Active listening differs from hearing in that it is an intentional act. While we are surrounded by sounds in our everyday life, we choose whether or not to listen and process the sounds we hear. Active Listening activities are an opportunity to learn to listen intentionally. Each Kindermusik Our Time class includes Active Listening. The children are told what they will hear, they listen to the sounds, imitate them vocally, and finally imitate the movement that might make the sounds. Through such activities, your child begins developing skills of attentive listening, comprehension, categorizing, recalling, recognizing, characterizing, describing, identifying, and evaluating. Activities like this are easily integrated into home routines too!