I Can Listen Well

Active Listening Habits & Purposes of Texts

STAGE 1 DepEd MATATAG Key Stage 1

Name:

Date:

Score: / 10

Step 1 Read each action. Shade the circle of the correct listening habit:

1. Looking at Teacher Ana while she reads a fun story aloud.

Ⓐ Good Listener Ⓑ Not Listening

2. Whispering to a seatmate while a classmate is speaking.

Ⓐ Good Listener Ⓑ Not Listening

3. Keeping hands quiet and ears open during school directions.

Ⓐ Good Listener Ⓑ Not Listening

Step 2 Why do we listen? Draw a line to match each situation to its purpose:

4. Listening to school safety rules

5. Listening to a funny animal fable

6. Listening to a sad friend talk

A. To enjoy and have fun

B. To show love and care

C. To learn and stay safe

Toby & the Chirping Bird

Spoken Text Listening & Main Points

STAGE 2 DepEd MATATAG Key Stage 1

Name:

Date:

Score: / 10

Chirping bird in twig nest - Google Nano Banana Line Art

The Chirping Bird

📢 Teacher or Parent Read-Aloud:

Toby and the Chirping Bird

One sunny morning, Toby walked into the green garden.
He heard a soft sound: "Tweet! Tweet! Chirp!"
Toby stopped and listened with his ears.
High in the mango tree, a little bird was building a nest with twigs.
Toby stood very quietly so the bird felt safe.
The little bird chirped a sweet song!

Step 3 Listen carefully. Shade the circle of the correct answer from the story:

1. Where did Toby hear the sweet chirping sound?

Ⓐ In the garden

Ⓑ In the kitchen

2. What was the little bird building high in the mango tree?

Ⓐ A boat

Ⓑ A cozy twig nest

3. How did Toby show he was listening well to the bird?

Ⓐ He threw a rock

Ⓑ He shouted loudly

Step 4 What was fun to hear? Shade the pill of what was entertaining in the story:

Ⓐ 🎵 The sweet "Tweet! Tweet!" sound Ⓑ 🌿 The green grass

My Listening Experience

Preferences & Recording Ideas (Unblock Task)

STAGE 3 DepEd MATATAG Key Stage 1

Name:

Date:

Score: / 10

Step 5 Express your preference: What story or sound do you like to listen to best?

Step 6 Unblock Activity: What interesting story did you hear today? Draw your answer:

🎨 My Listening Drawing Box

Draw what you listened to today!
(A bedtime story, bird song, teacher's lesson, or parent's advice)

Teacher Answer Key & Diagnostic Matrix

Lesson 5: I Can Listen Well (DepEd MATATAG Grade 1 English)

STAGE 4: KEY

Page 1: Listening Habits

Looking at Teacher: Ⓐ Good Listener
Whispering to friend: Ⓑ Not Listening
Hands quiet & ears open: Ⓐ Good Listener
Safety rules: C. Learn and stay safe
Animal fable: A. Enjoy & have fun
Sad friend: B. Show love & care

Page 2: Main Points

Where Toby heard sound: Ⓐ In the garden
What bird was building: Ⓑ A cozy twig nest
Entertaining element: Ⓐ Sweet "Tweet! Tweet!" sound

Page 3: Unblock & Share

Drawing frame: Relevant drawing of heard story/sound
Written sentence: Complete sentence describing topic
Oral sharing: Clear verbal communication

DepEd MATATAG Curriculum Alignment & Diagnostic Matrix

Target Competency	Emerging (1-4 pts)	Developing (5-7 pts)	Proficient / Mastered (8-10 pts)
LANG1IT-II-3: Engage with & respond to spoken text	Fails to recall details; easily distracted during oral read-aloud.	Recalls 1-2 details with teacher cues; identifies story purpose.	Attentively listens to full text; recalls main points and articulates preferences accurately.
LANG1CT-II-1: Record & report ideas/events	Drawing does not connect to heard text; cannot state topic.	Draws recognizable scene; reports topic with word-level assistance.	Draws detailed event from experience; writes and verbally reports complete sentence confidently.
Active Listening Norms: Physical habits & courtesy	Frequently interrupts speaker; does not make eye contact.	Shows active listening habits when given verbal reminders.	Consistently demonstrates eye contact, quiet posture, and courteous turn-taking.

🍌 Google Nano Banana Prompt Architecture:
• Attentive Student Illustration: "High-contrast child-friendly coloring page with bold black vector outlines and pure white fill showing a cute young Filipino schoolboy sitting attentively at his desk with folded hands and big listening ears, smiling as his teacher reads an open storybook in a classroom, zero shading."
• Chirping Bird Illustration: "High-contrast black and white vector line art in a child-friendly coloring book style, depicting a cheerful cute cartoon bird perched on a leafy tree branch chirping musical notes beside a cozy twig nest on a pure white background without shading."

Toby and the Chirping Bird

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