hearing Awareness

Hearing Awareness Activity:

Background information:

Some people have trouble hearing or can’t hear at all. What does that feel like?

Try this:

Put on headphone or use ear plugs and listen to the story.

What you will need:

• Ear plugs OR Head phones
• White noise app or radio slightly off a channel for white noise
• Favorite story (book or tell a story) and simple questions about the story.

Directions:

• Turn on a white noise app or put the radio on a channel that gives white noise.
• Partner 1 puts on headphones or uses ear plugs.
• The other partner reads or tells a story and then asks questions about the story.
• Partner 1 answers partner 2’s questions.

Talk about it:

1. How does it feel to have trouble hearing?
2. How can you help someone who has trouble hearing?