Play numerous memory games. Try beating out a simple rhythm on a drum and have the class repeat the rhythm. Play the game, "I Went to Market," and have one student say an item he have bought at "market", the next student then repeats that item and then adds another item. This continues, becoming harder as more items are added to the list. Play the "Simon Says" game throughout the day; students must listen to your instructions, but can only carry them out if you say, "Simon says," first. Most students enjoy this game, regardless of age, and it is a quick and easy way to develop listening skills.
Use stories as a way to develop listening skills. Have students listen as you read a story and then ask them to tell the story in their own words. Read story books that have a number of illustrations; this helps a student's memory as he uses the pictures as prompts. Do this repeatedly, asking students questions about what they have heard.
Read a well-known story several times to your class, and then read it once again changing some of the words make silly sentences. Have your class shout out or clap when they hear a silly sentence.
Choose a simple word from a story. Tell students that as you read the story they must listen carefully and clap when they hear you say the word.
Incorporate listening into writing activities. Ask students to be completely silent for a short time, listening carefully to the sounds around them. Then have them make a list of everything they heard. Use this list to write descriptive sentences, using adjectives, similes and metaphors.
Use quick, activities throughout the day to develop listening. Try writing a selection of short words on the whiteboard. Say these words several times, clearly. Have students read them back. Cover a word then have your class write down five words with the same initial sound, and five words with the same end sound as the word you have covered. Repeat with the remaining words