This study examined the effectiveness of games and activities in the development of the listening skill in second graders students from Canceles School. It covers essential factors of the learning process, such as, cooperative learning, motivation and how to give good instructions to children, among others. Data collection sources for this study included information from a journal with the teacher’s perceptions and description regarding to the activities developed in class, video recordings for some practical listening exercises and a questionnaire with students opinions in terms how they fell towards the games implemented with them. One of the findings obtained with the analysis of the data, revealed that students were more confident during the implementation of games than in other moment of the class. Another finding that we have to highlight, was the success achieved through those activities which integrated the extrinsic and intrinsic motivational factor long with the means to give clear instructions making sure that students understand what they have to do.