Bounce Cards Active Listening Strategy Students will need support in learning how to actively listen to each other. When it comes to helping your students contribute and share they often need a place to begin. The bounce cards provide an framework of sharing using 3 main tasks.. 1.

To bounce something off of what their peers said

2. To sum up what their peers said 3. To ask questions regarding what their peers said * Create a chart that includes these starters and has room for

starters that your students begin to develop on their own. * Provide each student with their own Bounce Card to be used during Think Pair Shares etc. * When responding to a blogpost Bounce Cards can also provide support for meaningful conversation starters.

Bounce Card

Bounce Card

Bounce Card

Bounce:

Bounce:

Bounce:

“That reminds me of….”

“That reminds me of….”

“That reminds me of….”

“I agree because….”

“I agree because….”

“I agree because….”

“True., another example is

“True., another example is

“True., another example is

when….”

when….”

when….”

“That’s a great point….”

“That’s a great point….”

“That’s a great point….”

Sum It UP:

Sum It UP:

Sum It UP:

“I hear you saying that…”

“I hear you saying that…”

“I hear you saying that…”

“So if I understand you

“So if I understand you

“So if I understand you

correctly…”

correctly…”

correctly…”

“I like how you said…”

“I like how you said…”

“I like how you said…”

Ask Questions:

Ask Questions:

Ask Questions:

“Can you tell me more

“Can you tell me more

“Can you tell me more

about that?”

about that?”

about that?”

“I’m not sure I

“I’m not sure I

“I’m not sure I

understand…”

understand…”

understand…”

“Have you thought

“Have you thought

“Have you thought

about…?”

about…?”

about…?”