets identifying animals and their sounds, imitating animal sounds. Ages 3+.

Auditory discrimination activity for S vs the TH and SH sounds. Ages 7+. 

Similar to the card game, this is a listening game, not a reading game. Students must decide which sound they hear at the beginning of words, so how a word is spelled is irrelevant. This is a phonological awareness pre-reading skill. Ages 5+.

Auditory discrimination game for minimal contrast word pairs R / L. 10 word pairs, 3 seconds to tap on the right answer. Ages 5+.

Auditory discrimination game for identifying words with /k/, choice of two. Brief for short attention spans! Ages 3+.

Auditory discrimination game for minimal contrast word pairs L / W. 10 word pairs, 3 seconds to tap on the correct word. Ages 5+.

Use your listening skills to help the runners as they try to win this race. Auditory discrimination for the /k-/ sound. Short game for short attentions. Ages 3+.

Auditory discrim for final /k/ sound. Ages 3+.

Auditory discrimination for CH vs SH and J in words. Ages 7+.

Listening for sounds in the environment - household sounds, people, and danger sounds. This skill is a precursor to learning to identify letter sounds. Ages 2+.

Aud. discrimin. activity for L vs W,Y, and R sounds. Please note, the /r/ sound develops later, so it is not important that the child says that sound correctly in this activity unless they are older than 5-6. Ages 5+.

Matching sounds to animals to complete puzzle pictures. Ages 2+. 

This lesson introduces your child to remembering what they hear, using common environmental sounds. Ages 2+. 

This is a collection of 7 listen-to-remember activities. This memory skill is a precursor to learning to read, understand stories, and follow directions. Ages 2+

Another activity for developing listening skills to remember two attributes that were heard. Ages 3+  

Save the Easter Bunny from an evil spell by using your super listening skills to find all of the magic eggs. Ages 4+. 

Work on preschoolers' listening skills by identifying popular nursery rhymes/songs. Short game for short attentions. Ages 3+.

Here's a song for St. Patrick's Day. Students must remember the items and predict the ending. Includes prompts for retelling the story, and fun puzzle. Ages 3+.

Have fun finding sentences in this listening-to-remember activity, which is a critical skill for learning to follow directions and comprehend stories later. Students learn to use the listen and repeat method to assist memory. Ages 3+.

Work on narrative skills with this fun Fall story. Targets comprehension, vocabulary, prediction, auditory memory, story retelling, and use of connecting/sequencing words. Ages 3+. 

This is a collection of 8 memory games, 4 auditory and 4 visual, arranged in order of increasing difficulty. Ages 2+.

An interactive Valentine version of There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed A Fly. Students must remember items to predict ending. Ages 3+.  

Help Bubba build his burgers by following sequential directions. 1- and 2-step directions using sequencing/ connecting words. Ages 4+. 

This is a fun puzzle-game about putting things away where they belong, combining visual discrimination, visual-motor control, and listening for meaning. Ages 3+.

A wee bit of fun following directions to capture the leprechaun's gold. Age.4+. 

Help the ice cream truck owner fill his orders in this fun listening/sequencing game of following directions. Ages 4+. 

Learn the magic of following spatial directions with this fun story of a scheming cat and a secret recipe. Includes all-done checklist. Ages 4+.

Learn beginning map skills with this fun treasure hunt following directions. Ages 4+.

Introduction to following conditional directions using "IF". Includes game, and song video. Note - Students need to understand the concept of yes/no or true/false before they are ready to follow these kinds of directions. Ages 5+.

This now-you-see-it-now-you-don't game teaches the concept of "all gone", including object permanence - explaining the objects are just somewhere else. Ages 2+.

Two song videos to get children listening for meaning and copying the movements. Ages 2+.

Early intro to understanding conjunctions "and' and "or". Ages 3+.

Toddlers get to experience what "more" and "no more" mean in this fun interactive puzzle story. Ages 2+.

Our animal friends help us learn about opposites, including categories and negatives. Ages 2+

Toddlers experience the meaning of "stop" and "go" in this fun game and movement song video to dance along! Ages 2+.

Bedtime stories are great language lessons. This one includes counting to 20, describing words, and opposites. Ages 3+.

So much good stuff packed into this short game about umbrellas! Matching colors, matching patterns, sizes, spatial concepts, opposites, making predictions, and sharing! Ages 2+

Take turns describing/finding objects by size, shape, color, and more.Ages 4+.

Practice listening for meaning and critical thinking in this fun game to find the mistake in the picture that goes with a popular nursery rhyme. Ages 4+.

Visit a farm with lots of wacky animals. Targets vocabulary, rhyme, animal sounds. Ages 3+. 

Fun practice with listening comprehension and answering WHO questions. Ages 4+.

These 21 games will be your new favorites.

8 classic kids games involving movement and listening. From Encourage Play.

This handout from Super Duper is a great way to refresh your own knowledge about processing disorders.

Story about a little girl born profoundly deaf who wears hearing aids.

Download this chart, originally from the Auditory Processing Institute. (They have classes!)

Curated by ATeachableTeacher, this is a list of 10 free online games, for just about every p.a. skill.

Lots of easy-to-make games and activities to work on auditory discrim, from environmental sounds to letter sounds, rhyming words, more.

Free download of aud. memory activities/materials. List of home activities great for parents. From NHS Foundation Trust, UK.

Several freebies from TpT.

Six different games to work on listening skills.

Download this infographic here, and find some useful activities.

Tons of phonological/phonemic awareness materials from TpT. 

Handout from Super Duper for parents/teachers about strategies for processing disorders. Many suitable to use as classroom accommodations. Eng/Span.

Lots of free sentence and story activities you can easily turn into listening comprehension by reading them yourself. From K5 Learning. You can search by grade level or topic.

Using the Live Listen feature on the iPhone, you can use air pods and phone to create an FM system.

Search all the freebies on TpT - following directions, story compreh, animal sounds, and more.

Several YouTube videos of environmental sounds.

Free sound bingo game for farm sounds. From LessonSense.

Create your own customizable listening game to print out cards or play online. Listen for speech sounds, vocab words, and more. Combine with apps of environmental sounds instead of a call list of words. FREE from BingoBaker.

Several free posters and lessons from TpT.