This book provides the teacher with an array of suggested listening and oral communication activities designed for use in brief periods varying from five to fifteen minutes. Illustrations were purposely omitted since the children are to be encouraged to visualize and to use their imaginations. Activities provide experiences designed to improve concentration, creative thinking, and verbal skills, and to furnish training in recall and in making judgments that result in the expression of original thoughts. Section one contains activities and games with variations included with some of the games so that the group's interest may be maintained on the various phases of listening. Section two has original poems and rhymes, and section three consists of stories and storytelling exercises. Questions and discussion topics are provided at the ends of these sections and are intended only as a guide to stimulate the children's thinking. The exercises in each section are arranged in the order of difficulty, starting with kindergarten and progressing through grade 3. Correlations are also provided as helpful aids in reenforcing various concepts. (HOD)