Children investigate hearing by listening for, identifying, comparing, and producing sounds. Instrument play, handmade shakers, body percussion, stories, outdoor listening, and triangle work develop auditory attention, sound vocabulary, rhythm, and motor skills.
What children learn
- Understand that ears help us hear sounds in the environment.
- Listen attentively and identify familiar sounds and their sources.
- Distinguish loud and soft sounds and use related descriptive vocabulary.
- Explore sounds made naturally by the body and combine them rhythmically.
- Revisit and construct triangles through loose-parts, movement, felt, and craft activities.
Key activities
- Eyes-closed sound identification with instruments and everyday objects
- Senses Booklet: Auditory Sense and *The Jackal and the Drum*
- Making Bottle Shakers
- Loud and Soft Sounds instrument game
- Natural human body sounds and a body orchestra
- Outdoor listening Show and Tell with hearing rhymes and triangle crafts
You’ll need
bells and musical instruments, keys, bottles, water, spoons and plates, rice and beans, senses books and cut-outs, crayons and glue, paintbrushes and paint, bubble wrap, triangle flashcards and cut-outs, loose parts and felt triangles
Structure: 5 days; each day includes a Thought of the Day, Tuning-in Time, GMD, Cognition/Literacy, FMD, and Numeracy activities.