| The Big Listen-o-meter is a paper folding game
that can be used to test your friends and family to see if
they really listen to you. All you need to do is print off
one of the Listen-o-meters below:
Big Listen-o-meter
1 (for black & white printer/copier)
- colour in and fill in your own questions
Big Listen-o-meter
2 (for colour printer/copier)
- questions are already inside, you just need to fill in your
own personal answers
How to play
Choose a family member, teacher or friend as your partner
for the game. Your partner will choose one of the four colours
on the outside of the Big Listen-o-meter. You then open it
and shut it in opposite directions once for each letter in
the colour chosen. Next, your partner chooses one of the numbers
inside and you will count as you open and close. Let your
partner choose again and do the same. The third time your
partner must pick a question and has to guess the answer to
the question. Once they have answered, you can fold it back
to reveal a statement or the answer. Then carry on playing
the game until they've answered all your questions.
How to make your Listen-o-meter
Print out Listen-o-meter 1 if you have a black & white
printer and colour in the areas yourself. If you have access
to a colour printer then print out Listen-o-meter 2. If you
do not have access to a printer get a plain piece of paper
and make it into a square using scissors. For all the above
methods use the directions below:
- Fold the opposite points of the square together (forming
a triangle), then fold over again to make a smaller triangle
- Open the paper up completely
- Fold a corner into the central point and repeat with the
other three corners - you will end up with a smaller square
- Flip the paper over
- Fold a corner over to the centre, repeat with the other
three corners - you'll end up with an even smaller square
- Fold the square in half to make a rectangle. Unfold and
fold in half the other way
- Unfold and then comes the tricky bit! Pull the four corners
upwards AND together, making a diamond-like shape. Pick
up each of the four square flaps underneath, and put your
fingers inside. You will now be able to move the four parts
around
- Open it out, and write the numbers from 1 to 8 on each
of the triangular flaps
- Then write your 8 questions on the triangular flaps (this
is if you are not using Listen-o-meter 2 which already has
questions on)
- Then write your answers underneath each flap
- You are now ready to get your family, friends or teachers
to listen... and learn!
Before you start, ask a responsible adult to help with any
cutting out or with the instructions above if you get stuck.
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